HC Deb 17 April 1935 vol 300 cc1821-6
8. Mr. GARDNER

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total standard tonnage and the cost per standard ton of battleships, aircraft carriers, light cruisers and cruisers, flotilla leaders, destroyers, submarines, and sloops constructed in Government dockyards and by

Sir B. EYRES MONSELL

With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the reply in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

contract, respectively, during each of the past ten years; and, in the case of Government-built ships, the amount allocated to overhead costs?

Sir B. EYRES MONSELL

With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the reply in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

Dockyard Built Ships.
Financial Year of Completion. Light Cruisers and Cruisers. Flotilla Leaders. Destroyers. Submarines. Sloops.
Total standard tonnage. Total cost per standard ton. Overhead cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage. Total cost per standard ton. Overhead cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage Total cost per standard ton Overhead cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage Total cost per standard ton Overhead cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage Total cost per standard ton. Overhead cost per standard ton.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1925 … 9,770 221 32 — — — — — — 2,425 429 56 — — —
1926 … — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1927 … — — — — — — — — — 1,311 464 96 — — —
1928 … 48,900 214 23 — — — — — — — — — — — —
1929 … — — — — — — — — — 1,475 302 64 — — —
1930 … 9,900 204 23 — — — — — — 1,475 297 63 2,050 161 28
1931 … 8,390 212 21 — — — — — — 1,475 287 58 4,420 158 32
1932 … 7,140 228 28 1,400 216 34 2,750 214 29 1,280 371 93 4,240 152 39
1933 … 14,100 207 27 — — — — — — 1,280 362 101 — — —
1934 … — — — 1,475 235 32 — — — 670 355 112 3,960 162 41
Contract Built Ships.
Financial Year of Completion. Battleships. Light Cruisers and Cruisers. Flotilla Leaders. Destroyers. Submarines. Sloops.
Total standard tonnage. Cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage. Cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage Cost per standard ton Total standard tonnage Cost per standard ton Total standard tonnage Cost per standard ton. Total standard tonnage. Cost per standard ton
£ £ £ £ £ £
1925 … … — — 15,130 222 1,480 277 — — 760 378 — —
1926 … … — — — — — — — — 760 390 — —
1927 … … 67,400 176 19,500 200 — — 2,520 259 2,703 244 — —
1928 … … — — 9,730 203 — — — — 1,475 231 2,090 106
1929 … … — — 9,730 199 — — 6,750 200 2,950 231 — —
1930 … … — — 18,100 208 2,900 207 8,140 198 14,750 217 2,090 115
1931 … … — — — — — — 6,790 201 — — — —
1932 … … — — — — 1,390 205 13,750 201 3,305 241 — —
1933 … … — — 7,030 213 — — — — — — — —
1934 … … — — 7,000(a) 204(a) — — 13,750(b) 213 5,040(c) 298 3,260 131
(a) This ship (His Majesty's Ship "Ajax") completed on 12th April, 1935.
(b) Includes one destroyer whose completion was delayed beyond 31st March, 1935.
(c) Includes one submarine whose completion was delayed beyond 31st March, 1935
Note. — The figures in the above tables are exclusive of the cost of first outfit and reserves of guns, torpedoes and ammunition. No aircraft carriers have been built as such during the last 10 years and no battleships have been built in His Majesty's Dockyards during this period.