HC Deb 22 December 1971 vol 828 c373W
Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles

asked the Minister of State for Defence what the future of the "Eagle" is to be following the Government's decision to pay the ship off in early 1972.

Mr. Kirk

As announced in the 1970 Supplementary Statement on Defence Policy, Command 4521, H.M.S. " Eagle " will not run on beyond 1972. The possibility of putting the ship into Reserve has been examined, but it has been concluded that she should be disposed of by scrapping.