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Capital Ships (Air Attacks)

Volume 155: debated on Wednesday 28 June 1922

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asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is proposed to carry out experiments with the various methods of attack from the air against any of the capital ships due to be scrapped under the terms of the Washington agreement?

Can we be informed of some details? How many ships are going to be experimented upon and when will it take place?

The experiments are being carried out on H.M.S. "Superb." These will be preceded by those on the monitor "Gordon," which does not come under the provisions of the Washington Treaty.