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Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-01-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total crew complement by rank and specialisation was of each of the Royal Navy’s (a) Type 45 Destroyers and (b) Type 23 Frigates on their most recent deployment.

Penny Mordaunt

Ships’ and submarines’ complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.

The table below shows the average number of liability positions for each ship when in their normal operating role.

Complements of Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers and Type 23 frigates by branch and rank

Type 45 Destroyers

Type 23 Frigates

Number of Positions

Warfare and Exec Department

Commander

1

1

Lieutenant Commander

3

3

Lieutenant

8

5

Warrant Officer

1

1

Chief Petty Officer

3

3

Petty Officer

12

8

Leading Hand

21

19

Able Rate

32

28

Engineering Department

Lieutenant Commander

2

2

Lieutenant

3

2

Warrant Officer

3

2

Chief Petty Officer

9

7

Petty Officer

15

15

Leading Hand

17

17

Able Rate

33

31

Logistics Department

Lieutenant Commander

1

1

Lieutenant

1

1

Chief Petty Officer

1

1

Petty Officer

3

3

Leading Hand

10

10

Able Rate

13

12

Medical Department

Petty Officer

1

0

Leading Hand

0

1

Able Rate

1

1

TOTAL

194

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