Euryalus was launched on the 6th June 1963 and commissioned on the 16th September 1964.
In 1982, Euryalus, along with her sister-ship Leander, came to the aid of the Portuguese vessel MV Ave Maria which was ablaze off Exeter.
Euryalus decommissioned on the 31st March 1989 and was bought by Devonport Management Limited with the intention of then selling her to a foreign navy, but this was not to be, and in 1990, Euryalus was sold for scrap.