HC Deb 30 July 1907 vol 179 cc747-8
MR. GRETTON (Rutland)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what portion of the secondary armament of the "Renown" is now on shore.

The SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. EDMUND ROBERTSON,) Dundee

Ten 6-inch and four 12-pounders have been landed.

MR. GRETTON

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty what is the estimated cost of removing the present yacht fittings from H.M.S. "Renown," and reconverting that ship within five days as a unit of the fleet available for active service.

MR. EDMUND ROBERTSON

No estimate has been prepared of the cost of replacing the "Renown's" armament in an

in the future according to the exigencies of the service.

emergency. I am informed that if the guns were lifted in by dockyard labour the rest of the work could be done by the ship's crew.