Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for planned Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean deployment. Diverted to join Sierra Leone operations in May 2000.
2000-jan
Deployment
DeploymentMozambique ChannelBeira Peninsula departed UK for Arabian Gulf deployment with a detachment of 820 NAS embarked, but was diverted to Beira peninsula (Mozambique) for flood relief work.
2000-may-07
Deployment
DeploymentFreetown PortSierra LeoneOperation Palliser detached from Bay of Biscay to support Operation Palliser off Sierra Leone, returning via Canary Islands to Plymouth on 26 Jun.
2001-may-06
Refit
Refit refit at Tyneside, until 3 Aug
2001-nov-28
Deployment
Deployment departed Devonport for Mediterranean and Indian Ocean deployment, returned 13 Jun 2002
2003-mar-10
Refit
Refit arrived at Greenock on the Clyde for c. 6 month refit. Departed 4 Sep.
2006-mar-23
Deployment
Deployment departed Portland for exercise off Southern Norway. Embarked 824 NAS detachment following day. Returned to Portland 6 Apr.
2008-jun
Refit
Refit refit at Birkenhead with Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd until c Nov 2008
2009-jun-09
Deployment
Deployment departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month deployment as Atlantic Patrol Tanker (North), 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8SRU ZD261/352 Fort George Flt embarked. Returned to Scotland 23 Oct.
2009-jul-15
Port Visit
Port Visit visit to Montserrat, until 20 Jul
2009-sep-07
Port Visit
Port VisitPort of Spain visit to Trinidad, until 10 Sep.
2010-may
Deployment
DeploymentExercise Auriga 2010 Participated in Joint exercise in Western Atlantic. Returned to Crombie 16 Aug 2010.