NEW SLOOPS
THE PROBABLE TYPES
FUTURE OF PRESENT SHIPS
With regard to the announcement by cable yesterday that two new sloops of. the Royal Navy will be stationed with the New Zealand Division by the end of 1935,. replacing . the Veronica, which has been attached to the station since 1920, and the Laburnum, which arrived at Auckland two years later, the "New Zealand Herald" states that although the new sloops are not specified it is thought probable that they may be included in the four at present being built in England under the 1931 programme.
The new sloops will be slightly smaller than those at present in commission, having a tonnage of from 1040 to 1105, compared with the standard tonnage of 1165 of sloops of the type to which the Veronica and Laburnum belong. However/ they are twin-screwed ships, designed for burning oil fuel, and possessing, a speed of 16 to 16.5 knots. The Veronica and Laburnum are singlescrewed ships, and, although they were originally _ designed to steam at 16.5 knots, their speed now is considerably less.
It is not likely that either the Veronica or the Laburnum will return to England before the arrival of their respective relief ships. They may return to England and pay off there, or they may be sold direct to Eastern buyers for breaking-up purposes.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 121, 18 November 1932, Page 8
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222NEW SLOOPS Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 121, 18 November 1932, Page 8
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