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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the (i) name, (ii) length, (iii) weight, (iv) type, and (v) displacement of the largest ship to have docked at the (a) Portsmouth Naval Base and Dockyards, (b) Rosyth Dockyard and (c) Devonport Dockyard; and if he will make statement. [92372] Mr. Doug Henderson: The information requested is in the table. Accurate records are available only for the last 15 years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name Length (metres) Weight/ Type Displacement (tons) Portsmouth Naval USS Iowa 270 57,000 Battleship Base/Dockyard {1} Devonport Naval Base {2} RFA Brambleleaf 170 40,870 RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Devonport Dockyard HMS Invincible 209.1 20,600 Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious 209.1 20,600 Aircraft Carrier RFA Bayleaf 170.7 37,747 RFA RFA Orangeleaf 170.7 37,747 RFA Rosyth Dockyard HMS Ark Royal 209.1 20,600 Aircraft Carrier RFA Brambleleaf 170 40,870 RFA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Portsmouth Dockyard ceased to be a fully fledged dockyard in 1984. The Fleet Maintenance Repair Organisation (FMRO) became its successor organisation. FMRO Portsmouth transferred to commercial management on 28 February 1998. {2} Information for Devonport Naval Base has been included for completeness.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

92372; 335 c698W;335 c700W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Dockyards Navy Warships Devonport Dockyard Rosyth Dockyard Portsmouth Dockyard

Contains statistics

Yes