§ MR. WILLIAM ALLAN (Gateshead)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the total number of torpedo boats having a speed of from 15 to 25 knots in Her Majesty's Navy; where are they lying; and what is the number in each of the respective dockyard basins or creeks?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. W. E. MACARTNEY,) Antrim, N.There are 98 first-class torpedo boats distributed between the home and foreign stations. Fifty of these are abroad, 24 are at Portsmouth, 14 at Devonport, and 10 at Chatham.