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Daily Mail: Navy farce: Britain's new £6billion fleet of Type 45 destroyers spend more than TWICE as much time berthed in UK ports than 'out and doing their job'
* Six vessels notched up a staggering 1,515 days in our harbours in a year
* And two-thirds of the ships were stationary for more than 300 days each
* The figures have angered former head of the Royal Navy, Lord West
* Type 45 destroyers cost £1billion and all became on active service in 2013
The Royal Navy's £6 billion fleet of Type 45 destroyers is spending more time berthed in UK military ports than on active duty defending the nation, official figures have revealed.
The six vessels notched up a staggering 1,515 days in our harbours in the year between April 2015 and 2016 - and four of the state-of-the-art ships were stationary for more than 300 days each.
The figures, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, have angered a former head of the Royal Navy, who has called for urgent action by Theresa May to resolve the problem.
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Royal Navy FARCE: £6bn Type 45 destroyers spend DOUBLE time at port than defending Britain -- Express
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Type 45 destroyers: UK's £1bn warships face engine refit -- BBC
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US 'littoral' ships are having serious teething problems as well. Who build ships that cannot operate in the open sea? If recent history is any guide in 20 years they'll have the bugs ironed out.
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