HC Deb 01 February 1978 vol 943 cc202-3W
Mr. Brotherton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence for how many days the tug "Wakeful" has been in service since it was acquired for the Royal Navy.

Mr. Duffy

HMS "Wakeful" has been in service with the Royal Navy since April 1974. Between that date and 31st January 1978 she spent 246 days at sea. Between December 1975 and November 1976 she was in refit. The rest of this time has been spent in harbour, including leave and planned maintenance periods.

Mr. Brotherton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total amount of money that has been spent on repairs to the tug "Wakeful".

Mr. Duffy

HMS "Wakeful" was bought for the Royal Navy in March 1974 for £694,000. Since then £253,000 has been spent on spares, £2,104,000 on repair and maintenance and £346,000 on alterations and additions, a total of £2,703,000. This is equivalent to about £1,616,000 at March 1974 prices.

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