Trident Submarines
(asked on 6th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what proportion of time the UK's Vanguard-class submarines have been (a) at sea and (b) in refit in the last five years.
This question was answered on 9th March 2023
The Royal Navy has provided the Continuous At Sea Deterrent for an unbroken 54 years with Operation RELENTLESS. However, we do not disclose these details for operational security reasons as to do so could or would prejudice the capability of our Armed Forces.