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HMS Daring

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 April 2026UIN 123064

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for how many days has HMS Daring been out of service since 2017.

Answered by Luke Pollard

HMS DARING entered Extended Readiness in October 2017 and will return to the Fleet later this year following completion of material upgrades including the Power Improvement Project.

The Ministry of Defence provides Royal Navy Surface Fleet readiness data to the House of Commons Defence Committee on a six-monthly basis broken down by ship class rather than platform to maintain the operational security of the Fleet. The most recent release of readiness information can be found at the following website:

https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/49270/documents/262458/default/(opens in a new tab)

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