§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which ships have fulfilled the role of the West Indies guard ship in the past 18 months; and if he will list the dates during which the ships have been on station. [130447]
§ Mr. SpellarThe ships that have fulfilled the role of the Atlantic Patrol Task (North) (previously known as the West Indies Guard Ship) in the past 18 months are as set out:
Ship On station HMS Marlborough 29 January 1999 to 17 June 1999 HMS Northumberland 17 June 1999 to 23 November 1999 HMS Manchester 15 February 2000 to 26 June 2000 HMS Cardiff 26 June 2000 to est. end November 2000