HMS Sheffield (Hansard, 1 March 2002)

HC Deb 01 March 2002 vol 380 c1650W 1650W

§ Mr. Jenkin
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when HMS Sheffield will be withdrawn from service. [38951]

§ Mr. Ingram
On current plans HMS Sheffield will be withdrawn from service towards the end of this decade. In the shorter term she will be reduced to a low readiness state, commensurate with force levels endorsed within the Strategic Defence Review, from November 2002 until September 2004.