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Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 July 1998. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 July 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many crews are assigned to each of the four Trident submarines. - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many crews are assigned to each of the four Trident submarines; and if he will make a statement. [52161] Mr. George Robertson: HMS Victorious and HMS Vigilant each have two crews of 140. HMS Vanguard has a single augmented crew of 200. We plan over time to move to single augmented crews for all our Trident submarines.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
52161; 317 c200W
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Armed forces Staff Trident submarines HMS Vanguard HMS Vigilant HMS Victorious
Contains statistics
Yes