Hunt Class Vessels

HC Deb 30 March 1983 vol 40 cc190-1W

Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current cost of a Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel.

Mr. Ian Stewart

The unit production cost of the latest Hunt class MCMVs to be ordered, including the cost of weapons and equipments to be fitted in the ships, is estimated at about £35 million at average 1982–83 prices.