Lord West of Spithead – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord West of Spithead on 2015-11-25.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HMS Ocean was designed and built to have a 20-year lifespan.

Earl Howe

Yes, HMS OCEAN entered service in 1998 with a specified service life, based on her build specification, of 20 years.