British and German Torpedo Destroyers (Guns).

HC Deb 30 June 1909 vol 7 cc368-9

Mr. MIDDLEMORE

asked how many completed British and German destroyers are armed with a more powerful gun than the 12-pounder?

Mr. McKENNA

Great Britain, 2; Germany, 27.

Mr. MIDDLEMORE

Is the right hon. Gentleman satisfied with those figures of relative strengths?

Mr. McKENNA

Yes; the hon. Gentleman must not assume that the existence of a single more powerful gun on a destroyer renders that destroyer necessarily more potent as an enemy against a destroyer which has a larger number of smaller guns.