§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will state how many of the twenty destroyers of last year's programme were actually laid down on 2nd March last; what was the actual date on which each destroyer was laid down; and at what yard is the work undertaken in each case?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe facts are as follows:—
Name. Date laid down. Name of Yard at which Building. Acorn 12th Jan., 19107 Messrs. J. Brown & Co., Clyde-bank. Alarm 7th Feb., 1910 Brisk 21st Feb., 1910 Fury 3rd Mar., 1910 Messrs. A. and J. Inglis, Glasgow. Larne 8th Dec, 1909 Messrs. J. & I. Thorneycroft & Co. Southampton. Lyra 8th Dec, 1909 Martin 21st Dec, 1909 Minstrel. 11th Mar., 1910 Redpole 10th Dec, 1909 Messrs. J. S. White & Co., Cowes. Rifleman. 2lst Dec. 1909 Ruby 15th Feb., 1910 Cameleon. 6th Dec. 1909 The Fairfield Company, Glasgow. Comet 1st Feb., 1910 Goldfinch. 23rd Feb., 1910 Hope 9th Dec, 1909 Messrs. Swan, Hunter & Co., Wallsend. Nemesis. 26th Nov., 1909 Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Newcastle. Nereide 3rd Dec, 1900 Nymphe. 8th Dec, 1909 Sheldrake 15th Jan., 1910 Messrs. Denny Brothers, Dumbarton. Staunch. 15th Jan., 1910