Only FIVE Type 45 destroyers and Type 23 frigates ready for operation in Navy | UK | News | Express.co.uk

Only FIVE Type 45 destroyers and Type 23 frigates ready for operation in Navy | UK | News | Express.co.uk:
ONLY five of the Royal Navy's 19 frontline frigates and destroyers are available for operations, with just two in foreign waters, due to maintenance and crew pressures.
...The lack of vessels was revealed as Russia moved to project its naval power by sending more warships to the Mediterranean and carried out live missile tests off the coast of Cyprus.
It has also increased its submarine and spy boat fleet in the North Sea.
Britain's Type 45 destroyers and Type 23 frigates form the backbone of the Royal Navy's operational fleet, with one vessel always on standby to shadow Russian warships sailing close to British shores or through the English Channel..."
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