§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will specify the date of the order of all Her Majesty's ships ordered after 5 May 1979, noting those that were ordered as replacements for Falkland Islands campaign casualties.
§ Mr. LeeThe following of Her Majesty's ships have been ordered since 5 May 1979, of which, three type 22 frigates are replacements for vessels lost in the south Atlantic:
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Date Ordered Submarines SSN HMS Tireless 5 July 1979 HMS Torbay 26 June 1981 SSN 17 22 March 1983 SSK SSK 01 2 November 1983 Frigates (Type 22) HMS Brave 27 August 1981 HMS London 23 February 1982 HMS Sheffield 14 December 1982 HMS Coventry* 22–11* and 22–12* and Batch III Seabed Operation Vessel (SOV) HMS Challenger 28 September 1979 Mine Sweeper Fleet HMS Waveney 23 September 1982 HMS Carron HMS Dovey HMS Helford HMS Humber 11 May 1983 HMS Blackwater HMS Itchen HMS Helmsdale MSF 09 MSF 10 Mine Counter-Measure Vessels (MCMV) HMS Brocklesby 19 June 1980 HMS Dulverton HMS Chiddingfold HMS Hurworth HMS Bicester 14 December 1982 HMS Atherstone Hong Kong Patrol Boats (HKPB) HMS Peacock 30 June 1981 HMS Plover HMS Starling HMS Swallow HMS Swift Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) HMS Leeds Castle 8 August 1980 HMS Dumbarton Castle * replacements for vessels lost in the Falklands