§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked what battleships of the pre-"Dreadnought" type would, according to the age-limit now in force, remain on the German list of efficient ships in 1920; whether any of the vessels so remaining would have the main belts of less than nine inches thickness amidships and four inches at bow and stern; and whether they would carry any guns of six inches calibre, or above, which are less than 40 calibres in length.
§ Mr. McKENNAThe reply to the first part of the question is:—
The three vessels of the "Kaiser" class only have the armour and guns mentioned in the remaining parts of the question.
- Five of the "Deutschland" class,
- Five of the "Braunschweig" class,
- Five of the "Wittclsbach" class,
- Three of the "Kaiser" class.