In her medical missionary role, she is equipped with consultation rooms, operating theatre, laboratory, pharmacy, and dental surgery.

However, she was only partially constructed when the ferry company cancelled the order, and she was never given her intended name, which was eventually reused for a subsequent Spirit of Portsmouth built by VT Halmatic.

[7][2][8][9] After completion, the vessel was moved to Rosyth Dockyard on the Firth of Forth via the Irish Sea and Caledonian Canal, before being outfitted by Babcock Marine for her new role as a medical ship.

Leaving the Forth in July, the vessel completed her delivery voyage, of nearly 6,800 miles (10,900 km), when she arrived in Iquitos on 7 September 2017.

The vessel was again visited by the Princess Royal in September 2017, this time whilst she was moored at the Peruvian village of Oran.