Following defence cuts,  and  were paid off in 1991 and were laid up at Portsmouth. Further cuts followed when the future of the RNR was reviewed in 1993 and as a result the entire class was withdrawn from RNR service.
Following defense cuts, ships of this type were decommissioned in 1991 and placed in storage at Portsmouth.  Subsequent budget reductions led to a review of the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) in 1993, resulting in the complete withdrawal of the entire class from RNR service.