H.M.S. "Ark Royal"

HC Deb 22 June 1965 vol 714 cc195-6W

Mr. Thorpe

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what air conditioning plant exists in H.M.S. "Ark Royal"; why a cooling system which has recently been installed is to be dismantled before

Scheme	Estimated Cost £	Date of application	Date approved
1. Infilling of Monkland Canal	…	…	292,000	6th January, 1964	31st March, 1964
2. Alterations to public utility services in advance of scheme 3	…	…	75,000	3rd July, 1964	31st July, 1964
3. Townhead Interchange Stage I	…	…	3,175,000	25th February, 1965	17th June, 1965

the ship sails; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mayhew

"Ark Royal" has five main air conditioning plants and 29 smaller self-contained plants. Their total capacity is about 4½ million British Thermal Units. No cooling system related to the air conditioning was dismantled before the ship sailed. The hon. Member may have in mind the removal of a drinking water cooler. This was removed to provide for an ice-cube-making machine which is of greater benefit.