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C Roberts(tweets from a colonised Scotland) Hi, I'm afraid you did imagine that! You're mixing up the type number with the number planned. They are Type 26 Frigates with 8 planned and Type 31 frigates with 5 planned, 13 in total. Scottish shipyards actually received orders for five patrol ships PLUS 13 frigates.
Shapps rumoured to be scrapping UK's assault ships - It is understood that the defence secretary aims to retire both HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark from active service ten years before their planned out-of-service dates. Click the image to read more.
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Unprecedented:
RN is appealing to the retired community via LinkedIn for a new Rear Admiral - Director of Submarines.
No suitable internal candidate to replace two-star Rear Admiral Simon Asquith
Via The Times and The Sunday Times Larisa Brown
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