§ 33. Sir A. Southbyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether in view of the necessity for antisubmarine patrols in Home waters and the heavy cost involved in building the modern destroyer, he has considered the advisability of building a number of turbine-driven torpedo boats similar to the small coastal destroyers numbered 1 to 36 in commission before and during the War?
§ Mr. ShakespeareAnti-submarine patrols in Home waters would be carried out by escort vessels, patrol vessels, and anti-submarine trawlers which actually reproduce some of the qualities of the torpedo boats to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers.