Notes
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General
No allowance has been made for
made for vessels
vessels in lay-up or
refit. It is considered that in no case will they significantly
affect the ability to meet the need.
(1) Other types of vessel are under investigation for suitability.
The most likely sources are lower-powered
are lower-powered stern trawlers or offshore
support ships.
vessels suitable for use as
(2) The figures exclude offshore
ocean-going salvage vessels. Inclusion of sea-going vessels between
100 and 250 grt increases the defence requirement from 44 to 67. An
additional 2 offshore support vessels are being considered for
forward mine-counter-measures support.
(3) 18 vessels represent an initial minimum. The Ministry of
Defence has assessed that in order to meet this total 29 must be
available to
to take account of the geographical distribution of such
vessels and to provide a margin for attrition. Consideration is
being given to remedies against likely future shortages.
(4)
Requirements will depend upon circumstances, but an
an approxi-
mately equal split between 0 1,000 d.w.t. and 1,000
d.w.t. vessels may be assumed.
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10,000
could lead to less ships being
(5) Seasonal trading variations
available than those shown in the table. However, under current
plans only one large passenger liner is a definite requirement; the
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