HC Deb 28 April 1902 vol 107 cc32-3
MR. WILLIAM ALLAN

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty if he can state the nature of the defects in the machinery of H.M.S. "Spartiate," which have prevented her thirty hours trial being completed; and can he state what were the revolutions of the engines and pressure on gauges at the time when the defects developed.

MR. REGINALD LUCAS (Portsmouth)

I beg also to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether H.M.S. "Spartiate" has broken down in her recent trials; and whether he can give any information on the subject.

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

The" Spartiate "was prevented from carrying out her thirty hours trial by the heating of the eccentric straps of the low pressure link gear. The revolutions of the engines at the time were 113.2, and the steam pressure on the low pressure receivers' gauges was twelve pounds.

MR. WILLIAM ALLAN

Have the condensers been at fault this time?

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

No, Sir.