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The Commons Defence Committee reports Britain operates five Type 23 frigates and six Type 45 destroyers, just over 50% of the Royal Navy's mandated 19 vessels. The committee was informed about a "shockingly low availability" of submarines, and the UK has lost its capability to operate them beneath Arctic ice.
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