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Written question asked by Lord Trefgarne (Conservative) on Monday, 11 July 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 July 2022. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Monday, 25 July 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Destroyers and Frigates

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, are presently available for service with the Royal Navy.

Answer

Six Destroyers and twelve Frigates are in-service with the Royal Navy. They rotate through operational deployments, exercises and periods of planned maintenance.

At present, of the six Destroyers, four are available for operations with the remainder in long term refit. Of the twelve Frigates, eight are available for operations with the remainder in long term refit.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1657
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Destroyers Frigates
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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