Dockyard delight at ship shape

Devonport Dockyard looks set to benefit from a decision to extend the active careers of Royal Navy frigates.

But the senior service remains at risk from more defence cuts, according to a Westcountry maritime expert.

Plymouth-based Steve Bush, editor of Warship World magazine, believes last month's MoD announcement over revised decommissioning dates for the fleet's 17 Type 22 and Type 23 frigates will provide a boost for Plymouth and its sister dockyard at Portsmouth.

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