HC Deb 28 June 1989 vol 155 cc457-8W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in theOfficial Report the names of the destroyers and frigates of the surface fleet, available for service at 24 hours' notice on 1 June 1988, 1 January 1989, and 1 June 1989.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Details of ships available for operations at precise periods of notice are classified. However, the names of the destroyers and frigates that were available for operational deployment immediately or within a short period for each of the dates requested are as follows:

1 June 1988 1 January 1989 1 June 1989
HMS Achilles HMS Achilles HMS Achilles
HMS Active HMS Active HMS Active
HMS Alacrity HMS Alacrity HMS Alacrity
HMS Amazon HMS Amazon HMS Amazon
HMS Ambuscade HMS Ambuscade HMS Ambuscade
HMS Andromeda HMS Andromeda HMS Andromeda
HMS Apollo HMS Arethusa HMS Argonaut
HMS Arethusa HMS Avenger HMS Ariadne
HMS Avenger HMS Beaver HMS Arrow
HMS Battleaxe HMS Birmingham HMS Avenger
HMS Beaver HMS Boxer HMS Beaver
HMS Birmingham HMS Brave HMS Birmingham

1 June 1988 1 January 1989 1 June 1989
HMS Boxer HMS Brazen HMS Boxer
HMS Brave HMS Brilliant HMS Brave
HMS Brazen HMS Bristol HMS Brilliant
HMS Bristol HMS Broadsword HMS Bristol
HMS Charybdis HMS Cardiff HMS Broadsword
HMS Cleopatra HMS Charybdis HMS Campbeltown
HMS Cornwall HMS Cleopatra HMS Cardiff
HMS Danae HMS Cornwall HMS Charybdis
HMS Edinburgh HMS Coventry HMS Cleopatra
HMS Euryalus HMS Cumberland HMS Cornwall
HMS Exeter HMS Danae HMS Coventry
HMS Gloucester HMS Edinburgh HMS Cumberland
HMS Hermione HMS Euryalus HMS Danae
HMS Juno HMS Gloucester HMS Edinburgh
HMS Jupiter HMS Hermione HMS Gloucester
HMS Liverpool HMS Juno HMS Hermione
HMS London HMS Jupiter HMS Jupiter
HMS Manchester HMS Liverpool HMS Liverpool
HMS Minerva HMS London HMS London
HMS Newcastle HMS Manchester HMS Manchester
HMS Nottingham HMS Newcastle HMS Newcastle
HMS Penelope HMS Nottingham HMS Nottingham
HMS Phoebe HMS Penelope HMS Penelope
HMS Scylla HMS Phoebe HMS Phoebe
HMS Sheffield HMS Scylla HMS Scylla
HMS Sinus HMS Sheffield HMS Sheffield
HMS Southampton HMS Sirius HMS Sirius
HMS York HMS York HMS York