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Friday, April 27, 2012

Royal Navy needs two more destroyers now says Admiral

[HMS Daring]The Royal Navy needs ‘at least’ two more Type 45 destroyers, an Admiral has told The News.

Lord Alan West said a fleet of 19 frigates and destroyers is not big enough for Britain and raised his concern about the lack of a contingency plan if the navy lost ships fighting in a war.

It comes after defence minister Lord Astor of Hever said there was ‘no provision’ for the loss of warships following the government’s cost-cutting Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010, which axed 10 navy ships.

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