HC Deb 10 July 1963 vol 680 cc155-6W
Mr. Wall

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will publish a list of Her Majesty's ships afloat in which Royal Marine detachments are embarked.

Mr. Hay

The following H.M. ships have Royal Marine detachments embarked:—

"Albion" "Whirlwind"
"Centaur" "Ursa"
"Lion" "Nubian"
"Tiger" "Eskimo"
"Striker" "Gurkha"
"Messina" "Tartar"
"Loch Alvie" "Ashanti"
"Londonderry" "Britannia".

The Royal Marine detachment allocated to H.M.S."Anzio" is temporarily ashore at Malta whilst the ship is being refitted at Gibraltar.

Royal Marines are a particularly important part of the ship's company of

H.M.S."Protector", but she is without Royal Marines at present because she is being refitted at Portsmouth.

H.M. ships"Ark Royal" and"Hermes" each have a Royal Marine band on board but not a Royal Marine detachment. On occasion, a ship will carry just one or two Marines.