§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in theOfficial Report the names of the destroyers and frigates of the surface fleet, available for service at 24 hours' notice on 1 June 1988, 1 January 1989, and 1 June 1989.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonDetails of ships available for operations at precise periods of notice are classified. However, the names of the destroyers and frigates that were available for operational deployment immediately or within a short period for each of the dates requested are as follows:
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1 June 1988 1 January 1989 1 June 1989 HMS Achilles HMS Achilles HMS Achilles HMS Active HMS Active HMS Active HMS Alacrity HMS Alacrity HMS Alacrity HMS Amazon HMS Amazon HMS Amazon HMS Ambuscade HMS Ambuscade HMS Ambuscade HMS Andromeda HMS Andromeda HMS Andromeda HMS Apollo HMS Arethusa HMS Argonaut HMS Arethusa HMS Avenger HMS Ariadne HMS Avenger HMS Beaver HMS Arrow HMS Battleaxe HMS Birmingham HMS Avenger HMS Beaver HMS Boxer HMS Beaver HMS Birmingham HMS Brave HMS Birmingham
1 June 1988 1 January 1989 1 June 1989 HMS Boxer HMS Brazen HMS Boxer HMS Brave HMS Brilliant HMS Brave HMS Brazen HMS Bristol HMS Brilliant HMS Bristol HMS Broadsword HMS Bristol HMS Charybdis HMS Cardiff HMS Broadsword HMS Cleopatra HMS Charybdis HMS Campbeltown HMS Cornwall HMS Cleopatra HMS Cardiff HMS Danae HMS Cornwall HMS Charybdis HMS Edinburgh HMS Coventry HMS Cleopatra HMS Euryalus HMS Cumberland HMS Cornwall HMS Exeter HMS Danae HMS Coventry HMS Gloucester HMS Edinburgh HMS Cumberland HMS Hermione HMS Euryalus HMS Danae HMS Juno HMS Gloucester HMS Edinburgh HMS Jupiter HMS Hermione HMS Gloucester HMS Liverpool HMS Juno HMS Hermione HMS London HMS Jupiter HMS Jupiter HMS Manchester HMS Liverpool HMS Liverpool HMS Minerva HMS London HMS London HMS Newcastle HMS Manchester HMS Manchester HMS Nottingham HMS Newcastle HMS Newcastle HMS Penelope HMS Nottingham HMS Nottingham HMS Phoebe HMS Penelope HMS Penelope HMS Scylla HMS Phoebe HMS Phoebe HMS Sheffield HMS Scylla HMS Scylla HMS Sinus HMS Sheffield HMS Sheffield HMS Southampton HMS Sirius HMS Sirius HMS York HMS York HMS York