§ Mr. YERBURGHasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the "Aki" and "Satsuma" are included in the thirteen pre" Dreadnought "battleships which Japan will have in 1915; and whether these ships are superior in fighting value to the "Lord Nelson" and "Agamemnon."
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara)The "Satsuma" was laid down five months before the "Dreadnought," and with the "Aki," practically a sister ship, has been considered as a pre-"Dreadnought." These ships are of greater tonnage and more powerful armament than the "Lord Nelson" and the "Agamemnon," and may therefore be considered as superior in fighting value.