An extensive refit period, which included drydocking, took place in May and early June 1977.

Richmond returned from her deployment in December 2004, and began a refit period at HM Naval Base Portsmouth in mid-2005.

Throughout its years of operation the company also chartered a number of Brittany Ferries vessels for use during refit periods.

In 2007, Ocean began her first long refit period.

Sunfish steamed to Midway for a refit period from 1 August to 19 August.

She returned to the UK on 16 March 2012 to prepare for a refit period after ten years of operations.

He met her the first time they pulled into Holy Loch for a refit period with the tender Simon Lake.

The boilers of each ship were replaced by Belleville water-tube boilers around the turn of the century during lengthy refit periods.

On her return from this deployment, she conducted her first refit period (RP1), which was completed in early January 2004.

Another refit period occurred between September 1985 to October 1987.