HC Deb 01 December 1908 vol 197 cc1245-6
MR. BELLAIRS (Lynn Regis)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the reserve price at which the "Gladiator" is to be sold; what has been the total cost of salving her, including maintenance and patching up to probable date of sale; and whether she will occupy a dock up to the date of sale or be berthed elsewhere.

MR. MCKENNA

It would obviously be undesirable to publish a reserve price for any ship put up for sale. It is not possible at the present time to give the total cost of salving the "Gladiator." She will probably occupy a dock until the middle of December, and will then be berthed elsewhere.

MR. MYER (Lambeth, N.)

asked whether any undertaking would be given that the vessel should be broken up in dock, thereby giving employment to workmen.

MR. MCKENNA

I could not give any undertaking with regard to the course that will be pursued concerning a ship which at the present moment is not up for sale.