Royal Navy: Pitcairn Islands
(asked on 28th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a Royal Navy ship last visited Pitcairn Island (a) to patrol UK waters and (b) in any other capacity.
This question was answered on 1st December 2022
HMS Spey visited Pitcairn in February 2022 delivering COVID vaccines and dental care as part of its duties as one of the two Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels deployed in the Indo-Pacific. In addition, Spey conducted patrols in the waters around the islands in the Pitcairn chain to deter and defend against illegal fishing and to carry out environmental monitoring.