In early December 2009, she was involved in the capture of a group of Somali pirates, who had allegedly attacked the merchant ship BBC Togo.

[2] In October 2020, the ship served a defensive role as part of the HMS Queen Elizabeth Task Group for GROUPEX and Joint Warrior Exercises.

She became one of eight ships escorting the British aircraft carrier, including six other Royal Navy vessels and the US destroyer USS The Sullivans.

In a statement, Commanding Officer Cdr Rick Ongering praised the close and long-standing relationship between both navies.

The ships sailed from Portsmouth to the Mediterranean Sea, where an exercise followed with the fleet of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.