§ 120. Commander Purseyasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of ratings accommodated, respectively, on the seamen's and stokers' mess decks of H.M.S. "Howe," with war complement; the cubic capacity of each of these two mess decks; the number of ward-room officers; and the cubic capacity of the wardroom, ante-room and cabins for these officers.
§ Mr. AlexanderThe answer to the- first and second parts of the Question is 790 seamen, 191 stokers; 131,700 and 30,300 cubic feet respectively. In addition, the Howe" has a crew's recreation space of 9,400 cubic feet, a cinema of 12,300 cubic feet, and a school of 4,500 cubic feet. The complement of wardroom officers is 59, including those borne for training. The cubic capacity of the ward-room, ante-room, and wardroom officers' cabins, is 12,000, 7,300, and 66,000 cubic feet respectively.