[11] She arrived at A&P Falmouth, Cornwall on 25 September 2017 for final fitting out with sensitive military equipment prior to UK sea trials and entry into service in 2018.

[15] Like her sister ships, she was built by DSME in South Korea with her fitting-out carried out by A&P Group in Falmouth, England.

[15] On 10 November 2015, a fire broke out on an LPG carrier being built in the same drydock as Tiderace, killing a shipyard worker and injuring seven others.

[19][20] In January 2020, Tiderace began a refit and maintenance period at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England.

[21] Her six month refit involved "major and invasive" work, including the replacement of all four engine/generator funnel exhausts and an upgrade to her high-pressure saltwater fire-main.