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Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1923, Page 1

HEWS BY MAIL

THE WARSHIPS OF TO-MORROW LONDON, Jan. 3.

Interesting speculations as to tlr changes in warship design, which are imminent as the result of the Washington Conference and the limitations if has imposed, are contained in the 1023 issue of “Brassey.’s Naval and Shipping Annual.” The editors are Sir A. Richardson and Mr A. Hurd, and the

contents of the book arc more than usually valuable.

Sir George Thurston, one of the bestknown naval architects, deals with the problem of future warship design, amr one of the vessels which he outlines Is a battleship aircraft-carrier of 30 knots speed. She is reproduced in our columns from his illustration in a sketch. This ship has a main armament of three Him guns, triple-mounted in a burbot to forward, with a number ol Biu guns aft in pairs. There is no funnel, but the smoke from the laiilers is “conducted overboard through duels swept by the water from the circulating pumps.” The ship would he smokeless ; she Would need m> small craft or aeroplanes to accompany her and protect tier, irai would herself “carry the aeroplanes necessary for scouting or torpedo and bomb dropping.” She would possess extraordinary power, and such a vessel mav be the future type of capital ship. If a more conventional design is adopted. Sir George Thurston suggests a vessel of 2-1 knots mounting nine lßin guns in triple turrets, which could be built within the Conference limit of 31.000 tons.

In an article on “Sea Power and Air Rower” Commander Dennis Mnrney suggests that, “making allowances for future developments ui devi'-cs for dropping bombs accurately, the acre plane on a basis ol emit might be a, I letter invest mriil Iha a battleship, a - S|) aeroplanes wmdd carry ' the striking lower of ole: baftlosliip. fn the tiiercaufile ''••etien. a well-

known shipping aulb 'dy -U'le: 1 1:-• “the word is pa D so far as concern Ihe freight denno -on.

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