§ 44. Captain Pluggeasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in the construction of new warships, he will ensure that a proportion of their names are associated with seaside towns which have been especial targets of enemy activity.
Mr. AlexanderA number of His Majesty's ships already bear the names of seaside towns, some of which have suffered from enemy activity. It is necessary for administrative reasons to assign distinctive groups of names to each class of warship and as ships of these classes are no longer being built I regret it would not be practicable at present to adopt my hon. and gallant Friend's suggestion.