Warships

(asked on 30th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships of the Royal Navy surface fleet, excluding the aircraft carriers, were at sea on the first of each month in 2016.


Answered by
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Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 12th February 2018

At sea has been interpreted as referring to ships outside a port or harbour. Royal Navy records show that the following number of ships (excluding aircraft carriers) were at sea on the first of each month during 2016.

Month

Number of ships at sea

January

5

February

16

March

23

April

10

May

15

June

16

July

17

August

10

September

15

October

15

November

14

December

13

Notes:

1. Other vessels may be alongside in the United Kingdom or foreign ports.

2. Full records are not available for P2000 Fast Inshore Patrol Craft.

3. The number of Royal Navy vessels at sea will change on a daily basis.

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