The Royal Navy

Has anyone wondered how many of our Royal Naval ships have been decommissioned over the last 13 years?

Well I came across this and was shocked at what i found.

I found this from http://twitter.com/IanPJ

The following is from They work for you

The Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, including submarines, withdrawn from service in each year since 1997 are shown in the following table:

Royal Navy vessels withdrawn from service & Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels withdrawn from service

1997
HMS Battleaxe
RFA Resource
HMS Orwell
HMS Peacock
HMS Plover
HMS Starling
HMS Orkney
HMY Britannia

1998
HMS Blackwater
HMS Spey
HMS Arun
HMS Itchen

1999
HMS Birmingham
HMS Boxer
HMS Beaver
HMS London

2000
HMS Brave
RFA Olna
HMS Bicester
RFA Olwen

2001
HMS Intrepid
HMS Coventry
HMS Berkeley
HMS Cromer
HMS Herald
HMS Bulldog

2002
HMS Fearless
HMS Sheffield
HMS Alderney
HMS Beagle

2003
HMS Splendid
HMS Anglesey
HMS Shetland
HMS Guernsey
HMS Lindisfarne

2004
HMS Bridport
RFA Sir Geraint

2005
HMS Glasgow
RFA Sir Percivale
HMS Newcastle
HMS Cardiff
HMS Norfolk
HMS Marlborough
HMS Sandown
HMS Inverness
HMS Brecon
HMS Cottesmore
HMS Dulverton
HMS Leeds Castle

2006
HMS Spartan
RFA Sir Galahad
HMS Sovereign
RFA Sir Tristram
HMS Grafton
RFA Grey Rover

2007
HMS Dumbarton Castle
RFA Brambleleaf
RFA Oakleaf

2008
HMS Superb
RFA Sir Bedivere

2009
HMS Trafalgar
HMS Southampton
HMS Exeter

HMS Nottingham is due to be withdrawn from service during February 2010.

The following is the ships that have been ordered to replace the above.

Construction contracts for 15 surface ships and submarines have been signed since May 1997. Details are provided in the following table:

Type of vessel Name of vessel
2000
Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) Largs Bay
Lyme Bay

2000
Echo Class Survey Vessels Echo Enterprise

2000
(1) Type 45 Destroyer Daring
Dauntless
Diamond
Dragon
Defender
Duncan

2001
Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) Mounts Bay
Cardigan Bay

2007
Astute Class Submarine Audacious

2008
Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Queen Elizabeth
Prince Of Wales
(1 )The Type 45 contract was re-negotiated in 2007.

Defense spending went up in most years, I don't think so.

It is more like defense savings from decommissioning so many Royal Navy Ships

Britannia rules the waves, not any more we don't.