Defence Secretary John Healey replied: “HMS Bulwark and Albion were not genuine capabilities. The defence procurement and ...
Noticeable capability gaps in the nation’s defences will be filled to bolster the Royal Navy and other armed forces, the ...
This year will see Chester 's warship HMS Albion taken out of active service forever. The former Royal Navy flagship, which ...
Defence Secretary John Healey announced cost-saving measures, including decommissioning HMS Bulwark, the Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland, which is also based at HMNB Devonport, and two Wave ...
Six new amphibious warships are planned to be built for Royal Marine operations, replacing HMS Albion and Bulwark at HMNB ...
News reports have suggested that HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark could be retired to free up sailors for other vessels, amid a recruitment crisis. The ships are two of the Royal Navy's amphibious ...
Only last month Mr Healey justified the scrapping of amphibious ships HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion because the last government had held them at low readiness, saying: “We do not have the ...
Among those set to be decommissioned were two amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark and Type 23 frigate, HMS Northumberland. Critics slammed the move, warning it leaves Britain’s ...
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