Reproduced with permission of the MOD
Subsequent name: NDCC Almirante Saboia
Official Number: 309987
Class: SIR LANCELOT CLASS Landing Ship Logistics
Pennant No: L3004
Laid down: 28 October 1965
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie
Launched: 20 July 1966
Into Service: 1970
Out of service: 18 February 2008
Fate: Sold to Brazillian Navy
Items of historic interest involving this ship: –
Background Data: In December 1961 the following announcement was made: War Office Military Supply Ship: “A 6000t ocean-going twin screw military supply vessel has been ordered by the MOT from the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd at Govan, who are to develop the final specifications of the ship, which is expected to cost about £1million. Building will start around February 1962 and the ship is expected to be in service late in 1963 or early in 1964. The design calls for a fast troop and vehicle carrier capable of discharging onto beaches. She will have bow and stern loading facilities for tanks and military vehicles, ramp loading hatches, cargo handling cranes and provision for carrying and launching pontoons. A helicopter will be carried aft, and on completion she will have a Merchant Navy crew and will be managed by the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd” In March 1963 it was announced that tenders were to be invited for a further two vessels at a cost of £2 million each and all three would then replace thirteen former Tank Landing Ships and would be part of an eventual Class of five or six ships, all of which would be named after Knights of the Round Table. The final three vessels were ordered in April 1965, and in December 1968 it was announced that as from January 1970, the management of these six vessels, as well as that of one ex-LST, would be transferred to the RFA
28 October 1965 laid down as LSL 03
20 July 1966 launched by Hawthorn Leslie Shipbuilders Ltd, Hebburn on Tyne as Yard Nr: 760 named SIR BEDIVERE for the Ministry of Transport. The Lady Sponsor was Mrs W Campbell, wife of the Chairman of British India Steam Navigation Co
18 May 1967 completed and placed under management of British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd., London
Sir Bedivere before RFA service & in BI colours
12 June 1967 the Birmingham Daily Post newspaper reported –
14 January 1970 management transferred to the RFA
25 January 1971 her Ship’s Badge was officially presented to her
19 September 1971 sailed Singapore to Hong Kong with 300 members of the 1st Bat. 2nd King Edward VII Own Gurkha Rifles
31 October 1971 a steam past to mark the end of the Far Eastern Fleet took place and it was planned that the salute would be be taken by the Commander in Chief Far East Forces Air Marshall Sir Brian Burnett and the Commander of the Far East Fleet Rear Admiral J A R Troup from the Sir Bedivere however her arrival at Singapore was delayed by a typhoon
26 January 1972 to 7 February 1972 along with HMS FEARLESS and RFA’s SIR GERAINT and SIR TRISTRAM she was part of the British Amphibious Task Force patrolling off British Honduras to provide an anti-invasion force
2 November 1972 the Birmingham Daily Post reported –
9 January 1973 Captain Barry H Rutterford RFA appointed as Master
Captain Barry H Rutterford RFA
17 August 1973 entered Chatham Dockyard from the River Medway
23 August 1973 sailed from Chatham Dockyard into the River Medway
18 August 1974 sailed Malta for Cyprus
19 October 1974 arrived from sea berthing on No: 1 Jetty, Devonport Dockyard – bows north
20 October 1974 sailed from No: 1 Jetty, Devonport Dock Yard to sea
23 October 1974 sailed from No: 1 Jetty, Devonport Dock Yard to sea
6 December 1974 sailed from Plymouth Sound to Sea
