§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will name the warships that are due to enter service by 1988 and give the date on which their keels were laid down.
§ Mr. PattieAll warships currently ordered are expected to be completed before the end of 1988. Not all of these vessels have yet had their keels laid. Details are as follows:
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Class and Ship Keel laid Fleet Submarines (SSNs) HMS "Trafalgar" 25 April 1979 HMS "Turbulent" 8 May 1980 HMS "Tireless" 28 October 1981 16 *26 June 1981 Carriers HMS "Illustrious" 7 October 1976 HMS "Ark Royal" 14 December 1978 Type 42 Destroyers HMS "Nottingham" 6 February 1978 HMS "Liverpool" 5 July 1978 HMS "Manchester" 19 May 1978 HMS "Gloucester" 25 October 1979 HMS "Edinburgh" 8 September 1980 HMS "York" 18 January 1980 Type 22 Frigates HMS "Brazen" 19 August 1978 HMS "Boxer" 5 November 1979 HMS "Beaver" 20 June 1980 07 2 April 1982 08 *23 February 1982 MCMVs HMS "Cottesmore" 27 September 1979 HMS "Brocklesby" 8 May 1980 HMS "Middleton" 1 July 1980 HMS "Dulverton" 1 June 1981
Class and Ship Keel laid 09 *19 June 1980 11 * 19 June 1980 Seabed Operations Vessel HMS "Challenger" 21 January 1980 * Order Date. I cannot speculate on the delivery date of ships not yet ordered.