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Article: Longer sea life for Navy ships benefits dockyard ; Devonport Dockyard looks set to benefit from a decision to extend the active careers of Royal Navy frigates.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- December 20, 2008
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Devonport Dockyard looks set to benefit from a decision to extend
the active careers of Royal Navy frigates.
But the senior service remains at risk from more defence cuts,
according to a Westcountry maritime expert.
Plymouth-based Steve Bush, editor of Warship World magazine,
believes last month's MoD announcement over revised decommissioning
dates for the fleet's 17 Type 22 and Type 23 frigates will provide a
boost for Plymouth and its sister dockyard at Portsmouth.
All the ships are having their life at sea increased - some by as
much as eight years. To keep them running longer, further refits
will have to be carried out, which means more work than originally
planned for dockyards.
"This ...