temporarily assigned Lynx HAS.3 XZ228 as 218 Flt / 335 until early Jul 2006
2008-sep
Deployment
Hurricane Ike relief operations Sent for 5 day relief mission as part of British contribution, in company with HMS Iron Duke.
2008-oct-3
Port Visit
Port of Havana start of a 5 day visit to Havana, Cuba while otherwise engaged in Caribbean anti-drug operations.
2010-feb
Deployment
departed Portland Harbour for 21 month Atlantic Patrol Task (North) assignment, returning 12 Dec 2011.
2010-nov
Deployment
while on Atlantic Patrol Task (North), ordered to St Lucia after Hurricane Tomas for humanitarian relief duties
2011-aug
Deployment
ordered to Turks and Caicos Islands for humanitarian support, after Hurricane Irene struck.
2012-sep
Deployment
Combined Task Force 53 Assigned as Support Ship to CTF 53 in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Also took up Gulf Readiness Tanker tasking from Oct 2012. Relieved by RFA Fort Victoria and returned to UK via Gibraltar in Jan 2013, for refit.
2014-jan
Deployment
Left UK for Gulf support tanker deployment, relieving RFA Fort Victoria, as part of Operation Kipion. Relieved in turn by RFA Fort Victoria on station on 2 Jul 2015
Hurricane Ike relief operations Sent for 5 day relief mission as part of British contribution, in company with HMS Iron Duke.
Port of Havana start of a 5 day visit to Havana, Cuba while otherwise engaged in Caribbean anti-drug operations.
Kvaerner (Govan), Govan 
