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HMS Ocean

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN HL13813, tabled on 18 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider buying back HMS Ocean from Brazil to be the first of the UK's Littoral Strike Ships.

Answered on

25 February 2019

The procurement strategy for the Littoral Strike Ship has yet to be determined. However, we have no intention of buying back HMS OCEAN which is now in service with the Brazilian Navy.