24 October 1975 at Newcastle upon Tyne
21 January 1976 at Marchwood Military Port
10 May 1976 at Malta
15 May 1977 at Liverpool
15 August 1977 at Marchwood Military Port
28 October 1977 on the River Tyne
15 November 1977 on the River Tyne
4 July 1978 at Liverpool
28 August 1978 at Plymouth
28 December 1978 at Devonport
9 January 1979 at Portland
May 1979 in refit at Liverpool
RFA Sir Bedivere in dry dock at Liverpool in May 1979
24 May 1979 sailed Liverpool
25 May 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
26 May 1979 berthed at Liverpool sailing later the same day
27 May 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day to Liverpool
6 June 1979 sailed Liverpool
7 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
8 June 1979 berthed at Liverpool
9 June 1979 sailed Liverpool
10 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
11 June 1979 berthed at Liverpool
17 June 1979 sailed Liverpool
18 June 1979 berthed at Glasgow sailing later the same day
19 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
20 June 1979 berthed at Liverpool
21 June 1979 sailed Liverpool
22 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
23 June 1979 berthed at Liverpool
24 June 1979 sailed Liverpool
25 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
25 June 1979 berthed at Glasgow sailing later the same day
26 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
27 June 1979 berthed at Liverpool sailing later the same day
28 June 1979 berthed at Belfast sailing later the same day
29 June 1979 berthed at Liverpool
2 July 1979 sailed Liverpool
3 July 1979 berthed at Marchwood Military Port
4 July 1979 sailed Marchwood Military Port
21 October 1979 alongside at Marchwood Military Port
2 April 1982 while serving on the West Coast of Canada she was recalled to the U.K. for service during Operation Corporate – the Falklands Conflict – and sailed from Vancouver
25 April 1982 arrived Marchwood Military Port from Vancouver
29 April 1982 sailed Marchwood Military Port for service during Operation Corporate – the Falklands Conflict
14 May 1982 arrived Ascension Island en route to join up with the rest of the Amphibious Landing Force in San Carlos Water later that month
18 May 1982 entered the TEZ (Total Exclusion Zone) around the Falkland Islands
24 May 1982 whilst anchored in San Carlos Water she was hit by an Argentinian bomb which cut through her crane’s steel plating and then bounced into the sea before exploding and caused minor damage. She also claimed one Mirage splashed
RFA Bedivere in San Carlos Water with an Argentinian Dagger aircraft passing overhead on 24 May 1982
16 June 1982 became the 2nd ship to enter Port Stanley after RFA SIR PERCIVALE
31 October 1982 sailed Falkland Islands for home
16 November 1982 berthed at Marchwood Military Port after Operation Corporate with the remains of sixty four Servicemen (52 from the Army, 11 from the Royal Marines and 1 Chinese laundryman from HMS Coventry) for burial or cremation at home. Lance Sergeant Iain Mackinnon, Scots Guards played ‘Flowers of the Forest’ in tribute to fallen colleagues as those being repatriated were lifted ashore from the ship
Picture courtesy of The Southern Daily Echo
13 August 1983 berthed alongside at Marchwood Military Port
2 June 1984 to 7 June 1984 served as Control and Accommodation Ship at Caen for the 40th Anniversary of D-Day celebrations
25 September 1984 was awarded her Falkland Islands 1982 Battle Honour at Marchwood by Mr A Kemp DST (SF)
17 July 1985 at the River Tyne
17 December 1985 at King Edward Point, South Georgia
22 December 1985 at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
31 December 1985 at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
17 January 1986 at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
