§ 66. Mr. KELLY (for Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many of His Majesty's 236 cruisers, armoured and protected, respectively, were in dockyard hands at the commencement of the late War?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Lieut.-Colonel Headlam)Nine protected and seven armoured cruisers were in dockyard hands at the commencement of the War. Of these cruisers, six protected and four armoured cruisers remained attached to their squadron and were therefore shown as allocated to various duties in my answer to the hon. and gallant Member's question No. 11 of the 13th July (OFFICIAL REPORT, Column 2127).