HC Deb 21 May 1906 vol 157 cc895-6
MR. BELLAIRS

To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what are the figures of comparative cost of hulls only in the case of similar ships built in the Royal dock-yards and private yards respectively,

Cost of hull.
Contract built. Dockyard built.
Battleships. £ £
King Edward VII. Class:
Commonwealth … … … 918,517 —
Dominion … … … 884,435 —
Hindustan … … … 899,607 —
King Edward VII … … … — 905,741
New Zealand … … … — 872,560
Armoured Cruisers.
Monmouth Class:
Berwick … … … 400,354 —
Cumberland … … … 410,105 —
Donegal … … … 409,256 —
Lancaster … … … 424,594 —
Kent … … … — 420,667
Suffolk … … … — 393,482
Essex … … … — 445,694
Cornwall … … … — 419,053
Devonshire Class:
Devonshire … … … — 450,851
Antrim … … … 501,506 —
Argyll … … … 511,164 —
Carnarvon … … … 492,292 —
Hampshire … … … 490,472 —
Roxburgh … … … 481,063 —

since the system of allowing contractors to complete vessels for service came into operation.

(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) The information asked for is as follows:—