§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Royal Navy ships which have been granted honorary freedom of their affiliated towns or cities.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMany Royal Navy ships have been granted honorary freedom of their affiliated towns or cities. However, no comprehensive list of such ships is held centrally and one could only be obtained at disproportionate cost and effort.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what links each of the following Royal Navy ships have, or are expected to have with towns or cities in the United Kingdom: (1) HMS Cornwall, (2) HMS Cumberland, (3) HMS Campbeltown, (4) HMS Chatham, (5) HMS Norfolk, (6) HMS Marlborough, (7) HMS Argyll, (8) HMS Lancaster, (9) HMS Vanguard, (10) HMS Victorious, (11) HMS Vengeance, (12) HMS Venerable, (13) RFA Fort Grange, (14) RFA Fort Austin, (15) RFA Resource, (16) RFA Regent, (17) HMS Trafalgar, (18) HMS Turbulent, (19) HMS Tireless, (20) HMS Torbay, (21) HMS Trenchant, (22) HMS Talent, (23) HMS Triumph, (24) HMS Swiftsure, (25) HMS Sovereign, (26) HMS Superb, (27) HMS Sceptre, (28) HMS Spartan, (29) HMS Splendid, (30) HMS Churchill, (31) HMS Courageous, (32) HMS Conqueror, (33) HMS Valiant, and (34) HMS Warspite.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe ship to town/city links are as follows:
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Ship Town HMS Cumberland Cumbria HMS Campbeltown Campbeltown HMS Chatham Medway HMS Trafalgar Lancaster HMS Turbulent Warrington HMS Tireless Rugby HMS Torbay Torbay HMS Trenchant Shrewsbury HMS Swiftsure Southport HMS Sovereign Derby HMS Superb Stafford
Ship Town HMS Sceptre Wigan HMS Spartan Rothesay HMS Spendid Plymouth HMS Churchill Redbridge HMS Courageous Preston HMS Conqueror Congleton HMS Valiant Scarborough HMS Warspite Hereford Royal Fleet Auxiliaries are not affiliated to towns or cities. Most of the remaining vessels are under construction and as yet have no affiliation.