Navy: Shipping
(asked on 13th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected lifespan of refurbished commercial vessels is compared to newly constructed warships.
Answered by
Stuart Andrew
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 18th February 2019
The expected lifespan of refurbished commercial vessels would be dependent on the age of the vessel being converted and the role that it is expected to fill. In general, the lifespan would be less than for newly constructed warships.