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Line 117: The MROS was initially announced by the [[Secretary of State for Defence|Defence Secretary]] [[Ben Wallace (politician)|Ben Wallace]] during the 2022 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] conference. Then-Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] had first discussed the possibility of such a vessel in November 2020.<ref name="navylookoutMROS">{{cite web|url=https://www.navylookout.com/protecting-seabed-infrastructure-uk-multi-role-ocean-surveillance-ship-to-be-in-service-by-2023/|title=Protecting seabed infrastructure – UK Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship to be in service by 2023|date=23 October 2022|accessdate=2023-04-05|website=Navy Lookout}}</ref> The vessel was sold to the United Kingdom [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in January 2023 for £70 million, with plans to [[refit]] it to become a ship of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navylookout.com/first-images-of-new-multi-role-ocean-support-ship-mros-renamed-rfa-proteus/ Refit of ''Proteus'' was not yet complete as of May 2023 but the ship was expected to be handed over to the Royal Navy by late 2023.<ref name=navalnews20230531>[https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/cne-2023/2023/05/uk-details-delivery-timeframes-and-capabilities-for-mross-ships/ UK Details Delivery Timeframes And Capabilities For MROSS Ships], Lee Willet, Naval News, 31 May 2023.</ref> | |||