 The two boats allowed the two of the squadron, and , to be reassigned to the Cyprus Squadron in April 2003 and April 2004 respectively.The vessel had previously been operated alongside her sister ship the Grey Fox as part of Operation Lifespan in Northern Ireland since 1993 as LPV (Lough Patrol Vessel) "Grey Wolf" both vessels were based in their own special dock at Massereene barracks with access to 6 Mile Water in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland where she was commanded and manned by a crew of 7 Royal Marines and 2 Royal Navy personnel conducting Maritime Counter Terrorism, Surveillance, Intelligence and Anti Smuggling operations, 
The crew included a 4-man team of Royal Marines to conduct boarding and ground operations the vessels would normally tow a 22 ft Arctic RIB used to deploy this team.On Friday 10 April 2009 a vessel from Spain's Civil Guard Police force entered Gibraltar territorial waters unannounced and approached the area near Gibraltar's airport.