L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock
| IMO: | 9240782 |
| MMSI: | 232779000 |
| Flight Deck: | CB |
| Call Sign: | GCID |
| Shipyard: | Kvaerner (Govan) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2001 | ordered in batch of two with RFA Mounts Bay. |
| Apr 9, 2005 | Kvaener had become part of BAE Systems, Yard No. 324 |
| Nov 17, 2006 | arrived at A and P Falmouth |
| Mar 6, 2007 | Portland Harbour at Portland |
| Jan 2008 | Towards end of month RFA Cardigan Bay deployed to the Arabian Gulf for a 3 year mission to assist in the training of the Iraqi Navy, returning to Portsmouth on 7 Jan 2011. Operation Telic |
| Apr 2011 | departed UK for Mediterranean as part of Response Force Task Group in support of possible operations against Libya. |
| Aug 26, 2011 | A and P Falmouth arrived in Falmouth after de-storing in Plymouth, in preparation for refit. |
| Sep 10, 2011 | A and P Falmouth commenced 5 month refit at A and P Falmouth, completed 25 Feb 2012 Refit |
| May 2012 | departed UK for Middle East and Indian Ocean extended deployment. Returned to UK Jul 2016. |
| Sep 2013 | 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 re-assigned from HMS Dragon while on station in the Gulf, supporting UK mine hunters. Embarked team of 831 Flight to test the ScanEagle |
| Mar 2014 | assigned 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 XZ725/337 as Ships Flt by Mar 2014, still Jun 2015 |
| Jul 2014 | interoperated with US Army AH-64 of 3-159Bn 42nd CAB during Exercise Spartan Kopis off Bahrain. |
| Nov 7, 2014 | participated in major multi-national Gulf exercise, together with a number of UK warships and MCM vessels. IMCMEX 2014 International Mine Counter Measures Exercise 2014 |
| Jun 6, 2016 |  Piraeus visit to Piraeus while with SNMG2 on migrant patrol SNMG2 |
| Jul 14, 2016 | A and P Falmouth commenced 5 month refit at A and P Falmouth Refit |
| Jan 31, 2017 |  Mina Salman Port participated with CTF50 for multi-national Ex Unified Trident in Persian Gulf until 2 Feb. CTF 50 Exercise Unified Trident |
| Mar 11, 2018 |  Hamad Port visited Hamad Port, Qatar DIMDEX 2018 |
| Oct 2018 | Mina Salman Port Participated in Joint UK-Omani Ex SS3 as Minehunter Squadron support ship. To be relieved in Middle East by RFA Lyme Bay on completion. Exercise Saif Sareea 3 |
| Oct 28, 2018 | Royal Navy Exercise Saif Sareea 3 off Oman |
| May 2021 | Mina Salman Port relieved by RFA Lyme Bay for Operation Kipion, as Afloat Forward Support Base, after a 4 year deployment. |
| Jun 2022 | Mina Salman Port departed UK to relieve RFA Lyme Bay as forward deployed vessel in Bahrain, supporting mine counter measures operations in the Gulf. Relieved by RFA Mounts Bay and returned to UK in Sep 2024. |
| Apr 29, 2024 | off Gaza after departing Cyprus, now off Gaza to provide accommodation for US service personnel developing the JLOTS pier for receiving aid to Palestine as part of the multinational maritime corridor initiative. Returned to Cyprus 1 May. |
| Jun 2025 | Falmouth Docks laid up in Falmouth, awaiting refit planned for 2026 |