Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 6 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 June 2022. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Destroyers and Frigates: Deployment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days each Royal Navy (a) frigate and (b) destroyer spent at sea in each year since 2015.

Answer

The information requested is provided in the following tables.

Type 23 Frigates:

FRIGATE	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
ARGYLL	25	0	111	141	101	191	136
IRON DUKE	85	132	94	0	4	0	0
KENT	124	67	0	57	172	155	207
LANCASTER	157	0	0	0	6	144	121
MONMOUTH	68	113	209	131	37	10	0
MONTROSE	0	0	41	145	198	227	203
NORTHUMBERLAND	48	0	0	117	146	154	123
PORTLAND	107	176	41	0	0	0	125
RICHMOND	180	73	51	0	11	190	220
SOMERSET	131	113	95	60	0	0	0
ST ALBANS	122	136	138	120	77	0	0
SUTHERLAND	127	127	103	166	103	161	0
WESTMINSTER	0	0	126	152	131	114	162

Type 45 Destroyers:

DESTROYER	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
DARING	48	148	85	0	0	0	0
DAUNTLESS	114	2	0	0	0	29	0
DIAMOND	27	118	116	99	14	71	179
DRAGON	69	56	56	145	163	110	152
DEFENDER	106	115	0	84	183	129	204
DUNCAN	188	86	107	135	153	0	0

The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. In addition, these figures represent days at sea, and it should be noted that, while deployed away from the UK, ships will spend both days at sea and alongside in ports around the world.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 13040
Session: 2022-23
Related items: Destroyers and Frigates: Deployment
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Deployment Destroyers Frigates
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Destroyers and Frigates: Deployment

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