HC Deb 03 March 1910 vol 14 c987
Mr. MIDDLEMORE

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what torpedo-boat destroyers had been removed from the effective list since the last issue of the Dilke Return; and what were the reasons for such removal?

Mr. McKENNA

"Hornet," sold—condemned; "Ferret," condemned, and appropriated to be used for gunnery experiments; "Starfish" and "Sturgeon," not considered worth the expense of repair; "Lee" and "Blackwater," lost.

Mr. MIDDLEMORE

Can the right hon. Gentleman inform me what is the condition of the forty-one destroyers built in the same year as the "Starfish"?

Mr. McKENNA

I do not think that arises out of the question put by the hon. Member.