Warships: Decommissioning
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Liam Fox (Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Defence; Woodspring, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships have gone out of service in each year since 1997.

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Quentin Davies (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence; Grantham and Stamford, Labour)

The Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, including submarines, withdrawn from service in each year since 1997 are shown in the following table:

Royal Navy vessels withdrawn from service Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels withdrawn from service
1997 HMS Battleaxe RFA Resource
HMS Orwell
HMS Peacock
HMS Plover
HMS Starling
HMS Orkney
HMY Britannia
1998 HMS Blackwater None
HMS Spey
HMS Arun
HMS Itchen
1999 HMS Birmingham None
HMS Boxer
HMS Beaver
HMS London
2000 HMS Brave RFA Olna
HMS Bicester RFA Olwen
2001 HMS Intrepid None
HMS Coventry
HMS Berkeley
HMS Cromer
HMS Herald
HMS Bulldog
2002 HMS Fearless None
HMS Sheffield
HMS Alderney
HMS Beagle
2003 HMS Splendid None
HMS Anglesey
HMS Shetland
HMS Guernsey
HMS Lindisfarne
2004 HMS Bridport RFA Sir Geraint
2005 HMS Glasgow RFA Sir Percivale
HMS Newcastle
HMS Cardiff
HMS Norfolk
HMS Marlborough
HMS Sandown
HMS Inverness
HMS Brecon
HMS Cottesmore
HMS Dulverton
HMS Leeds Castle
2006 HMS Spartan RFA Sir Galahad
HMS Sovereign RFA Sir Tristram
HMS Grafton RFA Grey Rover
2007 HMS Dumbarton Castle RFA Brambleleaf
RFA Oakleaf
2008 HMS Superb RFA Sir Bedivere
2009 HMS Trafalgar None
HMS Southampton
HMS Exeter

HMS Nottingham is due to be withdrawn from service during February 2010.

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