HC Deb 06 July 1909 vol 7 cc1171-2W
Captain CRAIG

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware that there has been considerable delay in the construction of the Home destroyers on the stocks in the Clyde because of constant changes in design, and whether, even yet, the contractors are waiting for certain details from the Admiralty in order to get on with the work; whether he can state how many destroyers are so affected and can he give the dates on which they were laid down, and the approximate dates on which it is expected they will be completed?

Mr. McKENNA

The reply to the first part of the question is in the negative. The eight destroyers building on the Clyde are:—

Laid down. Date for Completion.
"Beagle" 17th Mar., 1909 … June, 1910
"Bulldog" 30th Mar 1909 … Aug., 1910
"Foxhound" 1st April, 1909 … Aug., 1910
"Grasshopper" 17th April, 1909 … Aug., 1910
"Mosquito" 22nd April 1909 … Aug., 1910
"Scorpion" 3rd May, 1909 … Aug., 1910
"Pincher" 20th May 1909 … Sept., 1910
"Rattlesnake" 29th April,1909 … Sept., 1910