HC Deb 30 March 1911 vol 23 c1526
Mr. YERBURGH

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what will be the number of cruisers of the "Invincible" type under present programmes in 1915 of the following Powers: Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan, and France?

Dr. MACNAMARA

Assuming that it is intended to include ships completed by 1st April, 1915, the number for Great Britain will be nine, excluding the cruiser building for Australia. To this number there would have to be added any cruisers of this type that may be included in the programme for 1912–13. As regards the other countries mentioned in the question, the numbers are as follows:—

Germany … … … … 6
Japan … … … … 1
Austria … … … … 0
Italy … … … … 0
France … … … … 0