HC Deb 28 March 1961 vol 637 c121W
Mr. Brewis

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty which of Her Majesty's ships have been sold to Mr. H. G. Pounds, of Portsmouth, for scrapping since 1951, stating their class and displacement.

Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing

Since 1st January, 1959, when the Admiralty took over responsibility from the Ministry of Power for the disposal of Her Majesty's ships and vessels for scrapping, one vessel, Her Majesty's Submarine "Statesman", 715 standard displacement tons, has been sold to Mr. H. G. Pounds. No H.M. ships were sold to the firm in the period 1951 to December, 1958.