Unofficial naval sources say that the frigate HMS Westminster has been found to be in such a poor state that it would be difficult to justify the expense of repairs and her refit has been stopped, pending a decision on her future.
Not totally unheard of. When my old man was handed the Charybdis, he, a hull specialist related that she was so rotten the money required to get her seaworthy again would practically pay for a new ship. And so on his word, she was struck off 3 years early.
The trouble is of course, what are the chances that such "savings" are redirected in such a manner as to compensate directly for that capability loss?
Nope, didn't think so.
Cooch