Royal Navy CVF (Replacement Around 2067): • HMS Queen Elizabeth • HMS Prince of Wales LHA: • HMS Ocean (Out of Service in 2018, See 1)

Future Fleet:

Royal Navy CVF (replacement around 2067): • HMS Queen Elizabeth • HMS Prince of Wales LHA: • HMS Ocean (out of service in 2018, see 1)

LPD (replacement around 2033; replacement may merge with LSDs): • HMS Albion—OSD 2033 • HMS Bulwark—OSD 20342 3 (one active, one in “extended readiness”—boo!)

SSN:

Trafalgar Class: • HMS Trenchant—expected OSD 2019 • HMS Talent—expected OSD 2021 • HMS Triumph—expected OSD 2022

Astute Class: • HMS Astute—commissioned 2010 • HMS Ambush—commissioned 2013 • HMS Artful—commissioned 2014 • HMS Audacious—expected 2018/9, late • HMS Anson—expected 2020 • HMS Agamemnon—expected 2022 • HMS Agincourt—expected 2024

SSBN (can never be used in conflict until the final countdown)*: 4 x SSBNs, currently Vanguard-Class. In future, Dreadnought-class: • HMS Vanguard • HMS Victorious • HMS Vigilant • HMS Vengeance

Future • HMS Dreadnought—expected around 2030s • SSBN Boat 2 • SSBN Boat 3 • SSBN Boat 4

1 http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written- question/Commons/2015-11-26/17860/ 2 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/575087/FOI_2016- 08608_Redacted.pdf 3 https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons- committees/defence/170125%20H%20Baldwin%20MP_House%20Qs_future%20RN%20Landing%20Platform %20Dock%20Class%20Ships_ALBION_BULWARK.pdf 1

Type 45 Destroyers4 (replacement due around 2033): • HMS Daring (Second to get Harpoon) • HMS Dauntless • HMS Diamond (Third to get Harpoon) • HMS Dragon • HMS Defender • HMS Duncan (First of the four Type 45s to get the Harpoon, Harpoon OSD 2023)

May get Aster B1/B1 NT ABM-capable missiles.5

Type 23: At HMNB Portsmouth6 • HMS Argyll—non-Sonar 2087, OSD 2023, in service date of first Type 31e frigate • HMS Lancaster—non-Sonar 2087, OSD 2024 • HMS Iron Duke—non-Sonar 2087, OSD 2025 • HMS Monmouth—non-Sonar 2087, OSD 2026, in service date of first Type 26 frigate • HMS Montrose—non-Sonar 2087, OSD 2027

At HMNB Devonport7 • HMS Westminster—Sonar 2087, OSD 2028 • HMS Northumberland—Sonar 2087, OSD 2029 • HMS Richmond—Sonar 2087, OSD 2030 • HMS Somerset—Sonar 2087, OSD 2031 • HMS Sutherland—Sonar 2087, OSD 2032 • HMS Kent—Sonar 2087, OSD 2033 • HMS Portland—Sonar 2087, OSD 2034 • HMS St Albans—Sonar 2087, OSD 2035

At HMNB Portsmouth by 2023 • Type 31e Ship 1—non-Sonar 2087, by 2023 • Type 31e Ship 2—non-Sonar 2087, by 2024 • Type 31e Ship 3—non-Sonar 2087, by 2025 • Type 31e Ship 4—non-Sonar 2087, by 2026 • Type 31e Ship 5—non-Sonar 2087, by 2027

4 Harpoon launchers added to some https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/168344/response/416866/attach/html/3/20130807 %2011%2007%202013%20095342%20001%20Response%20Dainton%20weapons.pdf.html

5 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674881/Security_and_Defence.p df 6 https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2017/november/24/171124- defence-secretary-announces-type-23-base-port-moves

7 https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2017/november/24/171124- defence-secretary-announces-type-23-base-port-moves

At HMNB Devonport by around late 2020s • HMS Glasgow—Sonar 2087, 2026/7, in service by 20278 • HMS Cardiff—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Glasgow • HMS Belfast—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Cardiff • HMS Birmingham—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Belfast • HMS Sheffield—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Birmingham • HMS Newcastle—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Sheffield • HMS Edinburgh—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Newcastle • HMS London—Sonar 2087, 15-18 months after Edinburgh

