§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list Royal Navy vessels disposed of since 1979 specifying the company or country involved in each case and the final disposal of each vessel.
§ Mr. StanleyThe following ex-Royal Navy vessels have been disposed of by sale to overseas navies since 1 January 1979:
Vessel Purchaser HMS Bacchante New Zealand HMS Dido New Zealand HMS London Pakistan HMS Lynx Bangladesh HMS Norfolk Chile The following ex-Royal Navy vessels have been disposed of by sale for commercial use since 1 January 1979:
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Vessel Purchaser HMS Ark Royal H. K. Vickers (Eng) Ltd. HMS Blake Shipbreaking (Queenborough) Ltd. HMS Brave Swordsman Haydon Baillie Aircraft Museum
Vessel Purchaser HMS Bulwark Shipbreaking (Queenborough) Ltd. HMS Cachalot K. Vickers (Eng) Ltd. HMS Caprice Shipbreaking (Queenborough) Ltd. HMS Chichester Shipbreaking (Queenborough) Ltd. HMS Diamond Medway Secondary Metals Ltd. HMS Dieppe Davies & Newman Ltd. on behalf of Eckhardt & Co KG HMS Dundas West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co. Ltd. HMS Grenville Romamet Ltd. HMS Hampshire Thos W. Ward (RM) Ltd. HMS Keppel Liguria Maritime HMS Lincoln Thos W. Ward (RM) Ltd. HMS Matapan H. K. Vickers (Eng) Ltd. HMS Messina Davies & Newman Ltd. on behalf of Asturamerican Shipping Co. Inc. HMS Mohawk Shipbreaking (Queenborough) Ltd HMS Palliser Deans Marine Salvage Ltd. HMS Quainton H. K. Vickers (Eng) Ltd. HMS Reclaim Belcon Shipping & Trading Co. HMS Shoulton H. K. Vickers (Eng) Ltd. HMS Triumph Simpson Spence & Young (SB) Ltd. on behalf of Euromarine SA HMS Ulster Thos W. Ward (RM) Ltd. HMS Wiston H. K. Vickers (Eng) Ltd. HMS Woolaston Liguria Maritime The following ex-Royal Navy vessels have been disposed of by sale for commercial use since 1 January 1979:
Vessel Purchaser HMS Dee Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd. HMS Isis Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd. HMS Repton Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd. HMS Trevose Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd. Hovercraft SRN6 Hovertravel Ltd. Hovercraft VT2 Hoverspeed (UK) Ltd.