§ Mr. Pinkasked the Secretary of State for Defence what orders for warships other than those under construction have been received by United Kingdom yards other than for the Royal Navy.
§ Mr. Pattie:None by British Shipbuilders. Details of orders received by independent shipyards are not recorded centrally.
§ Mr. Pinkasked the Secretary of State for Defence what warships are at present under construction in the United Kingdom other than for the Royal Navy classified by class or type; and at which yard is each building.
§ Mr. Pattie:The required information in respect of British Shipbuilders is as follows:
Number Type Yard Vosper Thorneycroft, 2 Strike Craft Paulsgrove Vosper Thorneycroft, 1 Patrol Craft Woolston Hall Russell, 5 Patrol Craft Aberdeen Vosper Thorneycroft, 1 Support Ships Woolston Brook Marine, 1 Support Ships Lowestoft Details of warships under construction in independent shipyards, other than for the Royal Navy, are not recorded centrally.
§ Mr. Pinkasked the Secretary of State for Defence what orders he expects to place in each of the next 12 months for the Royal Navy, classified by class or type; and to which yard he expects to allocate each.
§ Mr. Pattie:The forward naval ship ordering programme was described in the House by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence on 1 July.—[Vol. 26, c. 1063–9.] Since then four fleet minesweepers have been ordered from Richards Shipbuilders Ltd. It would be inappropriate to speculate about the allocation of orders in advance of the necessary contractual action.
§ Mr. Pinkasked the Secretary of State for Defence what ships—designated by class or type—are currently under construction for the Royal Navy; at which yard each is being built; and on what date it is expected that each will (a) be launched and (b) be handed over.
§ Mr. Pattie:It is not the practice to reveal launch and acceptance dates in advance. The following ships are currently under construction for the Royal Navy at the yards shown—those marked *have already been launched:
426WCARRIERS
*HMS Ark Royal, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders.
SUBMARINES
*HMS Trafalgar, Vickers Shipbuilders and Engineering.
HMS Turbulent, Vickers Shipbuilders and Engineering.
HMS Tireless, Vickers Shipbuilders and Engineering.
SSN 16, Vickers Shipbuilders and Engineering
DESTROYERS
*HMS Nottingham, Vosper Thorneycroft.
*HMS Manchester, Vickers Shipbuilders and Engineering.
HMS Gloucester, Vosper Thomeycroft.
HMS Edinburgh, Cammell Laird Shipbuilders.
*HMS York, Swan Hunter Shipbuilders.
FRIGATES
*HMS Boxer,Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited.
*HMS Beaver,Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited.
22–07, Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited.
22–08, Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited.
MINE COUNTER MEASURES VESSELS
*HMS Gotteshore, Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited.
*HMS Brocklesby, Vosper Thomeycroft.
HMS Middleton, Yarrow (Shipbuilders) Limited.
HMS Dulverton, Vosper Thorneycroft.
Mine Counter Measures Vessel 09, Vosper Thorneycroft.
Mine Counter Measures Vessel 11, Vosper Thorneycroft.
SEABED OPERATIONS VESSEL
*HMS Challenger, Scott Lithgow.
HONG KONG PATROL CRAFT
HMS Peacock, Hall Russell.
HMS Plover, Hall Russell.
HMS Starling, Hall Russell.
HMS Swallow, Hall Russell.
HMS Swift, Hall Russell.
FLEET MINESWEEPERS
01–4, Richards Shipbuilders.