15 April 1987 at North Shields, River Tyne
2 May 1987 at Portsmouth
31 August 1988 until 21 September 1988 together with all the other LSL’s with the exception of RFA SIR LANCELOT was involved in Exercise Teamwork 88
10 October 1988 sailed UK for Hong Kong on a maintenance run in place of RFA SIR GERAINT which had run aground in Norway
11 October 1988 suffered minor structural damage and cargo loss and damage due to heavy weather while crossing the Bay of Biscay
13 October 1988 returned to Devonport for deck cargo to be resecured then sailed for Marchwood for repairs
10 May 1990 played the role of a stricken ferry in Exercise Common Aim 2 – purported to have been in collision with a warship off Portland. Over 300 firefighters, medical personnel and technologists were co-ordinated by Weymouth Coastguards with “serious cases” airlifted to hospital from the ship. The Exercise was a complete success
27 September 1990 sailed U.K. for Bremerhaven to embark units of the 7th Armoured Brigade for the Gulf Area following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
28 September 1990 sailed Bremerhaven with tanks and other military vehicles of the 7th Armoured Brigade, in company with the Danish ro-ro MERCANDIAN QUEEN 11 and the Italian ro-ro JOLLY TURCHESE for service during Operation Granby – the Gulf War
MERCANDIAN QUEEN 11
20 October 1990 arrived Al Jubayl for Gulf War Support Duties
25 December 1990 suffered a main engine defect while on passage back to the Gulf Area and diverted to Gibraltar for repairs
28 February 1991 provided Stores Support in the Forward Area
1991 was awarded the Kuwait 1991 Battle Honour along with 10 other RFA’s
24 July 1991 at Wallsend on Tyne and Captain Alan T Roach RFA appointed Commanding Officer for sea trials
Captain Alan T Roach RFA
2 September 1991 Captain (E) Edward M Quigley RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
5 October 1991 at Devonport
13 December 1991 at Gosport
February 1992 together with RFA SIR PERCIVALE & RFA SIR TRISTRAM participated in Exercise Teamwork
24 March 1992 together with RFA SIR TRISTRAM assisted in returning Royal Marines from Norway
14 May 1992 at Cagliari
25 October 1992 arrived Split with a British Army Field Hospital and
medical supplies and to act as an Accommodation Ship for 450 Troops who were the British element of the UN Protection Force in former Yugoslavia along with RFA’s RESOURCE and ARGUS
22 March 1993 at Marchwood Military Port
19 April 1993 together with RFA SIR GERAINT arrived Devonport and then sailed same day along with RFA SIR TRISTRAM
10 May 1993 arrived at Portsmouth
17 June 1993 arrived at Devonport
29 June 1993 sailed from Devonport
15 July 1993 at Marchwood Military Port
4 September 1993 together with RFA SIR TRISTRAM arrived at Devonport and sailed the following day
11 September 1993 arrived at Devonport
November 1993 participated in Exercise Final Nail off South Wales
6 February 1994 arrived at Devonport with RFA’s SIR GALAHAD (2) and SIR TRISTRAM
7 February 1994 sailed from Devonport with RFA’s SIR GALAHAD (2) and SIR TRISTRAM for Exercise Royal Dawnbut all three ships were diverted from the Exercise to transport troops, stores and vehicles from Marchwood Military Port to Split to support UN requirements
10 March 1994 arrived at Marchwood Military Port
18 March 1994 sailed from Marchwood Military Port
6 June 1994 in Caen, France for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day celebrations
17 June 1994 berthed at Marchwood Military Port
1 July 1994 sailed from Marchwood Military Port
15 September 1994 arrived at Devonport
