Building Programme
The following table gives the purchase cost of the members of the Shannon. Standard British practice at that time was for these costs to exclude armament and stores. In the table:
- Machinery meant "propelling machinery".
- Hull included "hydraulic machinery, gun mountings, etc."
| (BNA 1895) | Parkes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | Machinery | Total |
|
| £233,902 | £53,367 | £287,269 | £302,707 |
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