The Royal Navy with more admirals than surface warships?

Some 5,000 sailors and marines have been axed in defense cuts, leaving the UK with just 30,000 fighting mariners – and a smaller Navy than in Lord Nelson's time.

“Documents seen by the Mirror prove there are 14 more admirals than there are modern warships as defined by Parliament’s Defense Select Committee”.

The dramatic reduction in destroyers and frigates from 33 in the past decade reflects a huge decline in capability. The Royal Navy was, until the Second World War, the largest on the planet.

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