§ MR. GRETTON (Rutland)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, in view of the battleship "Renown" being credited in the Return of Fleets with 4 10-inch, 10 6-inch, and 12 12-pounder guns, whether these guns are all on board this ship at the present date; and whether the ship is part of the Home Fleet with a nucleus crew on board.
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe whole of the "Renown's" armament is not on board. She is a special service vessel attached to the Home Fleet, and together with the other vessels in this class, she is ready for service at five days notice, in which time the whole of her armament would be complete.
§ Lord BALCARRES (Lancashire, Chorley)Would it be against the interests of the Service to say if this ship has had her armament reduced?
§ MR. EDMUND ROBERTSONThe armament has not been reduced. The guns were taken away because the ship was not being used for warlike purposes and they simply have not been replaced as yet.