NEW VESSELS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1928, Page 2

NEW VESSELS

ONE ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN

FIRST OF' ITS KIND

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, October 25

A new Diesel electric twin-screw •ferry boat, which Messrs Yarrow, of Glasgow, have built for the Argentine Government, underwent successful trials on the Firth of Clyde yesterday. She is the first electrically-propelled vessel fitted with controls from three alternative stations to be built ill Britain.

The vessel will shortly leave for Buenos Aires under her own steam, and will go into service on the riv~ Parana.

The 10,000 tons cruised Canberra, a sister ship to the Australia, which has recently been at Plymouth for trials, is now at Cromarty, and this week is carrying out gunnery and other exercises in Moray Firth with vessels of the Atlantic Fleet.

The ship is due to arrive at Portsmouth on November Ist, and finally sails for Australia to join the 1 lloyal Australian Navy on December 4th.

THE LONDON

RUGBY, October 25. The latest ship in the Navy to bear the name London is now undergoing her trials, the result of which will be kept secret in accordance with, modern Admiralty practice. As soon as the trials are completed, the London is to go out to the Mediterranean as the flagship of one of the cruiser-squadrons tli ere. She is one of the 10,000-ton County class, and not one of the SOOO-ton Cities. London has always been very keenly interested in ships named after it, which have been numerous, both armed merchantmen and ships of the regular Navy. The last warship of the name was an 18-knot battleship ol 15,000 tons, which distinguished itself in the Dardanelles in 1915, and afterwards co-operated with the, Italian Fleet at Taranato. After the Armistice she was broken up.