HC Deb 22 March 1939 vol 345 cc1294-5W
Captain Plugge

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is yet in a position to state what part of the new naval construction programme will be allocated to each of the three Royal dockyards?

Mr. Shakespeare

As my hon. And gallant Friend will see from page 400 of the Navy Estimates, 1939, the approved allocation is:

His Majesty's Dockyard, Portsmouth—one cruiser.

His Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport—one cruiser.

His Majesty's Dockyard, Chatham—one submarine.

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