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Written question asked by Ian Mearns (Labour) on Thursday, 8 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 February 2024 (named day). It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of each ship in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet.

Answer

The information requested is as follows and is accurate as of 12 February 2024. ‘Available’ is defined as ships not undergoing deep maintenance or preparing to undergo deep maintenance.

Class

Not Available

Available

Total

RFA Tide Class Tanker

2

2

4

RFA Wave Class Tanker

2

0

2

RFA Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary)

0

3

3

RFA Primary Casualty Reception Facility

0

1

1

RFA Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment

1

0

1

RFA Offshore Support Vessel

1

1

2

The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. To maintain operational security, these figures cannot be broken down into any further level of detail, however, I can confirm that these figures do include the new RFA Offshore Support Vessel class.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13713
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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