§ Mr. Buckasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether HMS "Invincible" is to be regarded as a first of class ship; and when he proposes to place further orders for ships of a similar specification.
§ Mr. JuddHMS "Invincible" is the first of a planned class of anti-submarine cruisers. It would be premature in relation to our normal practice to give details of future ship construction programmes.