ðə ʃˈɪp hˈæzbiːn dɪspˈætʃt tʊ ˈeɪd vˈɪktɪmz ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃən ˈɜːθkweɪk, ɹˈʌʃt hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈɛɹiən ˈeɪd tʊ ˈæfɡæn ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ænd dᵻlˈɪvɚd ˈɑːɹmɚd ˈɪnfəntɹi vˈiəkəlz fɹʌm fˈoːɹθ ˈɪnfəntɹi bɹɪɡˈeɪd mˈɛtʃ æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv pˈiːskiːpɚ fˈoːɹsᵻz fɔːɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐstˈuːt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ˈiːst tˈiːmoːɹ kɹˈaɪsɪs.
The ship has been dispatched to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, rushed humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees in 2001, and delivered armoured infantry vehicles from 4th Infantry Brigade (Mech) as part of peacekeeper forces for Operation Astute during the 2006 East Timor crisis.