Move is unsurprising, says Royal Navy source, as ‘they are big expensive pieces of kit that attract a lot of attention’ ...

This potential solution came after SD Northern River, a UK multi-purpose auxiliary vessel, deployed a mine-hunting capability in the Firth of Clyde.

In response to both former Royal Navy flagships being retired, Mr Healey said: “They were mothballed. There were no plans for either of these ships to go back to sea for nearly 10 years until ...

The proposal to mothball a ship comes despite the fact that HMS Prince of Wales was commissioned as recently as December 2019, while HMS Queen Elizabeth was handed to the Royal Navy in 2017.

Replacements for two amphibious assault ships that are due to be decommissioned are not expected for some time.

Two former Royal Navy flagships are being decommissioned in cost-saving measures announced by Defence Secretary John Healey. Assault ships HMS ... already effectively mothballed at a cost of ...

Two former Royal Navy flagships, a frigate and a pair of support ... “dire inheritance” left by the Tories, will see assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have both been flagships ...

Two former Royal Navy flagships, a frigate and a pair of support ... “dire inheritance” left by the Tories, will see assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have both been flagships ...

Ships, helicopters and drones were all in Defence Secretary John Healey’s sights as he announced cost-saving measures.