Lord West of Spithead – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord West of Spithead on 2014-04-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the planned hull life of the Type 23 frigate.

Lord Astor of Hever

Following a decision in 2005, to extend the service life of the current class of Type 23 frigates to 35 years the hull life of the class now ranges between 34 and 37 years.