HC Deb 31 July 1906 vol 162 cc695-6
MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Ealing)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will state the tonnage and cost of battleships completed for sea during the six years ending 31st March, 1906, by each of the five great naval Powers respectively, and the number of battleships projected at the present time by those several Powers.

MR. LAMBERT

The tonnage and cost of battleships completed for sea during the six years in question by the five great naval Powers are as follows:—

Tonnage. Cost.
Great Britain 348,385 25,538,041
France 44,285 4,086,347
Russia 164,726 14,173,330
Germany 143,122 13,237,105
United States 110,210 9,611,842

The following battleships are under construction:—

Great Britain 6
France 6
Germany 6
United States 12