HC Deb 17 May 2000 vol 350 c165W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) Castle class and (b) Island class fishery protection and patrol vessels by (i) completion date and (ii) lay off date; and what plans he has for their replacement. [122464]

Mr. Spellar

(i) The Castle and Island Class patrol vessels were commissioned as follows:

Commissioned
Castle Class
Leeds Castle 1981
Dumbarton Castle 1982
Island Class
Shetland 1977
Guernsey 1977
Lindisfarnce 1978
Anglesey 1979
Alderney 1979

(ii) On current plans these vessels are intended to have ship life of about 30 years and, as part of the normal planning process, the ordering of replacements will be considered as they reach the end of their lives.

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