Posted on 08/10/2025 3:39:29 PM PDT by Mariner
I will go with my own judgment. That is what true conservatives do.
They still do but....
"Currently, just over 19 percent of the Royal Navy’s major surface combatants are active or immediately deployable. If ships in maintenance are included, that figure reaches around 43 percent."
Source: Snapshot of the status of the British fleet
"That fact is all the more notable as this month, the Duke-class Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster (F229) will reportedly be withdrawn from the UK’s Naval Support Facility in Bahrain. According to The Telegraph newspaper, the Royal Navy has maintained a presence in the Middle Eastern kingdom since 1935. The facility was rebuilt by Bahrain in 2018 and was home, until recently, to 'minesweepers of the 9th Mine Counter-Measures Squadron and a Royal Fleet Auxiliary logistics vessel.' HMS Lancaster is set to be decommissioned later this year, and that will leave just the Hunt-class minesweeper HMS Bangor (M108). The Royal Navy is moving forward with retiring its Type 23 frigates even as the Type 26 Global Combat Ship and Type 31 frigates aren’t set to enter service until 2028."
Fear you are right, the fall of England and Germany practically guarantees it.
As Charles Martel rolls in his grave.
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