HC Deb 03 November 1908 vol 195 c995
MR. MITCHELL - THOMSON

I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland what is the tonnage and speed of the proposed fishery cruiser for Scotland.

MR. SINCLAIR

The approximate gross registered tonnage of the new cruiser will be 300 to 320 tons, although the actual figure cannot be stated until the vessel is built and measured by the official surveyors. It is not, I think, expedient to state the speed of the vessels constituting the protective fishery fleet.