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On contractor's sea trials in 1978; MoD(RN)
Coventry on Contractor's Sea Trials; May 1978
Entering Portsmouth for the first time, October 1978; Wright & Logan
HMS Coventry at sea, 1978 or 79; Fleet Photographic Unit
HMS Coventry at sea, 1978 or 79
Official MoD shot (taken in 1978/9) issued to the press when the ship was sunk; MoD(RN)
Entering Portsmouth at conclusion of Part 4 Trials and Lynx familiarisation trials, July 1979. John Walsh, Jack Russell and Brick Wall on the bridge roof. Wright & Logan photograph.
909 domes removed for work on the 909 antennas, August 1979; C&S Taylor
RAS off Mombasa , June 1980; Graham Eaton
Floodlit at HMS Tamar, Hong Kong, August 1980; Ashley Whitlock
At sea, some time in 1980; USN
At sea, some time in 1980; USN
Chatham Navy Days 1981 programme - Coventry was the cover girl!
Leaving Portsmouth, August 1981; Wright & Logan
Departing Pompey, possibly June 1981 or January 1982. The Lynx on the flight deck is not Coventry's usual cab - identification welcome if you know more.
HMS Glasgow & HMS Coventry, Gibraltar harbour, Operation Springtrain, 24th March 1982; MoD(RN)