Launched 14th and final Type 22 frigate, launched by Lady Oswald
1989-apr
Trials
Trials Sea trials, c 10 days
1990-may-04
Commissioned
Commissioned
1990-nov
Port Visit
Port VisitPortland HarbourBOST Undergoing Basic Sea Training at Portland until Dec 1990.
1991-jan
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated Sea King HAS.6 ZA167/131 of 826 NAS for Ships Flt until c Jan 1992
1992-oct-21
Deployment
Deployment First RN Vessel to exercise with a Russian warship. Recovered a Ka-27 with a Russian VIP visitor to the ship.
1993-jan
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated ex HMS Cornwall Sea King HAS.6 XV696/132 of 826 NAS for Ships Flt until c Jul 1993, when 819 NAS took on the parent role.
1993-jul
Aircraft
Aircraft allocated 819 NAS Sea King HAS.6 XV696/699-PW for Ships Flt until c Aug 1994.
1994-apr
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Sharp Guard involved in challenging the Maltese registered mv Lido II heading for Montenegro with a cargo of fuel oil, violating the conditions of the UN commercial embargo.
1997-jun
Port Visit
Port VisitVictoria Harbour arrived in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong to support the British Transfer of Sovereignty to China on 30 Jun.
Port VisitAugusta relieved by HMS Edinburgh from Standing Naval Force Mediterranean duty at Augusta (Sicily).
2003-jan-16
Deployment
DeploymentOperation Telic to support combat operations in Iraq including twin helicopter operations from the single spot flight deck and Naval Gunfire Support, returned to the UK 7 Aug 2003.
2004-dec
Deployment
Deployment ordered to east coast of Sri Lanka, with RFA Diligence, to assist in humanitarian operations following the tsunami, triggered by the Banda Aceh (Indonesia) earthquake of 26 Dec 2004.
Port Visit Vlissingen, Netherlands for navy days 2007. For Michiel de Ruyter 400th anniversary.
2008-mar
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for a 7 month anti-drugs and anti-piracy deployment to the Arabian Gulf, returning on 22 Oct 2008.
2010-jan-05
Deployment
Deployment left HMNB Devonport for a 7 month deployment to the Arabian Gulf, Horn of Africa and Somali Basin on anti-piracy patrols as part of Ocean Shield, returned 30 Jul 2010.
2010-may-21
Deployment
DeploymentRescue Ships Flt Lynx recovered 23 crewmen from the mv Dubai Moon (crippled by a tropical storm), over a period of several hours, returning them in batches to HMS Chatham.
2010-oct
Aircraft
Aircraft assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ698 as Chatham Flt/348-CM, until Dec 2010.
2011-jan-20
Port Visit
Port Visit arrived in North Shields (Tyneside) for a 4 day farewell visit, prior to decommissioning.
2011-jan-26
Port Visit
Port Visit returned to HMNB Devonport for the last time, to pay off.
2011-feb-08
Decommissioned
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 2018.
2013-apr
Fareham Creek by Apr 2013 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2013-jul-27
Fate: scrapped
Fate: scrappedAliagaShipbreakers sold for scrap to Layal, Turkey. Departed Portsmouth under tow on 8 Oct 2013 and arrived Aliaga on 23 Oct 2013. Disposal complete by 12 Feb 2014.
Victoria Harbour arrived in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong to support the British Transfer of Sovereignty to China on 30 Jun.
Freetown Port Sierra Leone Operation Palliser ordered off Freetown, Sierra Leone to support Operation Palliser.
Augusta relieved by HMS Edinburgh from Standing Naval Force Mediterranean duty at Augusta (Sicily).
Aliaga Shipbreakers sold for scrap to Layal, Turkey. Departed Portsmouth under tow on 8 Oct 2013 and arrived Aliaga on 23 Oct 2013. Disposal complete by 12 Feb 2014.
Aircraft
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