Frigates
(asked on 5th September 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many frigates will be operational in the Royal Navy in (1) 2024, (2) 2025, (3) 2026, and (4) 2027.
This question was answered on 17th September 2018
The National Shipbuilding Strategy envisages that the Type 31e will undertake a broad range of roles currently delivered by the Type 23 general purpose frigate, of which HMS Argyll is currently the first to leave service in 2023. We want the first Type 31e to enter service in 2023, with all five ships delivered by 2028.
The exact dates for the delivery of the Type 31e frigates are yet to be determined so it is too early to release the numbers of ships in service at any one time.