rom | To | Details | Comments |
5th February | 1974 | Launched Yarrows Scotstoun shipyard by Lady Raper* | * Wife of vice Adm Sir George Raper DG of ships |
(5th Type 21 and first to carry Exocet missiles) | |||
29th July | 1976 | Commissioned -Sunderland | 3rd Frigate Squadron |
1976 | 1977 | Sea Trials | Bermuda, fort Lauderdale |
1977 | Mediterranean Sales tour | ||
28th June | Silver Jubilee Spithead Portsmouth | ||
1978 | Guardship for royal Yacht | ||
May-78 | Dec-79 | Far East & Australia | |
Refit Devonport | STWS fitted | ||
1981 | STANAVFORLANT inc Exercise Ocean Venture 1981 | ||
1982 | Falklands War | ||
82 | Sep-83 | Refit Devonport | |
Apr-84 | Falklands Guardship | ||
1986 | Falklands Guardship | ||
1987 | West Indies Guardship | ||
1988 | Refit Devonport | ||
Sep-89 | BOST Portland | ||
Nov 1989 | Falklands Island Guardship | ||
Sep 1990 | Oct 1990 | Project HULVUL | |
– Aug1990 | West Indies Guardship | Tampa for Christmas | |
16 Jan 1991 | Sailed from Portland for JMC in SW approaches en route to Falkland Islands | 21-24 Jan Gibralter 28 Jan Dakar 3 Feb Crossed the equator 5-6 Feb Ascension Island |
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14 feb 1991 | 15 May 91 | Falklands Guardship | 14-21 Mar AMP Mare harbour 8-11 Apr South Georgia 16- 21 Apr Olympus engine change. Mare harbour. 15 May relieved. |
May 1991 | Aug 1991 | West Indies Guardship | Visited Brazil, Antigua, Canaveral, St Lucia and Tortola. Arrested a Columbian freighter and escorted it to the US Coastguard in Guantanamo Bay |
Jan 1992 | Apr 1992 | Mediterranean – Adriatic 4 months | During the Bosnian war, visited Naples, Palermo, Venice, Trieste, Bari and Brindisi |
Mar 93 | – Aug 1993 | Falkland Island Guardship | visits to Gib, Salvador Bahia, Montevideo, Rio & Lanzarotte |
1st Mar-94 | Sold to Pakistan Navy -PNS Khaibar | ||