Service_history HMS_Severn_(P282)
severn in bordeaux, france in october 2014 announced severn first river-class vessel deploy overseas take atlantic patrol tasking (north), task traditionally assigned frigate or destroyer. ship returned portsmouth on 16 july 2015, having visited of british overseas territories in caribbean - turks , caicos, british virgin islands, montserrat, anguilla , grand cayman. in december 2015, acting on intelligence national crime agency , dnred, ship intercepted mv carib palm off south coast of united kingdom, , escorted ship boulogne-sur-mer, searched french customs, , 2.4 tonnes of cocaine seized street value in excess of £350m. in april 2017, severn detached fishery protection duties escort russian landing ship korolev through english channel.