Warships
(asked on 6th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Armed Forces of 5 March 2018, Official Report, column 6, how many Royal Navy surface fleet vessels there have been in the Armed Forces in each of the last five years; and how many such vessels the Government plans to have in each of the next five years.
The size of the fleet is growing for the first time in 15 years.
Based on the records held, the number of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface vessels in each of the last five years was:
Year | Number of Vessels |
2013 | 78 |
2014 | 77 |
2015 | 75 |
2016 | 73 |
2017 | 72 |
On current planning assumptions the number of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface vessels in the next five years is:
Year | Number of Vessels |
2018 | 76 |
2019 | 76 |
2020 | 77 |
2021 | 77 |
2022 | 77 |