Fleet Diving Teams: • Northern Diving Group • Southern Diving Group (Southern Diving Unit One (SDU1) at Plymouth, SDU 2 at Portsmouth) • Fleet Diving Unit 1 • Fleet Diving Unit 2 • Fleet Diving Unit 3 • Operational Support Group

Mine-Countermeasure Vessels (15 active, 12 stated in SDSR 20159 old link??):

Hunt-class (older class)

HMS Ledbury, OSD 2019 HMS Cattistock, OSD 2020 HMS Brocklesby, OSD 2020 HMS Middleton, OSD 2020 HMS Chiddingfold, OSD 2020 HMS Atherstone, OSD 2022 10 HMS Hurworth, OSD 2022 HMS Quorn, OSD 202311

Sandown-Class

HMS Penzance, OSD 2023 HMS Pembroke, OSD 2023 HMS Grimsby, OSD 2024 HMS Bangor, OSD 2024 HMS Ramsey, OSD 2025 HMS Blyth, OSD 2026 HMS Shoreham, OSD 2026

Offshore Patrol

8 https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-04-23/debates/0F243DB9-09AB-44E5-8A80- F91BB1AB6A0D/Type26Frigates 9 https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/101207w0001.htm#10120750000478 10 http://www.forces.net/news/hms-atherstone-and-quorn-decommissioned-after-58-combined-years-service 11 http://www.forces.net/news/hms-atherstone-and-quorn-decommissioned-after-58-combined-years-service 3

River-Class

Batch 1 (to be preserved12 13): HMS Tyne, gone around 25/5/2018 – to be retained until 2020 HMS Severn, gone 27/10/17 – to be retained until 2020 HMS Mersey – to be retained until 2020

HMS Clyde—to be sold to Brazil in 2019

Batch 2: HMS Forth, active April 2018, to be Falklands Guardship, ~ 2019 HMS Medway HMS Trent HMS Tamar HMS Spey

Patrol: HMS Scimitar—OSD 2020/2021 (FOIA) HMS Sabre—OSD 2020/2021 (FOIA)

Survey Ships HMS Scott—OSD 202214 15 HMS Echo—OSD 2032 (FOIA) HMS Enterprise—cira 202016, update 2032 (FOIA) HMS Gleaner—to OSD in 2018, HMS Magpie

Ice Patrol HMS Protector—OSD 2038 (FOIA)

RFA

Tide-Class Tanker (replacing RFA Gold Rover, RFA Black Rover, RFA Orangeleaf— already decommissioned): • RFA Tidespring • RFA Tiderace • RFA Tidesurge • RFA Tideforce

Waver-Class Tanker (replacements due in around 2028): • RFA Wave Knight OSD 2028 (FOIA) • RAF Wave Ruler OSD 2028 (FOIA)

12 https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written- question/Commons/2018-03-13/132371/ 13 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-secures-ships-to-protect-home-waters 14 http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:074060-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML 15 http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written- question/Commons/2017-10-25/109631/ 16 https://twitter.com/HMSEnterprise/status/959191452533362688 4

Fort Victoria-Class Tanker: • RFA Fort Victoria (~OSD 201917 update, 202518, replacement due in around/after 2028, near 2032)

Fort Rosalie-class Replenishment Ship (replacement due around/after 2028, near 2032): • RFA Fort Rosalie (out of service 2024, update 202519) • RFA Fort Austin (out of service 202320, update 202521, or 2024?22)

Forward Repair Ship: • RFA Diligence (out of service 2020 from FOIA, sold by end 2016)

Aviation Training/Casualty Receiving Ship: • RFA Argus (out of service date 202423 24confirmed by FOIA, can be armed so medical staff not protected by Geneva Convention, replacement due around 2038!)

LSD/Bay-Class25: • RFA Lyme Bay—OSD 2032 • RFA Mounts Bay—OSD 2031 • RFA Cardigan Bay—OSD 2031

Point Class Ro-Ro Merchant Ships (only four now26): • MV Hurst Point (OSD?) • MV Eddystone (OSD?) • MV Hartland Point (OSD?) • MV Anvil Point (OSD?)

