§ Sir Frederick Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Leander type frigates have had a major mid-life modernisation; and how much each cost.
§ Mr. BlakerThe following is the information requested:
Total Production cost Ship Date Refit Completed £ million Batch 1 Leander January 1973 7.6 Ajax February 1974 8.7 Galatea September 1974 9.2 Aurora February 1976 15.6 Naiad June 1975 10.4 Euryalus March 1976 12.1 Arethusa April 1977 16.6 Dido October 1978 23.0 Batch 2 Cleopatra December 1975 13.8 Phoebe April 1977 18.2 Sirius February 1978 21.6 Minerva April 1979 31.6 Argonaut March 1980 30.3 Danae April 1981 *38.6 Batch 3 Andromeda February 1981 *60.0 * Latest forecast of final cost.