§ 23. Mr. MORGAN JONESasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether there has been a decision on the part of his Department to send a flotilla of 59 ships for a cruise in the Baltic Sea?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIf the hon. Member will refer to the answer on this subject which I gave on 17th June to the hon. Member for Bow and Bromley he will see that five cruisers and nine destroyers make up the British Naval Force at present in the Baltic.
§ 28. Sir HARRY BRITTAINasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what ports in the Baltic have been and are to be visited by the Second Cruiser Squadron and the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate particulars of the cruise in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Sir H. BRITTAINIs it not a fact that this visit of the British Fleet has been received with the greatest possible enthusiasm by all our friends in the Baltic?
§ Mr. MACKINDERIs this visit being made at the request of the places in the Baltic? If not, is it for the purpose of showing what beautiful ships we have, or for what purpose?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIt is part of the work that is done every year to cruise in the Baltic. It is an annual cruise.
§ Following are the particulars promised:
| Baltic Cruise of 2nd Cruiser Squadron and 5th Destroyer Flotilla. | ||||
| Ships. | Place. | Dates. | ||
| 2nd Cruiser Squadron and 5th Destroyer Flotilla | Copenhagen | … | 8th–13th June. | |
| Helsingfors | … | 15th–22nd June. | ||
| Revel | … | 22nd–24th June. | ||
| 2nd Cruiser Squadron (less "Carysfort") | … | Riga | … | 25th June–1st July. |
| "Wallace," 9th Destroyer Division | … | Abo | … | 24th June–1st July. |
| "Carysfort," 10th Destroyer Division | … | Memel | … | 25th June–2nd July. |
| 2nd Cruiser Squadron and 5th Destroyer Flotilla | … | Oslo | … | 4th–10th July., |