HC Deb 18 February 1914 vol 58 cc961-3W
Lord CHARLES BERESFORD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many ships of all classes, built and building for the Navy, are fitted or to be fitted for burning oil fuel only; how many ships are fitted or are to be fitted for burning oil and coal; what are the names of the vessels under each specification; and what is the maximum oil capacity for each ship?

Mr. CHURCHILL

supplied the following list of vessels built or building, fitted or to be fitted for burning oil fuel only:—

Battleships. — "Queen Elizabeth," "Barham," "Warspite," "Valiant," "Malaya."

Light Cruisers.—"Arethusa," "Aurora," "Galatea," "Inconstant," "Royalist," "Penelope," "Phæton," "Undaunted," "Calliope," "Caroline," "Carysfort," "Champion," "Cleopatra," "Comus," "Conquest," "Cordelia."

Destroyers. — "Spiteful,' "Afridi," "Cossack," "Ghurka," "Mohawk," "Tartar," "Swift," "Amazon," "Crusader," "Saracen," "Nubian," "Maori," "Viking," "Zulu," "Larne," "Lyra," "Martin," "Minstrel," "Acorn," "Acheron," "Ariel," "Badger," "Beaver," "Archer," "Attack," "Defender," "Druid," "Ferret," "Forester," "Goshawk," "Hind," "Hydra," "Hornet," "Jackal," "Tigress," "Lapwing," "Phœnix," "Sandfly," "Alarm," "Brisk," "Redpole," "Rifleman," "Ruby," "Hope," "Cameleon," "Comet," "Goldfinch," "Sheldrake," "Staunch," "Nemesis," "Nereide," "Nymphe," "Fury," "Firedrake," "Lurcher," "Oak," "Acasta," "Achates," "Ambuscade," "Christopher," "Cockatrice," "Contest," "Lynx," "Midge," "Owl," "Shark," "Sparrowhawk," "Spitfire," "Ardent," "Fortune," "Garland," "Hardy," "Paragon," "Porpoise," "Unity," "Victor," "Leonidas," "Lucifer," "Laurel," "Liberty," "Lark," "Linnet," "Laverock," "Landrail," "Laertes," "Lysander," "Llewellyn," "Lennox," "Laforey," "Lawford," "Louis," "Lydiard," "Loyal," "Legion," "Lance," "Lookout," "Miranda," "Minos," "Manly," "Meteor," "Mastiff," "Mentor," "Mansfield," "Milne," "Moorsom," "Morris," "Murray," "Myngs," "Matchless."

Torpedo Boats. —Nos. 1 to 36 (inclusive).

Vessels to be fitted for burning oil and coal:—

Battleships. — "Royal Sovereign," "Ramillies," "Resolution," "Royal Oak," "Revenge," "Benbow," "Emperor of India," "Iron Duke," "Marlborough."

Battle Cruiser.—"Tiger."

Light Cruisers. — "Nottingham," "Lowestoft."

Completed vessels fitted to burn oil and coal:—

Battleships. —"King George V.," "Centurion," "Ajax," "Audacious," "Hercules," "Colossus," "Neptune," "Bellerophon," "Temeraire," "Superb," "Dreadnought," "Lord Nelson," "Agamemnon," "Magnificent," "Victorious" "Thunderer," "Conqueror," "Monarch," "Orion," "St. Vincent," "Collingwood," "Vanguard," "King Edward VII.," "Commonwealth," "Dominion," "Hindustan," "Britannia," "Hibernia," "Africa."

Battle Cruisers.—"Queen Mary," "Princess Royal," "Lion," "New Zealand," "Indefatigable," "Invincible," "Inflexible" "Indomitable," "Minotaur," "Defence," "Shannon," "Black Prince," "Warrior," "Achilles," "Natal," "Cochrane," "Argyll."

Light Cruisers. — "Birmingham," "Chatham," "Dublin," "Southampton," "Fearless," "Amphion," "Active," "Blanche," "Blonde," "Bellona," "Dartmouth," "Weymouth," "Falmouth," "Yarmouth," "Bristol," "Glasgow," "Gloucester," "Liverpool," "Newcastle," "Boadicea."

Torpedo Boat Destroyer.—"Surly."

Vessels partially fitted to burn oil and coal:—

"Cæsar," "Hannibal," "Mars," "Prince George," "Majestic," "Duke of Edinburgh," "Carnarvon."