Originally Posted by
pettinger93
Some years ago, the Royal Navy brought back a frigate the UK all the way from Norfolk Island lifted on a semi-submersible, after she hit a rock and very nearly sank. Only some very smart work by the crew saved her, but she was repaired. These ships are SO expensive to build, it take a lot to render them a total loss (unless they are near the end of their natural lives anyway)
I think you refer to HMS Nottingham, which did that near Australia - it was shipped back and repaired because it had recently has a refit, and the cost of fitting all the advanced electronics to a non-updated T42 was deemed more expensive than repairing Nottingham