§ Lord Hill-Nortonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of Her Majesty's Ships of over 400 tons were in commission or in reserve on 1st June 1979 and 1st June 1985.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces (Lord Trefgarne)On 1st June 1979, 124 HM Ships displacing over 400 tons were in commission or in reserve. There were also in service a further 37 "Ton class" ships, which have a standard displacement of 360 tons but displace over 400 tons when fully loaded.
On 1st June 1985, 134 HM Ships displacing over 400 tons were in commission or in reserve, together with a further 24 "Ton class" ships.
§ Lord Hill-Nortonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many warships of over 400 tons were ordered for the Royal Navy in each year from 1975 to 1984 inclusive.
§ Lord TrefgarneThe number of warships of over 400 tons displacement ordered for the Royal Navy in each year from 1975 to 1984 inclusive were as follows:
1975–7 1980–6 1976–5 1981–7 1977–7 1982–11 1978–3 1983–8 1979–10 1984–5