§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a Hecla Class survey ship is being built in Glasgow for the South African Navy to replace the 26-year-old 2,260 ton frigate S.A.S. Natal.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourIn November, 1969, the South African Navy ordered from Yarrows an unarmed vessel of the Hecla class which is specially designed for oceanographic survey work. The ship is under construction and should be completed by about the end of this year.