HC Deb 27 February 2003 vol 400 cc663-4W
Richard Younger-Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what navy ships have been decommissioned since 1997; and what their final destination was. [97286]

Mr. Ingram

A total of 31 Navy ships have been decommissioned since 1997. This figure includes three Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.

Navy ships decommissioned since 1997 Final destination
HMS Peacock Philippines
HMS Plover Philippines
HMS Starling Philippines
HMS Birmingham Scrap (Commercial Sale)
HMS Battleaxe Brazil
HMS Boxer Not yet known
HMS Beaver Scrap (Commercial Sale)
HMS Brave Not yet known
HMS London Romania
HMS Bicester Greece
HMS Berkeley Greece
HMS Orkney Trinidad and Tobago
HMS Orwell Guyana
HMS Blackwater Brazil
HMS Spey Brazil
HMS Arun Brazil
HMS Itchen Brazil
HMS Herald Commercial Sale
HMS Shetland Bangladesh

Navy ships decommissioned since 1997 Final destination
HMS Bangladesh
HMS Not yet known
HMS Commercial Sale
HMS Renamed Hindostan and redesignated for training use
HMS Coventry Romania
HMS Beagle Commercial Sale
HMS fearless Not yet known
HMS sheffield Not yet known
HMY Britannia Exhibition, Port of Leith, Edinburgh
RFA Olna Scrap (Commercial Sale)
FRA Olwen Scrap (Commercial Sale)
RFA Resource Commercial Sale

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