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Navy 'overstretch' fears as warship taken out of service to save money

The Royal Navy is mothballing HMS Exeter, one of its eight remaining destroyers, to save money on fuel and maintenance more than a year before a replacement warship comes into service.

The Royal Navy is mothballing HMS Exeter, one of its eight remaining destroyers, to save money on fuel and maintenance more than a year before a replacement warship comes into service.