RNAS Yeovilton Squadrons: • 825 NAS—merger of 700(W) and 702 NAS, to be “the training and development unit for the helicopter and its air and ground crews.”27 o 201 Flight28 29

17 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070611/text/70611w0010.htm 18 http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:074060-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML 19 http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:074060-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML 20 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm130611/text/130611w0001.htm#1306111020 00062 21 http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:074060-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML 22 http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written- question/Commons/2017-03-03/66509/ 23 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/382536/desider_79_Dec2014.pdf 24 http://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:074060-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML 25 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/575087/FOI_2016- 08608_Redacted.pdf

26 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2013-11- 06a.173614.h&s=%22private+finance+initiative%22+ships#g173614.r0 27 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/may/23/140523-wildcat-evolution https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/15405 5

• 815 NAS 14 x Lynx Wildcat (Onboard HM Ships Types 23/26/45 and MCT.30 12 single-manned Flights at readiness for deployed operations worldwide and 2 double- manned Maritime Counter Terrorism (MCT) Flights at very high readiness in the UK, Type 45s possibly always get at least 1 x Wildcat deployed on them, to provide Wildcats for RN destroyers and frigates and RFA ships.) o 200 Flight 1 x Lynx Wildcat31 o 202 Flight32 33 o 203 Flight34 o 207 Flight35 o 214 Flight36 o 215 Flight37 o 217 Flight38 (Or is this part of 825 NAS?) o 219 Flight39 40 o 225 Flight41 o 229 Flight42 43 o 234 Flight44 45 o 237 Flight46 • 845 NAS Merlin (Commando Helicopter Force ~12 x Merlin HC4 Helicopters47 48 49 (Each squadron will operate three flights. 845 NAS will have three deployable, go- anywhere flights, with each flight deploying with up to 4 Merlins, maximum total of 12 Mk4. 846 NAS will have the Operational Conversion Flight, Maritime Counter Terrorism Flight, and a deployable flight to bolster 845 NAS if required, 9 Merlin Mk4 are in the sustainment fleet.) o A Flight

28 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:7ne33fRvt7UJ:mags.shephardmedia.com/rotorhub/201 4/dhjulaug14_23458i09/pubData/source/DH-JulAug14_webmag.pdf+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=sg 29 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/december/15/151215-wildcat-returns-to- fleet-air-arm 30 https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/may/23/140523-wildcat-evolution 31 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/November/14/131114-Daring-views 32 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152115878189393&set=a.419911154392.181977.185677149392 &type=1 33 https://www.facebook.com/rnasyeovilton/posts/378461445697678 34 http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/news/drug-busting-lynx-called-doris-returns-to-yeovilton 35 https://twitter.com/RNASYeovilton/status/751463996348399616 36 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/september/18/1400918-lynx-recognised 37 https://www.facebook.com/royalnavy/posts/10152900039988205 38 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/july/11/140711-defender-indian-ocean 39 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/November/22/131122-Dragon-Lynx- Back-Home 40 https://www.facebook.com/rnasyeovilton/posts/438213283055827 41 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/November/22/131122-Dragon-Lynx- Back-Home 42 http://forces.tv/95334830 43 https://www.facebook.com/rnasyeovilton/posts/378461445697678 44 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/november/26/141126-lynx-somerset-levels 45 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/july/27/150727-royal-navy-decoy-flares- light-up-caribbean 46 https://twitter.com/RNASYeovilton/status/751463996348399616 47 http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2015/02/18/aviation-news-the-fleet-air-arm-in-transition/ 48 http://www.janes.com/article/50150/royal-navy-begins-transferring-ex-raf-merlins-to-yeovilton 49 http://www.janes.com/images/assets/240/73240/Rotary_role_Exploring_QECs_LPH_utility.pdf 6

o B Flight o C Flight • 846 NAS Merlin (transport version) Commando Helicopter Force ~9 x Merlin HC3/4 Helicopters50 o Operational Conversion Flight (may swap with C Flight, 845 NAS51) o Maritime Counter Terrorism Flight o Deployable flight (to bolster 845 NAS if required) (D Flight???52 53

• 847 NAS Lynx Wildcat Commando Helicopter Force Support (Reconnaissance/Light Support) 6 x Lynx Wildcat Helicopters54 8 x crews55

