§ 34. Sir Anthony Royleasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he or the Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Navy will visit for some days frigates on station in Icelandic waters in order to show leadership to officers and ratings serving in difficult conditions.
§ Mr. JuddI am grateful to the hon. Member for the opportunity to express once more our whole-hearted admiration for the way in which all personnel in the Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service and other civilian vessels off Iceland, with
FRIGATES tons "Leopard" … … 2,300 25th November-29th November "Falmouth" … … 2,380 29th November-20th December, 10th January-4th February "Brighton" … … 2,380 29th November-18th December "Galatea" … … 2,450 9th December-13th December "Leander" … … 2,450 13th December-21st December "Andromeda" … … 2,500 20th December-9th January, 26th February "Lowestoft" … … 2,380 20th December-8th January, 6th February-21st February "Gurkha" … … 2,300 28th December-6th January "Naiad" … … 2,450 8th January-22nd January, 1st March "Leander" … … 2,450 9th January-19th January "Bacchante" … … 2,500 9th January-14th January, 19th January-22nd January. 17th February-7th March "Juno" … … 2,450 22nd January-15th February "Diomede" … … 2,500 4th February-17th February, 8th March "Scylla" … … 2,500 15th February-8th March "Yarmouth" … … 2,380 19th February-27th February "Mermaid" … … 2,300 7th March
ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARIES tons "Tidepool" … … 8,531 (Light) 29th November-13th December, 5th January-16th January, 24th February 25,931 (Full) "Olwen" … … 10,890 (Light) 13th December-5th January. 22nd January-24th February 33,290 (Full) ROYAL MARITIME AUXILIARY SERVICE TUGS tons "Roysterer" … … 1,630 3rd January-15th January, 10th February-26th February "Rollicker" … … 1,630 15th January-18th January, 4th March
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal naval vessels have been damaged during fishery 138W excellent support by the Royal Air Force, are carrying out their duty in the difficult conditions to which he refers. Arrangements for a visit by me to the area have already been made.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal naval vessels have been used in fishery protection duties off Iceland; for what periods they were on station; and what is their tonnage.
§ Mr. JuddA total of 16 frigates—a maximum of four have been on patrol at any one time—two Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and two Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service tugs have been used to provide protection for United Kingdom trawlers fishing in international waters off Iceland. Details of the ships employed, their tonnage and periods on patrol are given below. During the period from 20th January to 5th February, Royal Naval protection was suspended and the ships on patrol were deployed over 200 miles from Iceland.
protection work off Iceland; and what is the estimated cost of repair for each vessel.
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§ Mr. JuddThe following Royal Navy frigates have been damaged in collisions with Icelandic coastguard vessels while providing protection for United Kingdom trawlers fishing in international waters: "Andromeda", "Leander", "Juno", "Diomede", "Lowestoft", "Yarmouth".
Repair costs resulting from these collisions cannot be accurately established at this stage.