Type 23 Ships (Hansard, 20 January 1999)

HC Deb 20 January 1999 vol 323 c461W 461W

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the forecast service life for Type 23 ships. [66168]

§ Mr. Doug Henderson
The forecast service life for Type 23 frigates is in excess of 18 years and varies for individual vessels in the class.