Serial
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ANNEX D
STRENGTH OF THE FLEET 1975-76
All HM Ships at Serials a. to j. and 8 of the Coastal Minesweepers/Minehunters at Serial k. are earmarked for assignment to NATO in time of war. The remaining ships would be retained under national control for tasks in support of NATO.
Type/Class
Operational, preparing for service or engaged in trials and training.
Reserve or undergoing
long refit, conversion etc.
a.
Aircraft Carriers
1
ARK ROYAL
b.
Commando Ships
2
BULWARK, HERMES
C
Submarines
Polaris Submarines Fleet Submarines
25
8
REPULSE, RENOWN, REVENGE VALIANT, WARSPITE, SOVEREIGN CHURCHILL, COURAGEOUS, SWIFTSURE.
RESOLUTION
DREADNOUGHT, CONQUEROR
3
OBERON Class
PORPOISE Class
OTUS, OPOSSUM, OCELOT ONSLAUGHT, ORPHEUS, ODIN OTTER, OSIRIS, ORACLE, ONYX OBERON
WALRUS, FINWHALE, RORQUAL, CACHALOT, NARWHAL
OLYMPUS, OPPORTUNE
GRAMPUS, PORPOISE SEALION
d.
Assault Ships
2
FEARLESS, INTREPID
1
e.
Cruisers
BLAKE
1 TIGER
f.
Guided Missile Destroyers.
County Class
11
NORFOLK, KENT, HAMPSHIRE,
DEVONSHIRE, ANTRIM, FIFE
LONDON, GLAMORGAN
Type 82
BRISTOL
Type 42
SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM *
General Purposes Frigates.
LEANDER Class
32
6
ANDROMEDA, CHARYBDIS,
Type 21
HERMIONE, JUPITER, SCYLLA,
BACCHANTE, ACHILLES, DIOMEDE APOLLO, ARIADNE
AMAZON, AMBUSCADE ANTELOPE *, ARROW *
ARETHUSA, DIDO
CLEOPATRA, PHOEBE AURORA, SIRIUS
LEANDER, AJAX, GALATEA, NAIAD
EURYALUS, MINERVA, ARGONAUT
JUNO, DANAE, PENELOPE,
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