Type 23 Frigates

(asked on 20th July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the sea-going status of each of the 13 Type 23 frigates; and which of those ships are (a) operationally available, (b) undergoing maintenance and/or a refit and (c) temporarily unavailable due to propulsion problems.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 26th July 2021

The information requested is provided below:

Class

Upkeep/Maintenance

Operationally Available

Total

Type 23

4

8

12

River Class Patrol Ships

0

3

3

River II Class Patrol Ships

0

5

5

RFA Tide Class

1

3

4

RFA Wave Class

1

1

2

RFA Landing Ship Docks

1

2

3

Sandown Class

2

5

7

Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure Vessels

2

4

6

HMS ALBION/HMS BULWARK

1

1

2

To maintain operational security these figures cannot be broken down to the level of detail requested. The information provided dividing vessels into “Upkeep/Maintenance” and “Operationally Available” (ships on deployment or generating for deployment) is correct at the time of release.

Twelve Type 23 frigates are included as HMS MONMOUTH left Royal Navy service on 30 June 2021.

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