Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 January 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many submarines are in service in the Royal Navy; and what the age is of each vessel. - Inc list.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many submarines are in service in the Royal Navy; and what the age is of each vessel. [210311] Mr. Ingram: The Royal Navy has four Vanguard class (SSBN) and 11 Swiftsure and Trafalgar class (SSN) submarines in service. Based on their in service dates the age of each boat in 2005 is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Years HMS Vanguard 12 HMS Victorious 10 HMS Vigilant 9 HMS Vengeance 6 HMS Sovereign 31 HMS Superb 29 HMS Sceptre 27 HMS Spartan 26 HMS Trafalgar 22 HMS Turbulent 21 HMS Tireless 20 HMS Torbay 18 HMS Trenchant 16 HMS Talent 15 HMS Triumph 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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