▁ ▁S uther land ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁vessel ▁assigned ▁to ▁esc ort ▁ ▁when ▁she ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁sea ▁tri als ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁S uther land ▁had ▁a ▁deployment ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁Part ▁of ▁her ▁mission ▁was ▁" to ▁continue ▁the ▁pressure ▁campaign ▁on ▁North ▁Korea ", ▁and ▁on ▁her ▁return ▁tra ve led ▁through ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁to ▁assert ▁navigation ▁rights ▁against ▁Chinese ▁claims . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁test bed ▁for ▁an ▁integrated ▁mount ▁for ▁the ▁Mart let ▁L MM ▁and ▁ 3 0 mm ▁can non , ▁successfully ▁eng aging ▁in ▁firing ▁operations ▁against ▁a ▁motor bo at ▁s ized ▁target ▁at ▁the ▁Aber por th ▁range ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Aff ili ations ▁The ▁High land ers , ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Scotland ▁County ▁of ▁S uther land ▁Hon ou rable ▁Company ▁of ▁Master ▁Mar in ers ▁Sher bor ne ▁School ▁C CF ▁Cl if ton ▁College , ▁Br istol ▁C CF ' s ▁T S ▁Gren ville , ▁P ais ley ▁( Se a ▁Cad ets ) ▁T S ▁Duch ess , ▁Big g les w ade ▁( Se a ▁Cad ets ) ▁Royal ▁Dor no ch ▁G olf ▁Club ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Active ▁fr ig ates ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁C ly de ▁Category : S