HC Deb 14 May 1958 vol 588 c32W
Captain Kerby

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether a decision has yet been reached on the disposal to foreign Powers, or otherwise, of one C Class destroyer, three submarines, 17 ocean minesweepers, 11 Black Swan Class frigates, five Bay Class frigates, three Loch Class frigates, eight River Class frigates, the frigate H.M.S. "Stork", 13 Castle Class frigates, 15 Hunt Class frigates, 26 fast patrol boats, the radar training ship H.M.S. "Boxer", the submarine rescue ship H.M.S. "Kingfisher", 24 boom defence vessels and two anti-submarine trawlers, shown in last year's Explanatory Statement, but deleted from the Strength of the Fleet Table in this year's Explanatory Statement to the Navy Estimates.

Mr. Allan

With the exception of "Kingfisher", which is one of the two Submarine Support Ships shown in this year's Explanatory Statement, all these ships have been, or will be, either sold or scrapped.