HC Deb 02 July 1981 vol 7 c498W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the destroyer HMS "Bristol" entered service; and when it is intended to withdraw her from service.

Mr. Blaker

HMS "Bristol" was built in the late-1960s and commissioned in 1973 as the only ship in the type 82 class. While no final decisions have been taken she is currently planned to be withdrawn from service in the mid-1980s.