HC Deb 19 February 1918 vol 103 cc606-7
59. Mr. BILLING

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller what proportion of the Union Castle fleet has been taken over by the Government; and how many of the vessels of the fleet still remaining under the direct control of the company have been torpedoed since August, 1914?

Sir L. CHIOZZA MONEY

The whole of the Union Castle fleet has been requisitioned by His Majesty's Government. Since August, 1914, five vessels of this company's fleet have been lost by enemy action.