§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked whether the Board of Admiralty are satisfied that a three-pounder gun is a sufficient anti-torpedo armament for any vessel carrying no other gun smaller than a 7.5, as in the "Warrior" class.
§ Mr. McKENNAThe Board are not at this moment completely satisfied with the armament of any ships designed so long ago as the "Warrior" class.
§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider these former instruments of war suitable for meeting the newer anti-torpedo vessels—I mean vessels running from 600 to 1,000 tons?
§ Mr. McKENNAI think the answer I have given covers the ground of the question. I say the Board are not at this moment completely satisfied with the armament of any ships designed so long ago as the "Warrior" class.