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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