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took part in combined exercises with Jordan, followed by Green Wader 96, the first exercise of the then newly formed Amphibious Squadron of the Joint Rapid Deployment Force. In 1997, the ship took part in the large Ocean Wave 97 deployment to the far east and was present for the handover of
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The ship was sold to Leavesley International and scrapping commenced in Canada Dock, Liverpool on 16 December 2009.
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to support British forces training the army of that country. In September 2000, the ship was alongside in
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was decommissioned on 17 August 2004 and was laid up alongside at Marchwood Military Port, Southampton.
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The Fourth Force: The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Since 1945 pp. 22,110,111,122
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broke out in April 1982. Along with all the Navy's other amphibious assault shipping,
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The first twelve years of the ship's life were quiet, with some time spent in the
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proved so costly that plans were abandoned and new ships were procured instead.
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when British forces who had been taken hostage were rescued in a raid by the
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1968 Round Table-class landing ship logistics of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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took part in practice amphibious assaults in Norway, France and Spain.
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escorted the ships of the former Hong Kong Squadron (3
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for various exercises. 1998 saw further exercises as
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Round Table class landing ship logistics
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