Emily Thornberry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum crew complement is of each of the Royal Navy’s (a) Type 45 Destroyers and (b) Type 23 Frigates.
Penny Mordaunt
Ships’ and submarines’ complements are not fixed; they vary, even across a Class, due to equipment fits and in response to specific tasking.
The table below shows the average number of liability positions for each ship when in their normal operating role.
Complements of Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers and Type 23 frigates by branch and rank
|
Type 45 Destroyers |
Type 23 Frigates |
|
|
Number of Positions |
||
|
Warfare and Exec Department |
||
|
Commander |
1 |
1 |
|
Lieutenant Commander |
3 |
3 |
|
Lieutenant |
8 |
5 |
|
Warrant Officer |
1 |
1 |
|
Chief Petty Officer |
3 |
3 |
|
Petty Officer |
12 |
8 |
|
Leading Hand |
21 |
19 |
|
Able Rate |
32 |
28 |
|
Engineering Department |
||
|
Lieutenant Commander |
2 |
2 |
|
Lieutenant |
3 |
2 |
|
Warrant Officer |
3 |
2 |
|
Chief Petty Officer |
9 |
7 |
|
Petty Officer |
15 |
15 |
|
Leading Hand |
17 |
17 |
|
Able Rate |
33 |
31 |
|
Logistics Department |
||
|
Lieutenant Commander |
1 |
1 |
|
Lieutenant |
1 |
1 |
|
Chief Petty Officer |
1 |
1 |
|
Petty Officer |
3 |
3 |
|
Leading Hand |
10 |
10 |
|
Able Rate |
13 |
12 |
|
Medical Department |
||
|
Petty Officer |
1 |
0 |
|
Leading Hand |
0 |
1 |
|
Able Rate |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
194 |
174 |
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