VOEA Pangai was commissioned by His Majesty late King Tupou IV.
Her commissioning Commanding Officer was then His Royal Highness Lieutenant Commander ‘Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, now His Majesty King Tupou VI.
VOEA Pangai saw almost 30 years of distinguished service in the Tongan Navy including peacekeeping missions in Bougainville in 1994, assistance to Niuafo’ou in 2009 following a tsunami and support to Fiji after Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016.
