1 9 9 8 / 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁N T G 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ships ▁have ▁circ umn avig ated ▁the ▁glo be ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 1 0 ▁After ▁ber thing ▁in ▁In ver g ordon , ▁HMS ▁S uther land ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁S uther land ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Dor no ch ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁A ▁subsequent ▁visit ▁to ▁In ver g ordon ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁cut ▁short , ▁with ▁" oper ational ▁commit ments " ▁as ▁the ▁given ▁reason . ▁This ▁was ▁eventually ▁revealed ▁as ▁her ▁deployment ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Response ▁Force ▁Task ▁Group ' s ▁( R FT G ) ▁first ▁deployment , ▁named ▁CO UG AR ▁ 1 1 . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁In ver g ordon ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 – present ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁port ▁visit ▁to ▁Pat ras , ▁Greece ▁following ▁participation ▁in ▁exer cis es ▁off ▁Cre te , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁operations ▁off ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁coast . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁S uther land ▁visited ▁Sou da ▁Bay