Through October 2011
Bangor conducted maritime security patrols off
Misrata during the
NATO military intervention in Libya.
Bangor participated in the 2013
Exercise Joint Warrior. She was stationed on the
River Clyde for the
2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. For the duration of the games the general public were allowed on board for a free tour. In mid-2021,
Bangor deployed with to join the vessels of
9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating out of in
Bahrain. Both vessels were upgraded with the Oceanographic Reconnaissance Combat Architecture (ORCA) system which assists vessels with a higher level of mine detection at greater stand-off distances.
Bangor and
Middleton were to relieve their sister vessels and , which returned to the UK. In January 2024, her
fibreglass hull, designed to minimise risk from magnetic mines, was damaged in a collision with in Bahrain whilst the latter was attempting to moor. As of August 2024, she was dry-docked for repair having suffered some further damage in a subsequent collision with . In was returned to Scotland to continue in service for a further five years being based out of
HMNB Clyde. She was returned to HNNB Clyde on a heavy-lift vessel in preparation for structural repairs in late November 2025. The repairs are scheduled for completion in April 2026. ==References==