§ 16. Rear-Admiral ADAIRasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many battleships and battle-cruisers were detached from the Grand Fleet from time to time between 14th August, 1914, and the Armistice for the purpose of dry-docking; and on how many occasions this was due to grounding, collision, mining, torpedoing, and gun fire, respectively?
§ Mr. AMERYThe number of individual dry-dockings of battleships and battle-cruisers of the Grand Fleet during the period 14th August, 1914, to 11th November, 1918, was 254. The reasons for docking were:
— Battleships. Battle-Cruisers. Grounding 4 Nil. Collision 7 3 Mining Nil. Nil. Torpedoing 1 Nil. Gunfire 3 4 Other reasons, such as refits, fouling propellers, etc. 179 53 Total 194 60