Submitted on Sunday 26th February 2012
Published on Tuesday 28th February 2012
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 28th February 2013
Signatures: 11
Stop Royal Navy ships to be built in Korea at a cost of £452 m
South Korea wins Royal Navy tanker deal worth £452m
22 February 12 21:51
The Royal Navy has chosen South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
The 37,000-tonne Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers will allow the Royal Navy to refuel at sea.
UK firms took part in the tender, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said none made a final bid to take part.
Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said the move was "more bad news for British industry" while the GMB union said it was angered by the decision.
Keith Hazlewood, GMB national secretary, said: "Once again UK taxpayers' money is being spent abroad on ships which are vital for the Royal Navy to defend our shores.
"A proactive UK government could have put a consortium together to build these tankers in the UK."
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