HC Deb 06 November 1912 vol 43 cc1236-7
3. Lord CHARLES BERESFORD

asked whether H.M.S. "Prometheus" was detached to China six months after His Majesty's Ship "Torch" was recommissioned?

The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Churchill)

The "Torch" commissioned on the 3rd May, 1911, in place of the "Pegasus." The "Prometheus" was ordered to China on the 7th November, 1911. The facts are therefore as stated.