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Navy: Shipping

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 30 January 2026UIN 107518

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105586 on Navy: Shipping, is the Patrick Blackett (a) in service with the Royal Navy and (b) a commissioned warship.

Answered by Al Carns

The XV Patrick Blackett is an experimental vessel, operating under a Blue Ensign. While it is in service with the Royal Navy to test new technologies, as an experimental vessel it is not a commissioned warship.

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