14 November 1994 arrived Rosyth for a Ship Life Extension Programme carried out by Babcock Rosyth Defence Ltd, which involved cutting her in two, inserting a new midship section, new engines and then replacing the original aluminium accommodation block with one of steel
January 1998 it was announced by the MOD that the original £40m estimated cost of her SLEP rebuild had been exceeded by about £20m due to cost over runs, delays and the large amount of emergent work to rectify corrosion plus difficulties of implementing the newer SOLAS safety standards. She was supposed to have re-entered service in May 1996. Plans to rebuild RFA SIR GERAINT and RFA SIR PERCIVALE were cancelled as they were no longer cost-effective and alternative plans were put forward for 2 new-construction replacements built largely to commercial standards to enter service between 2002 – 2005
June 1998 SLEP completed at a cost of £68.8m
July 1998 conducted FOST training
31 August 1998 at IFOS, Portsmouth
12 October 1998 arrived at Rosyth for an 8 week DED
March 1999 with FOST
11 May 1999 at Marchwood Military Port
16 May 1999 sailed Devonport for Exercise Aurora in the Bristol Channel Area
30 May 1999 returned to Devonport on the conclusion of Exercise Aurors
24 August 1999 Captain Roger Robinson-Brown RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
Captain Roger Robinson-Brown RFA
15 November 1999 arrived Limassol, Cyprus
14 December 1999 arrived Milbay Docks, Plymouth to unload after Exercise Bright Star off the coast of Egypt
27 March 2000 sailed Devonport along with RFA’s SIR TRISTRAM and FORT AUSTIN on the Aurora 2000 deployment
8 May 2000 deployed to Sierra Leone on Operation Palliser
25 June 2000 returned to Devonport on completion of Operation Palliser duties
13 August 2000 at Devonport
12 November 2000 part of the Amphibious Ready Group led by the assault ship HMS OCEAN which arrived off the coast of Sierra Leone on Operation Silkman – a high visibility demonstration of the U.K. commitment to Sierra Leone – along with RFA’s ARGUS, FORT AUSTIN and SIR TRISTRAM
29 January 2001 at A & P Yard, Wallsend
15 February 2001 arrived Devonport for FOST training
19 February 2001 commenced FOST training
April 2001 Captain Richard Bliss RFA in command
18 May 2001 at Marchwood Military Port
September 2001 engaged on the Argonaut 2001 deployment together with HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, fourteen other Royal Naval Warships and RFA’s FORT VICTORIA, BAYLEAF (3), SIR TRISTRAM, SIR PERCIVALE, SIR GALAHAD (2), FORT ROSALIE, FORT AUSTIN, OAKLEAF (2) and DILIGENCE
2 September 2001 to 5 September 2001 berthed at Cadiz, Spain
26 November 2001 to 30 November 2001 berthed at Malaga, Spain
3 December 2001 arrived at Devonport from Gulf deployment
1 February 2002 at Marchwood Military Port preparing for refit
23 February 2002 Captain (X) Paul Whyte RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
5 March 2002 berthed at Birkenhead
28 April 2002 at Marchwood Military Port
17 May 2002 until 31 May 2002 FOST
27 Jun 2002 acted as helicopter platform at Portsmouth for Golden Jubilee Services Review
17 August 2002 at Marchwood Military Port
16 September 2002 to 17 September 2002 berthed at Gibraltar
15 January 2003 to 28 May 2003 sailed U.K. for service during Operation Telic – the 2nd Gulf War – along with thirteen other RFA’s
9 April 2003 at Bahrain
29 April 2003 Captain Shaun Jones RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
Captain Shaun Jones RFA
21 May 2003 sailed Grand Harbour, Malta
29 May 2003 returned to Millbay Docks, Plymouth on completion of Operation Telic duties
23 July 2003 represented the RFA at a presentation by the Queen of New Colours to the RN aboard the LPD HMS OCEAN in Plymouth Sound along with RFA’s ARGUS and WAVE KNIGHT(2)
26 September 2003 at Birkenhead
