§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will give a breakdown of the cost of each major refit of HMS "Britannia" since 1953, including the one currently in progress.
§ Mr. BuckHM Yacht "Britannia" is currently undergoing her first major refit. As I explained in the House on 14th December 1972, the cost of this is estimated at about £1.8 million.—[Vol. 848, c.212.]
The costs of the other refits of "Britannia" since she entered service were as follows:
£ 1954 … … … … 67,000 1955–56 … … … … 69,000 1957–58 … … … … 163,000 1960–61 … … … … 208,000 1962 … … … … 60,500 1964–65 … … … … 324,000 1967 … … … … 234,000 1969 … … … … 474,000