HC Deb 29 March 1905 vol 143 cc1519-20
MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, with reference to the Return, Navy (Vessels struck off the Effective List), can he state as to His Majesty's ship "Sultan," completed in 1871 at a total cost of £506,455, and on which £204,913 was spent in raising and reconstructing her after she had been sunk near Malta, as well as £136,521 in repairs during the last ten years, or a total of £341,434, what has been the total sum expended on this ship, whether in raising her when a wreck, or in repairs, since her completion in 1871.

MR. PRETYMAN

£132,570 of the £204,913 were spent in the ten years covered by column 6 of the Return, and are therefore included in the £136,521 shown in that column. The total sum expended upon the "Sultan" since her completion has been £411,358.