 On 19 March 1969, together with , they landed 315 men of The Parachute Regiment on Anguilla to restore order after the islanders objected to being placed under the government of Saint Kitts.In 1971 she was present at Portsmouth Navy Days.In April 1970 "Rothesay" was one of several Royal Navy vessels that were stationed for a possible tertiary splashdown recovery of Apollo 13 in a position just south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.