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Navy now forced to scavenge for parts

The Royal Navy had to scavenge spare parts and transfer them from one ship to another more than 300 times this year because it can no longer afford to hold sufficient stocks to meet the repair needs of every vessel in the fleet.

The Royal Navy had to scavenge spare parts and transfer them from one ship to another more than 300 times this year because it can no longer afford to hold sufficient stocks to meet the repair needs of every vessel in the fleet.