§ In addition to the foregoing list of ships completed during 1887–88, reference must be made to the large amount of work done in advancing other new ships, as yet incomplete.
§ Of the armoured ships the "Camperdown," "Anson," and "Immortalité," are rapidly approaching completion, and the further expenditure upon them will be comparatively small. The protected cruiser "Forth," the last of the "Mersey" class, has been pressed forward, and the "Aurora," the last of the belted cruisers, has had large sums spent upon her.
§ The progress of the "Trafalgar" and "Nile" has been exceptionally rapid, the armour plating of the hull of the former being now complete. It is believed that the "Trafalgar" will be completed in the year 1889–90.