RNAS Culdrose Squadrons • 700X Squadron—controlling Scan Eagle/ Future UAV, T&E56 57 • 736 NAS—FRADU58 • 814 NAS ??? x Merlin Mk 2 Helicopters (Converted to Mk2 in 201459 merged with 829 NAS so as to provide a “super squadron” for sonar-equipped Type 23s/26s.60) o Tungsten Flight from 829 NAS61 or Sinner Flight62 63 o Kingfisher Flight from 829 NAS64 65 66 o Mohawk Flight from 829 NAS67 68 o 05 Flight69 (possibly disbanded) • 820 NAS ??? x Merlin Mk 2 Helicopters ( Fixed ASW NAS on board QEC)70 71 72 (p.23) 73

50 http://www.janes.com/article/50150/royal-navy-begins-transferring-ex-raf-merlins-to-yeovilton 51 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/january/25/160125-merlin-on-top-of-the-- rock 52 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=500243470151953&id=407280572781577 53 http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/news/846-nas-stands-up-with-merlin-mk3 54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8H- XKzwkc&feature=youtu.be&list=PLhrc1XfcNWwkQVFTPDOyb0Hn4j4AjSa6e 55 http://www.janes.com/article/50150/royal-navy-begins-transferring-ex-raf-merlins-to-yeovilton 56 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/november/25/141125-700x-scan-eagle 57 https://navaltoday.com/2016/07/13/royal-navy-air-squadron-picks-commercial-drones-for-operations/ 58 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/fleet-air-arm/hawk-jets/736-naval-air- squadron 59 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/December/23/131223-Merlin-Argus 60 https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/201608 pages 22-23 61 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/December/10/131210-Lone-Merlin 62 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/august/08/160808-saints-and-sinners- return 63 https://twitter.com/RNASCuldrose/status/956504122634723330 64 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152316019258205.1073742744.188183478204&type=1 65 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/october/16/151016-magic-from-merlin-as- helicopter-teams-up-with-hms-sutherland 66 https://twitter.com/RNASCuldrose/status/956504122634723330 67 http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/devon_news/11639165.Royal_Navy_pilot_achieves_2_000_flying _hours/ 68 https://twitter.com/RNASCuldrose/status/956504122634723330 69 https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/11735 70 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/December/23/131223-Merlin-Argus 71 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/fleet-air-arm/helicopter-squadrons/merlin- mk1/820-naval-air-squadron 72 https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/201608 7

• 824 NAS ??? (Janes Video says 7!74) x Merlin Mk 2 Operational Conversion Unit Helicopters, to train both ASW and ASAC/AEW crews, support for the defence of home waters/the Fleet Ready Escort.75 76(p.23) • 829 NAS ??? • 849 NAS ~7 x ASAC Airborne Surveillance Training/OCU Helicopters o Normandy Flight o Palembang Flight77 o Okinawa Flight78 (25 Mk2 operational, 5 in reserve for a total of 30.79)

• 831 Flight???---control of ScanEagle80 (Under 700X NAS? still around???)

• 1700 NAS, formerly Maritime Aviation Support Force (MASF) (flight deck crews, fire-fighters, meteorologists, physical trainers, military policemen, survival specialists, aircraft controllers, logisticians, engineers, medics and many other specialists81)

Portsmouth Dockyard • 1710 Squadron82 o Repair teams o Service Modifications teams o Materials and Monitoring teams

RAF Marham • 809 NAS ~12 x F-35B (Joint FAA/RAF) 83

73 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2017/july/03/170703-young-pilot-makes- history-with-first-deck-landing-on-hms-queen-elizabeth 74 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23BjreAIa6E 75 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/December/23/131223-Merlin-Argus 76 https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/201608 77 http://www.forces.tv/61121520 78 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/february/09/160209-sea-kings-play-part- in-daesh-air-strikes 79 http://aviationweek.com/farnborough-2014/uk-considering-bringing-orphaned-merlins-service 80 Navy News, August 2014, p.18 81 https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/fleet-air-arm/support-and-training/1700- naval-air-squadron 82 https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/fleet-air-arm/support-and-training/1710- squadron 83 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/September/09/130909-809-Air-Squadron 8