United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2058
World War II: Wrecks
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13 February 2020
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25 February 2020 · Answer
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Discovery layer
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25 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the anchors of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse for posterity before they are removed from the seabed by metal scavengers.
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13 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the anchors of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse for posterity before they are removed from the seabed by metal scavengers.
Source: Commons
25 February 2020
Answer
The Ministry of Defence considers the wrecks of our warships to be the final resting place of our servicemen.While we have assessed that recovery of the anchors from HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS REPULSE could be possible, this would require significant pla...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-13/2058
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1178465
- uk · wq-1178465 · source updated 25 February 2020