Post by Red Rackham on Nov 20, 2024 16:30:31 GMT
Two former Royal Navy flagships, a frigate and a pair of support tankers will be decommissioned under a series of cost-saving measures announced by Defence Secretary John Healey.
The savings, which Mr Healey blamed on the "dire inheritance" left by the Conservatives, will see assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have both been flagships, decommissioned.
He said the ageing Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland was beyond economic repair and would be decommissioned, along with two Wave-class tankers.
www.forcesnews.com/services/tri-service/hms-albion-and-bulwark-be-axed-part-healeys-cost-cutting-drive
Labour doing what Labour do? How long will this Labour government blame the previous government for their own actions? And you can bet more defence cuts are in the pipeline. HMS Albion and Bulwark are amphibious warfare ships designed to put marines ashore. If there is no way of landing marines perhaps the plan is get rid of the Royal Marines too? I wouldn't put it past this incompetent bunch of woke socialists.
The savings, which Mr Healey blamed on the "dire inheritance" left by the Conservatives, will see assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have both been flagships, decommissioned.
He said the ageing Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland was beyond economic repair and would be decommissioned, along with two Wave-class tankers.
www.forcesnews.com/services/tri-service/hms-albion-and-bulwark-be-axed-part-healeys-cost-cutting-drive
Labour doing what Labour do? How long will this Labour government blame the previous government for their own actions? And you can bet more defence cuts are in the pipeline. HMS Albion and Bulwark are amphibious warfare ships designed to put marines ashore. If there is no way of landing marines perhaps the plan is get rid of the Royal Marines too? I wouldn't put it past this incompetent bunch of woke socialists.