4 November 2003 Captain I Johnson RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
3 November 2004 berthed at Marchwood Military Port
4 December 2004 arrived at Portland from Marchwood Military Port
4 January 2005 arrived at Marchwood Military Port
3 March 2005 at Dover
24 March 2005 sailed from Marchwood Military Port
1 April 2005 at Birkenhead for modifications to take a new type of perrain tank during refit there
7 June 2005 involved in an accident with a dock wall at Bidston Dry Dock, Liverpool causing slight damage
15 June 2005 sailed from Liverpool after refit
17 June 2005 sailed up Southampton Water to berth at Marchwood Military Port
28 June 2005 with the Princess Royal embarked she took part in the International Fleet Review for Trafalgar 200 at Spithead along with RFA’s ARGUS, FORT GEORGE, FORT VICTORIA, ORANGELEAF (3), SIR GALAHAD (2), SIR TRISTRAM and WAVE RULER (2)
26 August 2005 arrived Devonport for FOST
10 September 2005 arrived at Marchwood Military Port
23 October 2005 at Faslane
24 October 2005 sailed Faslane for Exercise Neptune Warrior
6 December 2005 sailed Portsmouth and arrived at Marchwood Military Port
23 December 2005 at Marchwood Military Port
9 February 2006 at Marchwood Military Port
22 March 2006 Captain (E) Robert Settle RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
6 April 2006 at Marchwood Military Port
May 2006 in refit at Falmouth
2 June 2006 Captain (E) Robert Settle RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
9 June 2006 at Falmouth
15 June 2006 at Marchwood Military Port
12 August 2006 acted as Guard Ship at the Fowey Regatta
23 August 2006 to 27 August 2006 acted as Guard Ship at the Dartmouth Royal Regatta
At the Dartmouth Royal Regatta
11 September 2006 sailed Devonport for Exercise Grey Cormorant off the Devon Coast
15 September 2006 to 18 September 2006 in St Austell Bay
27 September 2006 at Gibraltar as part of Vela 06 Deployment which also included Exercise Grey Cormorant
16 November 2006 at Las Palmas
5 February 2007 Captain (E) Robert Settle RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
10 February 2007 Captain (X) Shaun Jones RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
1 April 2007 became Mother Ship and Afloat Training Platform for the Iraqi Navy and Iraqi Marines
12 April 2007 berthed alongside at Kuwait
April 2007 RASed with USNS Bridge
1 May 2007 Chief Officer (X) P Selby RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
6 June 2007 Captain (X) Duncan L Lamb RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
Captain (X) Duncan L Lamb RFA
17 November 2007 Captain (X) David J Buck RFA appointed as Commanding Officer
Captain (X) David J Buck RFA
28 November 2007 operating with HMS ARGYLL in the Northern Persian Gulf
18 February 2008 arrived Sea Mounting Centre at Marchwood to decommission and was met on arrival by the Commodore-in-Chief RFA HRH Prince Edward and Commodore RFA Commodore Bob Thornton RFA. Was awarded the RFA Centenary Wedgewood Bowl for 2007 in recognition of her services in the Northern Arabian Gulf
21 February 2008 anchored at Fowey
23 February 2008 open to the public
24 February 2008 sailed Fowey
25 February 2008 final arrival Portsmouth to prepare for disposal
19 November 2008 sailed Portsmouth for Falmouth in tow of tug URAN after sale to Brazil and received a 6 month refit including
- Main Engines and associated fuel, air and hydraulic systems;
- 5 unit full Diesel Generator overhaul
- Entire electrical system including switchboards;
- Internal and External Communications systems;
- All hotel systems;
- All firefighting and safety systems;
- All deck and auxiliary equipment and systems;
- Increase of accommodation capacity to 350 ship staff and troops
- All navigation and radar equipment.
