BRITISH K-BOATS
-' ARM' OF '"THE'' '< ■\ :;•;._ '";.;■■ ''navy;'.',..;'. ;;■•.■...,;;■; 6y Telegraph-Pfess Aseociation-Oopyrlght (Rec. January 17, 0.0 p.m.) ■ ■ . "~ t6nflo"rij""jamiarv 14. ; • Details ,are .reveijle.d of the- Britisli cruisers- calleif K-boats."-' - The vessels are propelled-by steam; have Wo. funnels, ar.e..of- two. thousanel-tons,-340ft. ldiifc'and 264 ft.' beam, have'a'surface speed ...of..- 24, knqts/'and a-; suhinerged speed. of, r lo knots,'.,'witli'u'range' of tfirep, thmlsajrd 1 Wiles, ■ They carr.y tight r or'.ten' torpedo'tubes,' and ;I guiw big fiidngh' j;p' match \aiiyphiitg except ,Presdnduglits' : or battle-cruisers'' The part _they .played in. defeating G'ermany cannot yet be disclosed, but.they proved one of the most Vnlualile arms of the Navy. : rTAHS-..-N i Z3-.Cnblo Assn. . ;
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 97, 18 January 1919, Page 7
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101BRITISH K-BOATS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 97, 18 January 1919, Page 7
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