Fleet Solid Support Ships: Leasing
(asked on 6th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with allies on the leasing of a Fleet Solid Support Ship for the Royal Navy.
This question was answered on 13th February 2023
In 2015 the Ministry of Defence explored the opportunity to short term lease two Auxiliary Cargo and Ammunition (T-AKE) support ships from the United States of America, which subsequently could not be spared. Since then, no further discussions have taken place with allies on leasing solid support shipping for the Royal Navy.