§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many heavy armoured ships are being built in England for foreign countries, and by what firms?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLsupplied the following particulars:—
Country for whom Building. Name of Ship. Class. Firm. Japan … … "Kongo" … … Battle cruiser … Vickers Chile … … "Almirante Latorre" … … Battleship … Armstrong Chile … … "Almirante Cochrane" … … Battleship … Armstrong Brazil … … "Rio de Janeiro" … … Battleship … Armstrong Turkey … … "Mahomed Reshad V." … … Battleship … Vickers Information has not been received that the "Almirante Cochrane" has been actually laid down, but material has been provided.