§ CAPTAIN COLOMB (Tower Hamlets, Bow, &c.)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, What number of vessels took part in the Naval ManSvres; how many of these received injuries, or exhibited defects, necessitating repair in a Dockyard; how many received in- 247 juries, or exhibited defects, which were remedied at sea by artificers on board; and what was the general character and extent of such injuries or defects in each case?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)Including torpedo boats, 109 vessels took part in these operations, and three vessels only are reported to us as exhibiting defects requiring immediate repairs. Two of these vessels, the Amphion and Curlew, exhibited defects of such a nature as to necessitate dockyard assistance. Those of the Collingwood were repaired by the artificers on board.