HMS Albion
(asked on 6th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans plan to refit HMS Albion for future operations.
This question was answered on 13th September 2023
HMS Albion will enter a period of extended readiness of approximately six years on completion of her handover to HMS Bulwark. This aligns with the departmental position to have a single Landing Platform Dock continuously at operational readiness, with the other being held in extended readiness on a six-year cycle.
We do not disclose the detail of future readiness, or the capability improvement programmes, and their forward-looking availability forecasts, in order to preserve the operational security of the Fleet.