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| SCHEMES FOR COMMONWEALTH NAVAL DEFENCE | |||||
| Originators | Vessels | Tonnage (each) |
Speed
(knots) |
Annual Mtce.
Costs £ |
Est. Capital
Costs £ |
| Creswell, 1902 | 4 Cruisers (specially designed) | 3,000 | 120,000 | 1,200,000 | |
| Creswell,
June 1905 October 1905 |
3 cruiser destroyers
16 torpedo boat destroyers 5 1st class torpedo boats 8 2nd class torpedo boats |
3,000 550 205 12.5 |
25 26 25 18 |
38,760 61,680 12,140 7,420 |
840,000 800,000 100,000 28,000 |
| Creswell
August 1906 |
3 ocean destroyers
16 destroyers (River class) 5 1st class torpedo boats |
800 550 200 |
30 26 25 |
27,050 61,680 12,140 |
420,000 1,280,000 150,000 |
| Commonwealth Naval Officers Committee, September 1906 | 3 ocean-going
destroyers 1 ocean-going destroyer 16 coastal destroyers 4 1st class torpedo boats |
1,300 800 550 157 |
33 30 26 25 |
Total Cost 167,970 |
690,000 160000 1,280,000 120,000 |
| Deakin September 1906 |
8 coastal destroyers
4 1st class torpedo boats |
550 157 |
26 25 |
640,000 120,000 |
|
| Deakin December 1907 |
6 destroyers (River
class) 9 Submarines
(C class) 2 depôt ships |
550 313 |
26 13 sur 8 sub. |
Total Cost 346,000 |
473,500 496,000 308,000 |
| Fisher March 1909 |
4 ocean destroyers
16 destroyers (improved River class) 1 armed vessel for police duties |
1,300 700 2,000 |
33 26 |
136,000 160,000 30,000 |
920,000 1,344,000 |
| Imperial Defence Conference, 1909 | 1 armoured cruiser
(Indomitable class) 3 2nd class protected cruisers(Bristol class) 6 destroyers (improved river class) 3 submarines (C class) |
17,250 4,800 700 313 |
27 25 26 13 surf. 8 subm. |
750,000 of which Imp. Govt would contribute 250,000 |
3,750,000
English prices |
| Imperial Defence
Conference, 1909 (as amended on Admiralty advice, 1912) |
1 armoured cruiser
(Indefatigable class) 3 2nd class protected cruisers(Weymouth class) 6 destroyers (improved river class) 2 submarines (E class) |
17,250 4,800 700 313 |
27 25 26 13 surf. 8 subm. |
750,000 of which Imp. Govt would contribute 250,000 |
4,250,000
English prices except for one cruiser & three destroyers to be built in Aust. |