allocated Lynx HAS.3S XZ237/412-CW for Ships Flt until c Dec 1990
1990-jun-22
Port Visit
22+23 June participated with Fleet Days Den Helder Netherlands. On board Lynx HAS.3 XZ237.
1990-dec
Aircraft
allocated Lynx HAS.3 XZ234/412-CW for Ships Flt until c Apr 1991
1991-jul
Aircraft
allocated Sea King HAS.6 XZ571/136 of 826 NAS for Ships Flt until c Jun 1992
1992
Deployment
West Indies Guardship (exact dates uncertain)
1992-jul
Aircraft
allocated Sea King HAS.6 XV696/132 of 826 NAS B Flt, for Ships Flt until c Dec 1992
1993-jan
Aircraft
allocated Lynx HAS.3S ZD259/412-CW for Ships Flt until c Apr 1993
1993-apr
Aircraft
allocated Lynx HAS.3GMS ZD255/412-CW for Ships Flt until c Mar 1995
1993-may-29
Port Visit
Cruise TerminalBattle of the Atlantic 50th Led Battle of the Atlantic 50th Anniversary commemorations.
1994-oct
Deployment
Deployment to Arabian Gulf with HMS Cardiff, as part of US Operation Vigilant Warrior in support of Kuwait.
1995
Refit
HMD Devonport RP1 refit at Devonport (exact dates uncertain)
1996-feb
Aircraft
allocated 810 Sq Sea King HAS.6 XV660/511-CW as Ships Flt until c May 1997
1996-jul-26
Port Visit
St Petersburg PortRussian Navy 300th anniversary 5 day visit to St Petersburg, departed 30 Jul.
1997-jun
Aircraft
allocated Lynx HMA.8 ZD566/412-CW for Ships Flt until Dec 1997
1998-feb-16
Deployment
departed HMNB Devonport on Atlantic and West Africa maritime security deployment with Sea King of 810 NAS embarked. Returned to UK Aug 1998.
1998-feb-19
Deployment
Freetown PortFreetown and IslandsOperation Resilient Ordered to make for Sierra Leone for humanitarian support. Relieved HMS Monmouth on station, on 23 Feb. Ships Flt Sea King instrumental in airlifting medical supplies and food to island communities on Bo, Kenema and Makeni. Continued on original deployment on 20 Mar.
2000
Deployment
Departed Plymouth for NTG 2000 deployment ( old ocean wave) first stop Gib then on to Haifa, Oman, Singapore, Manila, Tokyo, Pusan, Shanghai, Vladivostok across the international date line to Honolulu, San Diego, Venezuela then across the Atlantic home to Plymouth
Shatt al-Arab platformsDispute 15 of the Ships Company detained by The Islamic Republic of Iran in an alleged violation of territorial waters dispute near the mouth of Shatt al-Arab. Released 5 Apr.
2008-may
Aircraft
allocated Lynx HMA.8 XZ689/338 for Ships Flt until c Jun 2008 (on loan from Campbeltown Flt).
2008-sep-23
Port Visit
Hamburg Port 4 day visit to Hamburg, departed 26 Sep.
allocated Lynx HMA.8 ZD258/412-CW for Ships Flt, until c Dec 2009
2009-apr-28
Deployment
8 month counter-piracy deployment via Mediterranean to Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf and off Somalia as flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, returning to Devonport on 10 Dec 2009.
2009-aug-11
Aircraft
SNMG2 / CTF508 hosted a Chinese PLAN delegation aboard, in the Gulf of Aden to discuss counter-piracy operations. Delegation visited in Harbin Z-9 9636 from PLANS Zhoushan.
2010-feb
Aircraft
allocated Lynx HMA.8 ZF560/412-CW for Ships Flt, until c May 2010
2010-apr-24
Port Visit
5 day visit to Falmouth, with Ship Open to Visitors on 25 Apr.
2010-jul-23
Port Visit
4 day visit to Fowey, with Ship Open to Visitors on 24 and 25 Jul, departed 26 Jul.
2010-oct-28
Deployment
Combined Task Force 151 Departed HMNB Devonport for the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa on a 6 month anti-piracy and maritime security mission as Command Ship for Combined Task Force 151.
2011-apr-25
Port Visit
Visited Falmouth for final time before decommissioning.
2011-apr-26
Port Visit
Returned to Devonport for final time, prior to decommissioning.
2011-jun-30
Decommissioned
at HMNB Devonport, in advance of her planned out of service date, following the Oct 2010 Defence Review. In 2004, planned decommissioning date had been 2015.
2011-jul-13
Ships company marched through Truro in a Freedom of the Duchy of Cornwall ceremony
ships hull towed from Devonport to Portsmouth Harbour, arriving 16 Feb, to be stripped before sale or scrapping
2013-apr
Fareham Creek by Apr 2013 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2013-jul-27
sold for scrap to Swansea Drydock Ltd
2013-oct-24
Fate: scrapped
Queens DockBreakers Yard departed Portsmouth under tow on 24 Oct, for Swansea to be scrapped, arrived Swansea 30 Oct. Interior strip out complete and moved to dry dock for dismantling 21 May 2014.
St Petersburg Port Russian Navy 300th anniversary 5 day visit to St Petersburg, departed 30 Jul.
Freetown Port Freetown and Islands 
Operation Resilient Ordered to make for Sierra Leone for humanitarian support. Relieved HMS Monmouth on station, on 23 Feb. Ships Flt Sea King instrumental in airlifting medical supplies and food to island communities on Bo, Kenema and Makeni. Continued on original deployment on 20 Mar.
Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta for visit to Grand Harbour, Malta.
Shatt al-Arab platforms Dispute 15 of the Ships Company detained by The Islamic Republic of Iran in an alleged violation of territorial waters dispute near the mouth of Shatt al-Arab. Released 5 Apr.
Hamburg Port 4 day visit to Hamburg, departed 26 Sep.
Yarrow, Scotstoun 
