Douglas Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how many days all six Daring-class Type 45 destroyers have been berthed together at HMNB Portsmouth in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
Harriett Baldwin
The six Daring-class Type 45 destroyers were berthed together in Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth for 34 days this summer. The ships had either just returned from operations, were preparing for imminent deployment, conducting training, undergoing maintenance or on leave.
