§ Mr. MEYSEY-THOMPSONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can state the number of battleships, armoured cruisers, protected cruisers, and destroyers laid down and the number struck off the list in the years 1908 and 1909 respectively?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe numbers of fighting ships of the classes enumerated laid down and struck off the list, respectively, during the years 1908 and 1909, are as follows:—
Battleship. Armoured Cruisers. Protected Cruisers. Destroyers. Laid down. Struck off. Laid down. Struck off. Laid down. Struck off. Laid down. Struck off. 1908 2 1 — — — 3 5 2 1909 4 9 2 — 5 3 30 6