HMS Ark Royal Ship's Programme 1992

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January 1992

January - Docked Assisted Maintenance Period (DAMP) at Portsmouth.

February 1992

12th February - Sail for Shakedown and post-DAMP trials.

20th February - Portsmouth.

28th February - Visit by HRH The Princess Royal. 

March 1992

4th March - Sail for Shakedown and weapons training.

14th March - Visit to Amsterdam (cancelled due to bad weather).

14th March - Portsmouth.

23rd March - Sail from Portsmouth.

30th March - Commence Continuation Operational Sea Training (COST) at Portland.

April 1992

16th April - Final Thursday War, COST complete.

17th April - Commence Air Group work up.

30th April - Operational Readiness Inspection.

May 1992

1st - 5th May - Visit to Greenock.

6th May - Portsmouth for a maintenance period and late Easter leave.

June 1992

1st - 5th June - Staff College Sea Days.

5th June - Portsmouth.

8th June - Sail for Exercise SHOP WINDOW.

11th - 15th June - Visit to Leith.

19th - 23rd June - Visit to Copenhagen.

25th June - Portsmouth.

29th June - Sail from Portsmouth. Commence Exercise PURPLE MONARCH.

July 1992

2nd July - Gibraltar.

8th July - Captain Jeremy Blackham joins as Commanding Officer.

9th July - Sail from Gibraltar.

12th July - Portsmouth for a maintenance period and Summer leave.

21st July - Visit by the Russian Defence Minister, Marshal Pavel Grachev.

August 1992

29th - 31st August - Portsmouth Navy Days.

September 1992

2nd September - Sail for WESTLANT 92 deployment.

18th - 23rd September - Visit to Norfolk, Virginia.

October 1992

2nd - 13th October - Visit to Mayport, Florida for maintenance and station leave.

14th - 20th October - Trial PUNISH '92 at the AUTEC Ranges, Andros Island, Bahamas.

21st - 25th October - Visit to Nassau, Bahamas.

31st October - Portsmouth. 

November 1992

10th November - Royal Dinner on board for Her Majesty The Queen. Other guests include The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex and Princess Alexandra.

December 1992

December - Maintenance and leave period.