HC Deb 13 March 1923 vol 161 cc1310-1W
Mr. MOSLEY

asked the First. Lord of the Admiralty the present strength of the Navies of Great Britain, France, United States, Italy, and Japan in battleships, battle Cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, and submarines, respectively; and the future strengths of those Navies if and when the Washington Treaty is ratified?

Commander EYRES-MONSELL

The following statement gives the present strength:

As regards the second part of the question, full particulars (including names) of capital ships are to be found in Chapter II, Part I of the Washington Treaty. Vessels of types below battleships and battle cruisers are not affected by the Treaty as regards numbers.