Gibraltar

Defence written question – answered at on 17 July 2012.

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Photo of Caroline Dinenage Caroline Dinenage Conservative, Gosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence

(1) which Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels visited Gibraltar in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 prior to 31 May;

(2) which Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels visited Spanish ports in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 prior to 31 May 2012.

Photo of Nick Harvey Nick Harvey The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

The Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels that visited Spain and Gibraltar in 2010, 2011 and 2012 are shown in the following lists:

2010

Spain

HMS Chatham

HMS Middleton

HMS Monmouth

HMS Kent

HMS Lancaster

HMS Atherstone

HMS York

HMS Raider

HMS Tracker

HMS St Albans

HMS Montrose

HMS Gloucester

HMS Portland

HMS Somerset

RFA Gold Rover

RFA Cardigan Bay

Gibraltar

HMS Enterprise

HMS Manchester

HMS St Albans

HMS Kent

HMS Northumberland

HMS Somerset

HMS Raider

HMS Tracker

HMS Chatham

HMS Cumberland

HMS Montrose

RFA Diligence

RFA Argus

RFA Cardigan Bay

2011

Spain

HMS Brocklesbury

HMS Richmond

HMS Albion

HMS Grimsby

HMS Monmouth

HMS Montrose

HMS Enterprise

HMS Edinburgh

RFA Bayleaf

RFA Black Rover

RFA Gold Rover

Gibraltar

HMS Argyll

HMS Bangor

HMS Ocean

HMS Richmond

HMS Iron Duke

HMS Portland

HMS York

HMS Monmouth

HMS Westminster

HMS Liverpool

HMS Cumberland

HMS Albion

HMS Sutherland

HMS Cornwall

HMS Quorn

HMS Ramsey

HMS Enterprise

HMS St Albans

HMS Brocklesby

HMS Somerset

RFA Cardigan Bay

RFA Argus

RFA Orangeleaf

2012 (prior to May 31)

Spain

HMS Ledbury

HMS Argyll

Gibraltar

HMS Ledbury

HMS Daring

HMS Westminster

RFA Wave Knight

This list does not include HMS Scimitar and HMS Sabre which are permanently based in Gibraltar.

No Royal Navy submarines visited Spain or Gibraltar during this period.

Does this answer the above question?

Yes2 people think so

No4 people think not

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