- Lloyds Special Survey for Hull and Machinery to maintain the Ship In Class until Dec 2010
- New external paint scheme and full internal coatings
- Crew Training on all new and legacy systems
17 May 2009 berthed at Falmouth
25 May 2009 sold by MOD to Brazilian Navy for £10 million pounds and renamed ALMIRANTE SABOIA (G 25) after a late Brazilian Naval hero. His widow and other family members were present at the handover ceremony at Falmouth. The Commanding Officer was Oscar Moreira da Silva Filho
23 June 2009 sailed Famouth to Lison, Portugal and then to Tenerife, in the Canary Islands on 6 July 2009
23 July 2009 at Porto de Maceio
31 July 2009 berthed at Rio de Janerio
7 September 2009 attended the Independence Day Naval Parade at Rio de Janerio
10 December 2009 attended the Sailor Day parade at Santos, Brazil
17 December 2009 sailed Santos to Rio de Janerio
12 January 2010 to 30 January 2010 took part in Operation ASPIRANTEX – 2010
31 January 2010 commended loading supplies for operations at Haiti
1 February 2010 sailed Rio de Janerio with 700 tons of material for Brazilian Marines and the Brazilian Army and humanitarian aid to the Haitian people
17 February 2010 arrived at Haiti for a 30 day deployment
2 March 2010 to 7 March 2010 berthed at Willemstad, Curacao
24 March 2010 arrived at Rio de Janerio
11 to 16 May 2010 was at Port au Prince, Haiti
24 September 2010 underway at Manaus, Brazil
16 November 2010 to 25 November 2010 took part in Operation ADEREX-II/2010 with other units of the Brazillian Navy between Rio de Janerio and Santos
1 December 2010 to 12 December 2010 carried 85 tons of cargo and research materials to Trinidade Island
7 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 took part in in Operation ASPIRANTEX-2011 with other units of the Brazillian Navy. berthed at Buenos Aires between 13 January 2011 to the 17 January 2011 and later Rio de Janerio
26 April 2011 to 6 May 2011 deployed giving logistical support to the Oceanographic Station on the Trindade Island (Poitou). A Super Puma helicopter was used making 58 VERTREP carring 53 tons of stores
19 May 2011 berthed at Santos in the morning. Sailed the same evening
20 May 2011 berthed at Santos (again)
24 May 2011 berthed at Rio de Janerio
10 May 2011 Captain Valter Citavicius Son took command
5 July 2011 berthed at San Juan, Puerto Rico
29 November 2011 at Fortaleza, Brazil
11 December 2011 at Isla da Trinidade
23 December 2011 berthed at Rio de Janerio
January 2012 the ship took part in Operation ASPIRANTEX-12 in the sea area between the Rio de Janeiro and the Argentine and Uruguayan coasts
19 to the 23 January 2012 the ship was at Mar Del Plata, Argentina
27 to the 30 January 2012 at Itajai
1 February 2012 while arriving at Rio de Janerio after Operation ASPIRANTEX-12 was involved in a security exercise where the ship reported that she had been taken over by pirates. The ship and its crew were rescued by other units of the Brazillian Navy.
29 February 2012 involved in a survey of Aviation Safety where helicopters landed onboard.
6 March 2012 further training with a SH-3 Helicopter Squadron Anti-Submarine (HS-1) was held with a total of 18 landings on the ship
21 May 2012 involved in the transportaion of stores,vehicles and containers for the Brazilian Marines and Army to Haiti and to collect stores and vehciles in need of repair
25 June 2012 berthed at Yorktown, Virginia USA
2 August 2012 completed the supply and recovery of materials to and from Haiti
4 August 2012 arrived and berthed at Rio de Janeiro
14 August 2012 sailed from Rio de Janeiro to Trinidade Island with a helicopter from UH14 Super Puma Squadron HU -. Over three days the helicopter landed 90 tons of cargo by VERTREP
23 August 2013 berthed at Rio de Janeiro
7 September 2012 took part in the Naval Parade at Rio de Janerio to celebrate the 190th anniversary of the founding of the state of Brazil
1 November 2012 to 5 November 2012 berthed at Santos
7 November 2012 at 15 nmiles south of Ilha Rasa involved helicopter training with a MH-16 helicopter. 30 landings and takeoffs were made and qualifications were obtained by four pilots and the crew of the ship
