§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy vessels have been brought into service since 1997; and for how long they are estimated to remain in service. [28349]
§ Mr. IngramThe Royal Navy has brought 16 vessels into service since 1997. On current plans their estimated remaining service lives are as shown in the table.
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Vessels brought into service since 1997 Estimated remaining service life (years) HMS Ocean 16 HMS Grafton 18 HMS Kent 19 HMS Portland 19 HMS Sutherland 18 HMS Penzance 21 HMS Pembroke 21
Vessels brought into service since 1997 Estimated remaining service life (years) HMS Grimsby 22 HMS Bangor 22 HMS Ramsey 23 HMS Blyth 24 HMS Vigilant 1— HMS Vengeance 1— HMS Scott 20 HMS Raider 21 HMS Tracker 20 1 Information withheld under Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, relating to defence, security and international relations.
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy vessels have been decommissioned since 1997; and what the age of each of the vessels was. [28348]
§ Mr. IngramSince 1997 21 Royal Navy Vessels have been decommissioned. The age of each vessel when decommissioned is shown in the table.
Vessels decommissioned since 1997 Age of vessel when decommissioned (years) HMS Peacock 14 HMS Plover 14 HMS Starling 13 HMS Birmingham 26 HMS Boxer 18 HMS Beaver 16 HMS Brave 17 HMS London 14 HMS Bicester 15 HMS Berkeley 14 HMS Orwell 15 HMS Orkney 22 HMS Blackwater 13 HMS Spey 13 HMS Arun 12 HMS Itchen 13 HMS Herald 28 HMS Intrepid 37 HMS Bulldog 34 HMS Cromer 11 HMS Coventry 15