HC Deb 09 July 1907 vol 177 c1426
Mr. HUNT

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the sea-going squadron of the Channel Fleet now contains three battleships, two armoured cruisers , two protected cruisers, three scouts, and thirty-six destroyers less than last year.

MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON

The Answer is in the affirmative except that the "Tyne" is a depot ship and not a protected cruiser. Corresponding numbers of vessels of the types named with full crews have been transferred to the Home Fleet.

*MR. HUNT

asked if a fleet without torpedo boats was not like an army without an advance guard.

[No Answer was returned.]