▁in ▁Cre te ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cre te , ▁before ▁sail ing ▁to ▁Kal am ata ▁in ▁Greece ▁to ▁conduct ▁further ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁mem orial s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁S uther land ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ell amy . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁S uther land ▁passed ▁through ▁Tower ▁Bridge ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁dock ed ▁next ▁to ▁, ▁returning ▁through ▁the ▁bridge ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁CO UG AR ▁ 1 2 ▁task ▁group . ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Ex erc ise ▁J oint ▁War rior ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁S uther land ▁to ▁part ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ex erc ise ▁Griff in ▁St rike , ▁a ▁UK - F rench ▁combined ▁exercise . ▁S uther land ▁esc orted ▁the ▁ ▁through ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁S uther land ▁was ▁again ▁task ed ▁with ▁esc ort ing ▁Russian ▁war ships ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁on ▁this ▁occasion , ▁the ▁Ster eg ush chi y - class ▁cor v ettes , ▁So ob raz itel ny y ▁and ▁Bo iki y .