2 0 1 6 ▁long - range ▁search ▁son ar ▁replaced ▁the ▁Type ▁ 1 8 4 ▁son ar , ▁while ▁the ▁Type ▁ 1 6 2 ▁bottom ▁search ▁son ar ▁was ▁retained . ▁Dis p lacement ▁increased ▁to ▁ ▁standard ▁and ▁ ▁full ▁load , ▁while ▁speed ▁dropped ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Service ▁ ▁Be ira ▁Pat rol ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁And rom eda ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁and ▁Far ▁East ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Be ira ▁Pat rol , ▁a ▁deployment ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁prevent ▁oil ▁reaching ▁Rh odes ia ▁via ▁Moz amb ique . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Fle et ▁A ux ili ary ▁tank er ▁, ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁ref uel ▁And rom eda , ▁struck ▁an ▁un chart ed ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁rock ▁off ▁the ▁Se ych elles , ▁and ▁s ank . ▁And rom eda ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ship ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁accident , ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁En ner dale , ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁destroyed ▁by ▁explos ives . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁And rom eda ▁returned ▁to ▁European ▁waters . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁Liber ian - flag ged ▁tank er ▁ ▁coll ided ▁with ▁the ▁tank er ▁ ▁off ▁the ▁Is le ▁of