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The figures given for 2008 in all tables are for 1 January to 30 September 2008.
Time not accounted for under operations and maintenance in the tables includes periods of basic sea safety training, post refit trials, periods of extended leave and other duties (such as conducting synthetic training, ammunitioning, storing) undertaken while in port.
As I stated in my letter to the hon. Member on 5 November 2007, the figures provided are necessarily approximate because records held centrally do not always distinguish precisely between routine maintenance and other time spent alongside, since the two activities are often intermixed.
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many days each Type 42 destroyer in service spent at sea in each year since 2003; [227933]
(2) how many days each attack submarine in service has spent at sea in each year since 2003; [227934]
(3) how many days each Type (a) 22 and (b) 23 frigate in service spent at sea in each year since 2003. [227935]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The number of days at sea for Royal Navy Destroyers, Frigates and Attack Submarines since 2003 are as follows:
Attack Submarines | ||||||
Vessel | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Notes: 1. HMS Sovereign, HMS Spartan And HMS Splendid were decommissioned submarines that were running over the period. 2. The figures for HMS Superb, HMS Talent and HMS Triumph reflect their major refit periods. |
Destroyers | ||||||
Vessel | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Type 22 and 23 Frigates | ||||||
Vessel | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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