HC Deb 14 July 1909 vol 7 cc2017-8
Mr. ASHLEY

asked the right hon. Gentleman if he could state how many small cruisers having no side armour and with a designed speed of 23 knots or more there are completed in the British and German Navies?

Mr. McKENNA

Germany 6, Great Britain 10.

Mr. ASHLEY

Has the right hon. Gentleman included in this the "Discovery" class of German cruisers of the same size.

Mr. McKENNA

Yes.