Naval Defence Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:budgetAllocated £21,500,000
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1889
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act to make further provision for the Naval Defence of the United Kingdom and for other purposes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Defence Act
gptkbp:influencedBy naval arms race
perceived threat from France and Russia
gptkbp:mandate construction of 10 battleships
construction of 18 torpedo gunboats
construction of 42 cruisers
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose to establish the two-power standard for the Royal Navy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:repealedBy yes
gptkbp:resultedIn construction of new battleships
expansion of the Royal Navy
gptkbp:status historical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Two-Power_Standard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7