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Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Thursday, 20 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Thursday, 27 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Trident

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the staff complement is of a Trident submarine, broken down by (a) rank and (b) function.
Answer

The complement of a Trident Submarine is 17 officers and 134 ratings broken down by function and rank as follows:

Number
Warfare department
Commander 1
Lieutenant Commander 1
Lieutenant 6
Chief Petty Officer 4
Petty Officer 4
Leading Hand 9
Able Rate 19
Marine engineering
Lieutenant Commander 1
Lieutenant 3
Warrant Officer 1 1
Warrant Officer 2 5
Chief Petty Officer 11
Petty Officer 8
Leading Hand 6
Able Rate 9
Weapon engineering
Lieutenant Commander 1
Lieutenant 2
Warrant Officer 2 3
Chief Petty Officer 8
Petty Officer 9
Leading Hand 7
Able Rate 13
Supply department
Lieutenant 1
Chief Petty Officer 1
Petty Officer 2
Leading Hand 5
Able Rate 8
Medical department
Lieutenant 1
Petty Officer 1
Leading Hand 1

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21698; 438 c523-4W;438 c521-2W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Trident