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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

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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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