§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in chronological order the frigates and destroyers disposed of since 5 May 1979 including loss by enemy action.
§ Mr. LeeDestroyers and frigates are disposed of in a number of ways when no longer needed. They can be sold to foreign navies, sold for scrap or sunk as targets. Ships can also, of course, be lost in action.
Destroyers and frigates finally disposed of since 5 May 1979 are as follows:
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Destroyers Frigates 1979 (from 5 May) Caprice Matapan
Destroyers Frigates 1980 Ulster 1981 Diamond Chichester Hampshire Rapid 1982 Coventry Antelope London Ardent Norfolk Bacchante Sheffield Dundas Grenville Lynx Mohawk Palliser 1983 Dido Hardy Lincoln 1984 Antrim Ghurka Devonshire Tartar Zulu 1985 (up to 30 April) Duncan A number had already been withdrawn from active service with the Fleet before that date and were being used for other duties before their final disposal.
§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in chronological order the frigates and destroyers ordered since 5 May 1979, listing the date of ordering and the date of commissioning where applicable.
§ Mr LeeDetails of frigates ordered since 5 May 1979 are as follows. No destroyers have been ordered during this period.
Vessel Date of Order Broadsword Class Frigate (Type 22) HMS Brave* 27 August 1981 HMS London 23 February 1982 HMS Sheffield 14 December 1982 HMS Coventry 14 December 1982 HMS Cornwall 14 December 1982 HMS Cumberland 14 December 1982 Duke Class Frigate (Type 23) HMS Norfolk 29 October 1984
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Officers Rear Admiral and above 10 14 15 15 19 Captain 33 30 34 47 51 Commander 70 66 64 105 151 Lt Commander 180 128 148 214 246 Lieutenant 226 144 142 152 154 Sub-Lieutenant and below 184 180 221 207 164 Ratings Fleet Chief Petty Officer 142 96 93 91 88 Chief Petty Officer 940 742 664 732 850 Petty Officer 658 503 375 436 435 Leading Rate 1,502 1,089 742 457 510 Able Rate and below 4,364 3,566 2,623 1,619 1,835