Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1996 | |
| Apr 18, 1999 | Yard No 1053 |
| May 6, 2000 | aka The Saint |
| Jun 6, 2002 | |
| Oct 27, 2002 | struck by P&O ferry Pride of Portsmouth while St Albans moored at Fountain Lake Jetty, in Portsmouth Harbour. |
| Feb 13, 2006 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 6 month maritime security and anti-piracy deployment in the northern Gulf and Indian Ocean; returned to Portsmouth, via Beirut, on 18 Aug. |
| Jul 20, 2006 |  off Lebanon assisted in evacuating UK nationals from Beirut during the Israel - Lebanon conflict Operation Highbrow |
| Jan 5, 2007 | Ship Open to Visitors at the London Boat Show, until 15 Jan. |
| May 2007 | until May 2008, at Babcock in Rosyth, which included conversion to operate the Merlin, the Seawolf mid life upgrade and a new Type 2087 towed array sonar. Ready for Merlin towed array sonar Type 2087 |
| Jan 19, 2009 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for 4 month maritime security deployment to the Mediterranean, returned 7 May. |
| Jul 2009 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH837 as /503, until Oct 2009 when she was damaged aboard HMCS Montreal. |
| Oct 2009 | assigned 829 NAS Merlin HM.1 ZH848 as /503, until c Aug 2010. |
| Feb 1, 2010 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 7 month Arabian Gulf and Middle East deployment, returning in Aug 2010. |
| Jun 5, 2011 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for a 6 month anti-piracy and anti-narcotics deployment to the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean, relieving HMS Iron Duke, returning on 2 Dec 2011. |
| Oct 2011 | assigned with CTF 150 in Middle East waters Combined Task Force 150 |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Tower Bridge Upper 📷 (top) visit to the Pool of London with Merlin ZH863, beside HMS Belfast, until 22 Mar Pool of London |
| Apr 14, 2012 | North Channel cooperating with HMS Monmouth in searching for UK SSN HMS Tireless during Perisher command course. Perisher |
| Mar 10, 2013 |  Amsterdam Harbour 📷 (bot) at Amsterdam, embarked Merlin ZH841 Oostelijke Handelskade |
| Apr 2013 | at Portsmouth for 15 month refit including Kryten gun and Seawolf system update. Rejoined fleet on 1 Aug 2014. Mk.8 Mod 1 4.5 inch |
| Oct 7, 2014 | working up with 829 NAS Merlin HM.2 for 3 days off south coast, after emerging from refit. |
| Nov 26, 2014 | Tower Bridge Upper visit to the Pool of London with Merlin HM.2 ZH836 embarked, beside HMS Belfast, until 2 Dec. Pool of London |
| Jul 7, 2015 | West India Dock (TQ) visit to London, with Ship Open to Visitors on 11 Jul. Due to depart on 15 Jul. |
| Nov 30, 2015 | Departed HMNB Portsmouth for 9 month maritime security deployment to the Middle East and the Gulf as part of Operation Kipion. Merlin HM.2 of 829 NAS 01 Flt /88 and Scan Eagle UAV embarked. Returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 5 Aug 2016. Operation Kipion |
| Dec 2, 2015 | Royal Navy Merlin HM.2 First Gulf Deployment |
| Jul 14, 2019 | shadowed PLAN Xian through English Channel as she made her way to St Petersburg for the annual Navy Days. FRE |
| Aug 2019 | HMD Devonport Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c 2022. LIFEX CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor |
| Jun 6, 2024 | operating off Gold Beach (Vers sur Mer and Arromanches) in the Baie de la Seine in support of the D-Day 80th celebrations D-Day 80 |
| Dec 24, 2025 |  Tromso Cruise Terminal visited Tromso for Christmas |