§ 87. Brigadier Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Defence why H.M.S. "Lion", a Portsmouth-manned ship, has been sent for docking to Plymouth, and H.M.S. "Tiger", a West Countrymanned ship, is to refit at Portsmouth.
§ Mr. J. P.W. MallalieuThe refits of Her Majesty's ships are normally carried out at their base ports, though to meet operational requirements on occasion it may be necessary to transfer a ship to another yard when the base port is heavily overloaded. Devonport is the base port of both H.M.S. "Lion" and H.M.S. "Tiger" and H.M.S. "Lion" is at present docking there. No decision has yet been taken where the next refit of H.M.S. "Tiger" will be carried out, but when she is next taken in hand for docking it is planned for this to take place at Devonport.