Type 45 Destroyers: Decommissioning

(asked on 24th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the scheduled decommissioning date of each Royal Navy Type 45 ship.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 1st April 2026

On current plans, the last Type 45 Destroyer will retire from service by the end of 2038.

The Royal Navy does not release out of service dates for individual ships.

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