departed HMNB Devonport for 11 month east of Suez support deployment with 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 embarked, returning to Portland on 16 Mar 2012.
2012-apr-21
Refit
at Cammell Laird, on Merseyside for 3 months.
2013-jan
Deployment
departed UK for 15 month Atlantic Patrol Task (North) deployment, relieving RFA Argus. The period around Jan 2014 included first time embarking an armed USCG helicopter on a non-US ship. Returned to Portland on 24 Apr 2014.
Cammell Laird refit at Birkenhead, completed by Aug 2015
2016-jun-21
Deployment
departed Devonport for APT(N) tasking. Joined by 815 NAS Lynx HMA.8 ZF558/336.
2016-oct-7
Deployment
Hurricane Matthew relief operations arrived off the Bahamas late on 7 Oct to assist in Hurricane Matthew humanitarian relief. Lynx HMA.8 /336 embarked.
Cammell LairdPhalanx fittedCIWS Phalanx 20 mm Completed refit in Dec 2018, with Phalanx now fitted to the previously provided mount stations, fore and aft.