§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will state the time taken for the completion of the principal types of ships for the Navy between 1914 and 1918 and the time allotted in the current programmes for the completion of similar ships?
§ Mr. ShakespeareThe times taken for the completion of ships ordered during the War period 1914–18 varied considerably according to the capacity of each of the many shipyards employed, but taken on an average the building periods for the principal types of vessel may be stated thus:
— Years. Months. Capital Ships: 26,500 tons … 2 4 42,100 tons … 4 1 Cruisers: Larger types … 3 0 Medium types … 2 0 Smaller types … 1 8 Destroyers. … 1 6 Submarines: Larger types … 2 0 Smaller types … 1 8 As regards vessels of current programmes it is undesirable in the public interest to publish details other than those contained in pages 314 et seq of the current Navy Estimates.