Warships: Exports
(asked on 26th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many warships surplus to requirements they have sold to foreign governments in each year since 2000; what were their names; and to which governments they were sold.
Information on the sale of Her Majesty’s ships and submarines, together with Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels, can be found below.
Year | Ship Class | Name | Purchaser |
2000 | River Class Patrol | Orwell | Guyana |
2000 | Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure | Bicester | Greece |
2000 | Upholder Class Submarine | Unseen | Canada |
2000 | Island Class Patrol | Orkney | Trinidad & Tobago |
2001 | Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure | Berkeley | Greece |
2001 | Upholder Class Submarine | Unicorn | Canada |
2002 | Island Class Patrol | Shetland | Bangladesh |
2002 | Island Class Patrol | Alderney | Bangladesh |
2002 | Type 22 Frigate | Coventry | Romania |
2002 | Type 22 Frigate | London | Romania |
2003 | Upholder Class Submarine | Ursula | Canada |
2003 | Island Class Patrol | Anglesey | Bangladesh |
2003 | Island Class Patrol | Lindisfarne | Bangladesh |
2003 | Type 22 Frigate | Sheffield | Chile |
2004 | Island Class | Guernsey | Bangladesh |
2004 | Upholder Class Submarine | Upholder | Canada |
2006 | Type 23 Frigate | Norfolk | Chile |
2006 | Type 23 Frigate | Grafton | Chile |
2006 | Type 23 Frigate | Marlborough | Chile |
2007 | Sandown Class Mine Hunter | Sandown | Estonia |
2007 | Sandown Class Mine Hunter | Inverness | Estonia |
2007 | Sandown Class Mine Hunter | Bridport | Estonia |
2007 | Landing Ship Logistic (RFA) | Sir Galahad | Brazil |
2008 | Landing Ship Logistic (RFA) | Sir Belvedere | Brazil |
2008 | Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure | Cottesmore | Lithuania |
2008 | Hunt Class Mine Counter Measure | Dulverton | Lithuania |
2010 | Castle Class Patrol | Dumbarton C | Bangladesh |
2010 | Castle Class Patrol | Leeds C | Bangladesh |
2010 | Coastal Survey Vessel | Roebuck | Bangladesh |
2011 | Bay Class Landing Ship (RFA) | Largs Bay | Australia |