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May -1975 |
Launched Yarrows Scotstoun shipyard by The duchess of Gloucester |
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Sept 77 |
Commissioned |
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Autumn 78 |
Deployment to Baltic with 6th frigate Squadron |
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Jan 1979 |
Red Sea |
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1980 |
STANAFORLANT |
Exercise Safe Pass/ US visits |
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1981 |
Armilla Gulf Patrol over Christmas |
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Aug 1981 |
Plymouth Navy Days |
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1981 |
Guardship for Cowes week |
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Autumn 81 |
Amsterdam |
with Arrow, Amazon & Alacrity |
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Mar 1982 |
Exercise Norwegian waters |
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Apr 82 |
Sailed for Falklands conflict |
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May 21st 1982 |
Sunk in Falklands Sound with the loss of 22 crew after being struck by bombs during heavy attacks by Argentine Pucara, Skyhawk and Mirage aircraft |
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