HC Deb 18 March 1890 vol 342 c1130
(5.35.) MAJOR RASCH (Essex, S.E.)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty if it is a fact that one of the 110 ton guns of the Victoria was proved to be defective when shipped?

* THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, Ealing

One of the 110-ton guns originally placed on board the Victoria had developed defects at proof, and as it was contended by the makers that these were due to tile unsuitability of the proof mounting at Woolwich, it was agreed that the gun should be further proved on the proper mounting on board the ship. The result of this further proof was that the gun was returned to the makers as not being a perfect weapon.