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(asked on 21st July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sea-going status is of each of the (a) seven Sandown Class and (b) six Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure Vessels; and which of those ships are (i) operationally available, (ii) undergoing maintenance and/or a refit, (iii) temporarily unavailable and (iv) laid up and/or held at extended readiness.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 7th September 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

0

5

5

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.

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