HC Deb 16 January 1913 vol 46 cc2276-8W
Lord CHARLES BERESFORD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many ships of the "Dreadnought" type it is possible for Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary to have on 1st April, 1914, and 1st April, 1915, and what are their names?

Mr. CHURCHILL

On the assumption that the progress of the work on ships under construction remains normal and that there is no acceleration, the information asked for is as follows:—

Great Britain 1st April, 1914.
1. "Dreadnought." 16. "Centurion."
2. "Bellerophon." 17. "Ajax."
3. "Superb." 18. "Audacious."
4. "Temeraire." 19. "Iron Duke."
5. "Collingwood." 20. "Marlborough."
6. "St. Vincent." 21. "Benbow."
7. "Vanguard." 22. "Indomitable."
8. "Neptune." 23. "Inflexible."
9. "Colossus." 24. "Invincible."
10. "Hercules." 25. "Indefatigable."
11. "Orion." 26. "Lion."
12. "Monarch." 27. "PrincessRoyal."
13. "Thunderer." 28. "New Zealand."
14. "Conqueror." 29. "Queen Mary."
15. "King George V."

Add for 1st April, 1915.
30. "Delhi." 33. "Barham."
31. "Queen Elizabeth." 34. "Valiant."
32. "Warspite." 35. "Tiger."

Note—The "Australia" and two "Lord Nelson" have been omitted.

Germany, 1st April, 1914.
1. "Nassau." 13. "Prinzregent Luitpold."
2. "Westfalen."
3. "Posen." 14. "Ersatz Kurfurst."
4. "Rheinland."
5. "Helgoland." (Friedrich Wilhelm.)
6. "Thuringen." 15. "Ersatz Weissenburg."
7. "Ostfriesland."
8. "Oldenburg." 16. "S."
9. "Kaiser." 17. "Von der Tann.
10. "Friedrich der 18. "Moltke."
Grosse." 19. "Goeben."
11. "Kaiserin." 20. "Seydlitz."
12. " Konig Albert. 21. "K."

Add for 1st April, 1915.
22. "Ersatz Brandenburg."
23. "Ersatz Kaiserin Augusta."

Italy.
1. "Dante Alighieri."
2. "Conte di Cavour."
3. "Leonardo da Vinci."
4. "Guilio Cesare."

Add for 1st April, 1915.
5. "Duilio." 6. "Andrea Doria."

Austria-Hungary.
1. "Viribus Unitis."
2. "Tegetthoff."
3. "Prinz Eugen."

Add for 1st April, 1915.
4. "VII."

Note.—The"Radstskys"are omitted.