(November 21, 2016 at 3:03 am)Bella Morte Wrote: http://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-fle...w-10665762
Quote:The Royal Navy's fleet of warships is "at a dangerous and historic low" leaving the new aircraft carriers at risk of being unprotected.
The assessment by the Defence Select Committee will endorse widespread concerns that the Royal Navy has been left too small after recent job and spending cuts.
The committee's report, called Restoring The Fleet, said the current number of vessels is "woefully low" and raised doubts over the availability of skilled workers in the service.
From what I've read, the QE and the PoW will be platooned, one at sea, the other undergoing refit, because of the paucity of escort vessels.
Rather relegates them to prestige weapons, capable as they might be on paper. Capital ships are escorted for a reason.
