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HMS Albion: Sales

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 18 February 2026UIN 112211

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains his Department's policy to sell HMS Albion.

Answered by Luke Pollard

HMS ALBION is currently moored at HMNB Devonport and is being retained to support the generation of HMS BULWARK prior to her sale to Brazil. No plans for HMS ALBION’s disposal have been confirmed.

HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark were tied up by the last government with no intention to send them to sea again before their out of service dates in the 2030s.

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