§ Mr. MIDDLEMOREasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what was the original cost, including guns, of H.M.S. "Inflexible," "Invincible," and "Indomitable "; when H.M.S. "Invincible" was first commissioned; how many days since that date has she been in dockyard hands; and what is the estimated cost of such alterations and modifications as have been carried out in the ship since she hoisted the pennant?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe cost of the "Inflexible" was £1,720,555, "Invincible" £1,767,413, and "Indomitable" £1,752,945, including £90,000 for guns in each case. The "Invincible" was first commissioned on 20th March, 1909. She has been in dockyard hands 154 days since that date. The estimated cost of alterations and additions carried out since commissioning is £3,272. Some alterations to the turret mountings have been carried out at the cost of the contractors.