HMS Ocean
(asked on 26th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons it is proposed to retire HMS Ocean in 2018; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 4th December 2015
When HMS OCEAN entered service in 1998 she had a specified service life, based on her build specification, of 20 years.
The decision to retire HMS Ocean is consistent with the intent expressed in paragraph 2.A.5 in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010. As part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 the Royal Navy will retain two landing Platform Dock vessels in the fleet.