Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 26 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) on Monday, 2 November 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Aircraft Carriers
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the fleet of aircraft carriers was last refurbished; and what the life expectancy of the fleet is.
- Answer
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The current fleet of three Invincible Class aircraft carriers all underwent a major refurbishment (refit) at Rosyth between 1999 and 2005. HMS Ark Royal completed in 2001, HMS Invincible completed in 2003 and HMS Illustrious completed in 2005.On current plans, the Out of Service Dates (OSDs) are: HMS Invincible 2010, HMS Ark Royal in 2014 and HMS Illustrious 2016. Our ship programmes are kept under continuous review to ensure that the In-Service Dates for the Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class carriers remain coherent with the OSDs for the Invincible Class.
Secondary information
- Type
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- Reference
- 498 c641W; 296356
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Aircraft carriers
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