: ▁Rec laim ▁des patch ed ▁to ▁Har stad ▁in ▁Norway ▁in ▁May ▁to ▁recover ▁a ▁d itch ed ▁W esse x ▁hel ic opter ▁from ▁HMS ▁Herm es . ▁The ▁W esse x ▁was ▁only ▁located ▁when ▁Rec laim , ▁using ▁its ▁under water ▁camera ▁cap ability ▁sn ag ged ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁with ▁the ▁camera . ▁A ▁largely ▁successful ▁operation ▁was ▁spo iled ▁when ▁the ▁g ear box ▁and ▁engine ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft . ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 : ▁Rec laim ▁attended ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁Fle et ▁Review ▁off ▁Sp it head . ▁Rec laim ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ship ▁to ▁attend ▁both ▁the ▁Cor on ation ▁and ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁reviews . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 : ▁Rec laim ▁( at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁oldest ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ), ▁was ▁paid ▁off , ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Se ab ed ▁Oper ations ▁V essel ▁. ▁▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁arrived ▁at ▁Bru ges , ▁Belg ium ▁for ▁demol ition . ▁ ▁T riv ia ▁HMS ▁Rec laim ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁film ing ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁serial ▁" The ▁Sea ▁Dev ils " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁British ▁war ship ▁to ▁have ▁s ails . ▁Although ▁rarely ▁used , ▁they ▁could ▁add ▁half ▁a ▁kn ot ▁to ▁her ▁speed . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