19 November 2012 to 30 November 2012 took part in Operation Atlantic III with the main focus on martime lines of communication
10 January 2013 to 31 January 2013 took part in Operation Aspirantex 2013 in the seas between Rio de Janerio and Urugay. Between 17 January 2013 and 21 January 2013 berthed at Montevideo
25 February 2013 sailed Rio de Janerio
17 March 2013 embarked 220 Marines, equipment and vehicles from the 3rd Battalion Paissandu for the ports of Sao Sebastiao and Santos SP for port security training
18 March 2013 arrived at Santos – marines and equipment disembarked – returned to Rio de Janerio arriving the next day
9 May 2013 sailed from Rio de Janerio loaded with 19,600 sets of humanitarian equipment (matresses, pillows, blankets for Buenos Aires for victims of floods which had occured in Argentina
14 May 2013 arrived at Buenos Aires and unloaded her cargo
Between 2 June 2013 and 24 July 2013 involved in transporting equipment for the Brazillian Army which is part of the Stabilization Mission of the United Nations in Haiti. Called at ports in Salvador, Bahia, Recife, Fortaleza, Paramaribo and San Juan, Porto Rico
5 June 2013 and 6 June 2013 berthed at Salvador unloading military equipment for the use of troops providing security at the FIFA Federations Cup 2013
21 September 2013 sailed Rio de Janerio
28 September 2013 arrived at Rio de Janerio
7 October 2013 arrived at Rio de Janerio
10 October 2013 sailed Rio de Janerio
16 October 2013 berthed at the Port of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
3 November 2013 berthed at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
10 November 2013 sailed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
19 November 2013 berthed at St Georges, Grenada
20 November 2013 sailed St. Georges, Grenada
27 November 2013 berthed at Belem, Brazil
28 April 2014 arrived Rio de Janeiro
15 May 2014 sailed Fort Aleza, Brazil
19 May 2014 arrived Aratu, Brazil sailing the same day
19 May 2014 arrived Salvador, Brazil
12 August 2014 berthed at Arauta, Brazil
15 November 2014 sailed St Johns, Antigua
8 January 2015 berthed at Rio de Janerio
3 February 2015 sailed Santos Anch, Brazil
4 February 2015 berthed at Rio de Janerio
22 June 2015 sailed Salvador Anch
26 June 2015 berthed at Rio de Janerio
11 October 2015 sailed the Naval Base at Rio de Janerio for Haiti
13 November 2015 at Port au Prince discharging 140 tons of cargo and loading 145 tons of cargo to return to Brazil
4 December 2015 returned to Rio de Janerio
21 April 2016 took part in Operation Missilex 2016 as part of the Task Group which also consisted of the Brazilian frigates Union (F45), Constitution (F42) and Rademaker (F49), helicopters AH-11 (Lynx), UH-13 (HB355), SH-16 (Seahawk), UH-15 (Caracal) and fighter jets AF-1 (A-4 Skyhawk) with the assistance of a patrol aircraft P-3AM Orion of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
20 June 2016 sailed Vitoria, Brazil
21 June 2016 arrived at Rio de Janerio anchorage
22 June 2016 sailed from Rio de Janerio
20 December 2016 berthed at Rio de Janerio
14 March 2017 sailed from Rio de Janerio
15 March 2017 arrived at Niteroi, Brazil
11 April 2017 sailed Rio de Janerio
1 May 2017 arrived at Niteroi, Brazil
1 June 2017 sailed Rio de Janerio
12 January 2018 sailed Niteroi, Brazil
18 January 2018 berthed at Montevideo
22 January 2018 sailed from Montevideo
1 February 2018 berthed at Rio de Janerio
6 March 2018 sailed from Niteroi
7 June 2018 sailed from Niteroi
11 June 2018 berthed at Aratu, Brazil
15 October 2018 sailed from Niteroi
18 October 2018 anchored at Niteroi
6 November 2018 sailed Niteroi
27 January 2019 sailed Rio Grande
31 January 2019 arrived at Niteroi
2 July 2019 sailed from Rio De Janerio to Niteroi arriving the same day
Notes:
Was named after one of the 35 Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend who was also Cup Bearer to King Arthur. He was with Arthur at the Battle of Camlan where Arthur was fatally wounded. As he lay dying he commanded Sir Bedivere to throw his sword Excalibur as far as he could into a nearby stretch of water and when Sir Bedivere did so, the hand and arm of the Lady of the Lake came out, shook the sword 3 times and then vanished beneath the water