§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the type and age of each of the 59 destroyers and frigates now declared to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe information is as follows:
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Ship Type Ship Name Age based on Launch Date(yeasrs) 1. Destroyers Country class Antrim 13 Glamorgan 16 London 19 Norfolk 13 Fife 16 Type 82 Bristol 12 Type 42 Birmingham 7 Cardiff 7 Coventry 7 Exeter 3 Glasgow 5 Newcastle 6 Sheffield 10 2. Frigates Leander Class Achilles 12 Ajax 18 Andromeda 14 Apollo 10 Arethusa 17 Argonaut 15 Ariadne 9 Aurora 18 Bacchante 13 Cleopatra 17 Danae 15 Dido 19 Diomede 12 Euryalus 18 Galatea 18
Ship Type Ship Name Age based on Launch Date (years) Leander 20 Minerva 16 Naiad 17 Phoebe 16 Sirius 16 Charybdis 13 Hermione 14 Juno 15 Jupiter 13 Penelope 18 Scylla 12 Rothesay Class Brighton 21 Lowestoft 21 Plymouth 21 Rhyl 22 Rothesay 23 Berwick 21 Falmouth 21 Yarmouth 22 Type 21 Active 8 Alacrity 6 Amazon 10 Ambuscade 8 Antelope 9 Ardent 6 Arrow 7 Avenger 5 Type 22 Battleaxe 4 Brilliant 2 Broadsword 5 Type 12 Torquay 27