Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 18895

Patrol Craft

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, following the retirement of the batch 1 River Class vessels, how does his department intend to conduct at sea training.

Answer

Luke Pollard
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. The Class ...

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