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RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler: Sales

Commons · Question 115361 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

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Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to reports of the sale of the former Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Ruler and Wave Knight to Inocea Group, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) shipping industry represe

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Mar 2026

The two ships in question had been tied up for some time under the last Government and we inherited a position where neither ship were planned to go to sea again. Disposal of former Royal Fleet Auxiliary assets is conducted in accordance with established ...