HC Deb 16 October 1969 vol 788 c131W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the dates of the last two refits of H.M.S. "Eagle". "Ark Royal" and "Hermes", respectively, and the sum expended on each of these refits.

Dr. David Owen

The following is the reply:

Ships Dates Total Production Costs
£
"Eagle" 1/2/60–15/5/64 (modernisation) 27,614,029
"Eagle" 3/10/66–7/4/67 (refit) 3,174,127
"Ark Royal" 27/3/61–10/11/61 (refit) 1,315,888
"Ark Royal" 6/1/64–12/1/65 (refit) 3,855,760
"Hermes" 16/10/61–16/4/62 (refit) 730,230
"Hermes" 9/3/64–22/6/66 (special refit) 10,985,725

These refits exclude H.M.S. "Eagle" docking 14th October, 1968 to 21st February, 1969; "Ark Royal" current special refit; "Hermes" docking 14th April, 1969 to 15th August, 1969.

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