Warships: Decommissioning

(asked on 17th April 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out of service date is of all Royal Navy ships.


Answered by
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Maria Eagle
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 15th May 2025

The Royal Navy constantly reviews out of service dates to achieve maximum availability of its platforms for operational tasking. For operational security reasons, the Royal Navy does not release the out of service dates of individual platforms.

Class of Ship

Out of Service Date

Queen Elizabeth Class

2069

Albion Class

2025

Daring Class

2038

Duke Class

2035

Wave Class

2025

Tide Class

2040

Bay Class

2034

Fort Class

2028

Hunt Class

2031

Sandown Class

2025

River Class

2028 (Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessel) 2040 (Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel)

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