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Friday, June 17, 2011

Ship's decommisioning on 'pause'

Type-22 (Broadsword) classThe scrapping of a Plymouth-based warship has been halted under orders from the Government, The Herald has learned.

All four of Devonport's Type 22 frigates are being decommissioned as part of hard-hitting defence spending cuts.

But decommissioning work on HMS Cumberland, pictured, has 'paused', the Navy said, as Britain seeks to sell the vessel.

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