§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a revised list of Her Majesty's ships and Royal Fleet Auxiliaries due for disposal in the period up to the end of 1986.
§ Mr. StanleyPlans for the withdrawal of ships from the active fleet are kept under review. On current plans, however, the following ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary are to be withdrawn from the active fleet during 1984 and 1985:
1984 Royal Navy GURKHA — Tribal Class Frigate TARTAR — Tribal Class Frigate ZULU — Tribal Class Frigate LONDONDERRY — Rothesay Class Frigate ANTRIM — County Class Destroyer FALMOUTH — Rothesay Class Frigate BEACHAMPTON — Coastal Patrol Craft CROFTON — Coastal Minesweeper WASPERTON — Coastal Patrol Craft WOTTON — Coastal Minesweeper YARNTON — Coastal Patrol Craft WATERWITCH — Tender to University Royal Navy Unit WOODLARK — Tender to University Royal Navy Unit 1985 Royal Navy AJAX — Leander Class Frigate BERWICK — Rothesay Class Frigate LOWESTOFT — Rothesay Class Frigate PLYMOUTH — Rothesay Class Frigate ROTHESAY — Rothesay Class Frigate TORQUAY — Type 12 Frigate LEWISTON — Coastal Miiesweeper MONKTON — Coastal Patrol Craft SHAVINGTON — Coastal Minesweeper UPTON — Coastal Minesweeper WOLVERTON — Coastal Patrol Craft ECHO — Inshore Survey Craft EGERIA — Inshore Survey Craft ENTERPRISE — Inshore Survey Craft Royal Fleet Auxiliary PEARLEAF — Support Tanker SIR LAMORAK — Logistic Landing Ship In addition, HMS HERMES is planned to pay off from operational service, although not before 1985
It is not the practice to give details of disposal plans more than two years ahead.