HMS Ark Royal arriving in Lisbon - 11th October 1989.
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January - Maintenance Period.
February - Shakedown and Area Capability Tests at sea.
17th February - Portsmouth for conversion to LPH role.
22nd? February - Sail from Portsmouth for Excercise COLD WINTER off Norway.
16th March - Disembark 45 Commando off Arbroath.
17th March - Portsmouth for Easter Leave and revert to CVS role.
30th March - Sail from Portsmouth.
1st - 21st April - Exercise SPRING TRAIN.
21st - 24th April - Visit to Gibraltar.
26th April - Portsmouth.
27th April - Captain John Brigstocke joins as Commanding Officer.
1st May - Visit by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to mark the 50th anniversary of his joining the Royal Navy.
1st May - Sail from Portsmouth for Exercise MINIBUS.
5th May - Portsmouth.
10th May - Sail for Exercise SQUARE NUT with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
12th - 18th May - Visit to Hamburg.
22nd - 31st May - Exercise VENDETTA in the Norwegian Sea.
1st June - Portsmouth.
5th - 9th June - Staff College Sea Days.
9th - 13th June - Portsmouth.
16th June - Rosyth.
17th - 18th June - Rosyth Navy Days.
20th June - Sail from Rosyth.
20th - 30th June - Joint Maritime Course (JMC).
7th July - Portsmouth for maintenance period and Summer leave.
21st August - Sail for trials and Shakedown in Channel Exercise Areas.
24th August - Portsmouth
26th - 28th August - Portsmouth Navy Days.
4th September - Sail from Portsmouth for weapons training.
8th - 21st September - Exercise SHARP SPEAR.
22nd September - Portsmouth.
2nd October - Sail from Portsmouth.
4th October - NATO Advisory Council (NAC) Sea Day in Portland Exercise Areas.
5th - 9th October - Visit to Brest.
11th October - Visit to Lisbon (visit cut short due to violence ashore unconnected to Ark Royal).
13th October - Portsmouth.
20th October - Families Day at sea.
24th - 25th October - De-ammunitioning at Upper Harbour Ammunition Facility.
25th October - Commence major Docking Assisted Maintenance Period (DAMP) in Portsmouth.
18th November - Contingent of the Ship's Company march through the City of Leeds.
24th November - Advance Christmas leave commences (20%).
13th December - Advance Christmas Leave ends.
15th December - Main Christmas Leave commences (80%).
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