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| RN Moves To Portsmouth |
| 2009-04-16 |
| The Royal Navy dockyard at Plymouth is to have all of its frigate warships transferred to Portsmouth, Ministry of Defence sources have told the BBC. Portsmouth is set to become the home of almost all the Navy's warships. Portsmouth had been expected to lose out to Plymouth as part of an MoD review to cut over-capacity and costs. An MoD source said it "makes sense" to have all the Navy's frigates and destroyers in Portsmouth, as the city was home to the fleet headquarters. The review, which began in 2006, looked at the three UK Navy bases in Plymouth, Portsmouth and Faslane. BBC South has learned of the decision ahead of an official announcement by the MoD, expected in the next few weeks. At present Portsmouth is home to the Navy's two operational aircraft carriers, six frigates and seven destroyers. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Hmm, hasn't the RN heard of Taranto and Pearl Harbor? Wouldn't make any difference since the decision is made by pols and bureaucrats who's history line starts with their adolescent self awareness. Real history isn't important to these people till it bites them hard and deep in their assets. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-04-16 10:08 |
| #1 Now let me see ... all ships in one port. Hmm, hasn't the RN heard of Tranto and Pearl Harbor? |
| Posted by: JimK 2009-04-16 09:32 |