[3] Tasking includes: officer cadet training with Britannia Royal Naval College; VVIP visits and security patrols.

According to witnesses,[4] Blazer was seized by French fisherman while manoeuvring outside the port and sailed to Cherbourg harbour.

French authorities subsequently put an end to the situation and forcibly expelled the fishermen from Blazer and placed them under arrest.

[5] In the early 2020s, Blazer, along with other Archer-class vessels, was given a more operational role as part of the reconstituted Coastal Forces Squadron.

In early 2024, Blazer and three of her sister ships deployed to northern Norway as part of the NATO exercise "Steadfast Defender".