§ MR. NIELDTo ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can state the sums expended during each of the last three years respectively on repairs to the following battleships: "Ramillies," "Repulse," "Resolution," "Royal Oak," "Barfleur," "Centurion," "Revenge," "Empress of India," "Hood," "Nile," "Trafalgar," and "Vengeance; "and whether the Admiralty have official Reports showing that these battleships, or which of them, are at the present time in a fit condition to take part, if required, in a fleet action.
(Answered by Mr. Edmund Robertson.) Including incidental charge, which for 1905–06 are approximate, the information asked for is as follows:— 1191
There are no Reports in the Admiralty to indicate that these ships are not in a proper fighting condition.
Ship. 1903–1904. 1904–1905. 1905–1906. £ £ £ Ramillies 93,464 11,306 4,660 Repulse 33,567 68,496 3,858 Resolution 44,923 13,870 6,613 Royal Oak 7,517 15,849 37,714 Barfleur 100,449 9,214 4,935 Centurion 44,780 1,867 1,964 Revenge 4,566 14,386 3,708 Empress of India 16,480 10,552 21,465 Hood 8,358 5,305 4,364 Nile 10,243 55,557 1,512 Trafalgar 3,897 61,499 7,444 Vengeance 5,359 6,109 49,697