HMS Spey and HMS Tamar
(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the basing arrangements for HMS Spey and HMS Tamar in the Far East has changed from a base in Singapore to a service contract with BAE Systems not in Singapore.
This question was answered on 27th January 2022
The Batch 2 OPVs are highly versatile platforms with the advantage of being suitable for maintenance in a large number of ship yards around the world. Thus, whilst BAE Systems continue to have the contract for maintenance of these ships, they do not need to be tied to maintenance in a single home base. This maximises range and utility.