The ship entered service in 2012, tasked with enforcing Canadian maritime law within Canada's nautical borders.

has a fuel capacity of 34 m3 (7,500 imp gal) giving the vessel a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) and an endurance of 14 days.

[6] On 10 February 2011 the London Free Press reported that Private Robertson V.C., and her sister ship CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C.

was among the Canadian Coast Guard ships named in a report claiming poisoned water aboard some vessels.

was re-assigned to the West Coast of Canada to allow the vessels stationed there to undergo refits, sailing via the Panama Canal.