THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16703, 11 December 1919, Page 9

THE NAVY ESTIMATES.

THE PEACE-TIME FLEET.

DETAILS OF WAR LOSSES.

fßy Cab'.o—Prrs« Association—Ccpjrigit.* 'H 'i>.<Mram».i (Rcceivc-d T)i" rnvHT 10th. 7.30 p.m.) I/0> DON. Decorr.bor Tho Navy Estimates total £lo" 000. Mr "Walter Lone, First I/ord or tho Admiralty, :->einte 1 out that a largo proportion of tliis amount was for service* nrior to tho armistice. He mentioned that the situation in Ireland had rece-ssiirstod tlie? employment of six '!;■«!rryers, three sloops, and six rr.'Unr-launo ! -.es in Iri«h waters. The oloar«nco of the seas of mines had !v-en a com pi is net well within the scheduled thro. The loss of life in mine-sweeping had neon only decimal six per cent. The new Atlantic Fleet, as compared with the Grand I*l et, would consist of the following ships:— Atlantic Grand Fleet. Bittlo Squadrons ... 2 -I B 'ttle-rruiser Squadrons ... 1 - Cruiser Squadrons ... — l! F'ying Squadrons one ship — Li'ill t Cruiser Squadron ... 2 7 Destroyer Flotillas ... -1 <1 Submarine Flotillas ... 3 •» Since the 2-V2.000 officers and men had Iron demobilised, and 611 ships had been cancelled out of 1003 ordered or in course of construction. A total of 2*23 of his Majesty's ships woro lost during the war, including thirteen bnttleships nnd three battlocru'sers; and, in addition, 815 auxiliary vessels were lost. Tlireo million persons and .'50,000,000 tons of goods were transported by pen in wartime. The estimated expenditure on new construction was £25.000.000. [The Navv F--,t i-•'ates for the vear 191-1 J.I were £ol,.",0.000.1