§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the periods in dry-dock of each Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler in each year since 1997. [146505]
§ Mr. IngramThe maintenance periods undertaken by Royal Fleet Auxiliary oilers in each year since 1997 that have included a period in dry dock are shown in the following table.
Type of maintenance Ship Start date End date Routine docking Oakleaf 2 June 1997 22 August 1997 Refit Bayleaf 4 May 1998 17 July 1998 Refit Olna 4 May 1998 28 August 1998 Refit Grey Rover 15 June 1998 27 November 1998 Refit Orangeleaf 18 January 1999 26 March 1999 Refit Black 15 February 1999 20 May 1999 Rover Refit Brambleleaf 19 July 1999 24 September 1999 Routine docking Olwen 12 April 1999 14 June 1999 Routine docking Gold Rover 20 March 2000 26 May 2000 Refit Oakleaf 14 February 2000 21 April 2000 Routine docking Grey Rover 18 June 2001 20 August 2001 Routine docking Orangeleaf 27 August 2001 26 October 2001 Routine docking Black 1 April 2002 24 May 2002 Rover Routine docking Brambleleaf 29 April 2002 28 June 2002 Contractor support period Oakleaf 26 August 2002 22 September 2002 Refit Gold Rover 14 October 2002 20 December 2002 Routine docking Oakleaf 7 April 2003 30 May 2003 Refit Bayleaf 3 June 2003 8 August 2003 The time in dry dock is only ever a part of the overall maintenance period and details of the exact time each vessel spent in the dock are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. In addition to the routine maintenance shown in the table RFA Grey Rover was docked in 1997 to undertake an emergency repair.
The two new tankers RFA Wave Knight and Wave Ruler have not been subject to docking periods since entering service.
§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) year of construction and (b) anticipated year of decommissioning of each oiler in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [146506]
§ Mr. IngramThe information requested is set out in the table:
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RFA vessel Year of construction Present planned decommissioning year Grey Rover 1970 2007 Gold Rover 1974 2009 Black Rover 1974 2010 Brambleleaf 1976 2009 Bay leaf 1982 2010 Orangeleaf 1975 2009 Oakleaf 1981 2015 Fort Rosalie 1978 2013 Fort Austin 1979 2014 Fort Victoria 1993 2019 Fort George 1993 2019 Wave Knight 2000 2028 Wave Ruler 2001 2028
§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to use ships taken up from trade as oilers in future expeditionary warfare. [146508]
§ Mr. IngramThe Ministry of Defence does not routinely plan to requisition oil tankers from trade. There may, however, be exceptional circumstances where we would wish to do so.