In 1969, Charybdis became guard ship of Gibraltar. The following year, Charybdis deployed to the Far East and Pacific at a time when there was a large RN presence in those regions. During her time there, Charybdis took part in a number of exercises with Commonwealth countries, including Exercise Longex with New Zealand. Charybdis visited many countries on 'fly the flag' duties, which remains a prominent role for a Royal Navy warship.
In 1973 Charybdis spent time in the Second Cod War when Iceland wanted to extend their control of the fishing waters from 12 to 50 miles (19 to 80 km). At that time there were normally three frigates and three ocean-going tugs deployed to protect the groups of British fishing trawlers.
From 1979 to 1982, Charybdis underwent modernisation that included the fitting of Exocet and Sea Wolf missiles, and the removal of her twin 4.5 in guns. The refit was cut short and Charybdis was rushed back into service due to the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands. In late 1982, in the aftermath of the Falklands War, Charybdis deployed on a Falkland Islands patrol, which at the time was still a tense region. Through the rest of the 1980s, Charybdis undertook duties in the West Indies, Mediterranean and in the Persian Gulf. In 1984 she was again deploying to the Falkland Islands as part of a task group, but was detached from the group whilst in Gibraltar and diverted to the Gulf region where she joined HM Ships Glasgow and Falmouth and RFA Orangeleaf. On the arrival of Charybdis, Falmouth was detached to the Far East. A group call into Karachi by Charybdis, Glasgow and Orangeleaf for scheduled maintenance was the last port visit by the group as, due to rising tensions, all port visits were cancelled. In 1985 she deployed yet again to the Gulf as part of the Armilla Patrol protecting ships transiting the Straits of Hormuz, and also in 1988. In 1990, Charybdis was on Persian Gulf patrol, with several flying the flag visits in the Far East. She was due to visit America and the Falklands in 1991, but was retasked to return to the eastern Mediterranean to act as Sea Wolf protection for the flagship Ark Royal during the first Gulf War.
Fateedit
In September 1991, Charybdis was decommissioned. She was sunk during a Joint Maritime Course sinking exercise on 11 June 1993 off of the Benbecula Rocket Range in the Western Isles of Scotland.[2][3]
Marriott, Leo, 1983. Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN07110 1322 5
January 01, 1970
charybdis, other, ships, with, same, name, charybdis, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, charybdis, new. For other ships with the same name see HMS Charybdis This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Charybdis F75 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message HMS Charybdis F75 was a Leander class frigate of the Royal Navy RN She was built by the Harland amp Wolff company of Belfast and was the last ship to be built there for British naval forces until RFA Fort Victoria of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary was launched in 1990 Charybdis was launched on 28 February 1968 and commissioned on 2 June 1969 Her nickname was Cherry B History United Kingdom NameCharybdis BuilderHarland and Wolff Laid down27 January 1967 Launched28 February 1968 Commissioned2 June 1969 Decommissioned30 September 1991 IdentificationPennant number F75 FateSunk as target 11 June 1993 General characteristics Class and typeLeander class frigate Contents 1 Operational Service 2 Fate 3 References 4 PublicationsOperational Service editIn 1969 Charybdis became guard ship of Gibraltar The following year Charybdis deployed to the Far East and Pacific at a time when there was a large RN presence in those regions During her time there Charybdis took part in a number of exercises with Commonwealth countries including Exercise Longex with New Zealand Charybdis visited many countries on fly the flag duties which remains a prominent role for a Royal Navy warship In 1973 Charybdis spent time in the Second Cod War when Iceland wanted to extend their control of the fishing waters from 12 to 50 miles 19 to 80 km At that time there were normally three frigates and three ocean going tugs deployed to protect the groups of British fishing trawlers In 1976 Charybdis was deployed to the Mediterranean The following year Charybdis joined the Fishery Protection Squadron just a year after the Third Cod War ended Charybdis took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II At this time she was part of the 6th Frigate Squadron 1 In early 1979 Charybdis underwent yet another Mediterranean patrol From 1979 to 1982 Charybdis underwent modernisation that included the fitting of Exocet and Sea Wolf missiles and the removal of her twin 4 5 in guns The refit was cut short and Charybdis was rushed back into service due to the Argentinean invasion of the Falkland Islands In late 1982 in the aftermath of the Falklands War Charybdis deployed on a Falkland Islands patrol which at the time was still a tense region Through the rest of the 1980s Charybdis undertook duties in the West Indies Mediterranean and in the Persian Gulf In 1984 she was again deploying to the Falkland Islands as part of a task group but was detached from the group whilst in Gibraltar and diverted to the Gulf region where she joined HM Ships Glasgow and Falmouth and RFA Orangeleaf On the arrival of Charybdis Falmouth was detached to the Far East A group call into Karachi by Charybdis Glasgow and Orangeleaf for scheduled maintenance was the last port visit by the group as due to rising tensions all port visits were cancelled In 1985 she deployed yet again to the Gulf as part of the Armilla Patrol protecting ships transiting the Straits of Hormuz and also in 1988 In 1990 Charybdis was on Persian Gulf patrol with several flying the flag visits in the Far East She was due to visit America and the Falklands in 1991 but was retasked to return to the eastern Mediterranean to act as Sea Wolf protection for the flagship Ark Royal during the first Gulf War Fate editIn September 1991 Charybdis was decommissioned She was sunk during a Joint Maritime Course sinking exercise on 11 June 1993 off of the Benbecula Rocket Range in the Western Isles of Scotland 2 3 References edit Official Souvenir Programme 1977 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review HMSO JMC JOINT MARITIME COURSE SINKEX HMS CHARYBDIS 11 JUNE 1993 Allocated Title Imperial War Museums Retrieved 8 December 2016 Hms Charybdis Atlantic Canmore Retrieved 8 December 2016 Publications editColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Marriott Leo 1983 Royal Navy Frigates 1945 1983 Ian Allan Ltd ISBN 07110 1322 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Charybdis F75 amp oldid 1183838401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
