BRITAIN’S NAVY
CONSTRUCTION OF NINE VESSELS
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).
(Received this' ddjr at 1.5-p.i11.) LONDON, April 2
After inspecting the 7300 touLoandey one of which type will probably replace H.M.AS. Brisbane, Mr .Hector By water, in the ‘‘Daily Telegraph” prOiibiin-: es her the “return to .sanity in cniiser
■construction,” coming nearer to the British.'.ideal of a cruiser'" than amt
poist-war vessel
Features include single funnel, streamlined t () give'a den,. run to aeroplanes aboard, a -high speed of 331 knots, great sea worthiness and remarkable gun power, considering the comparative smallness. Nine of the Lean dor type have been authorised, of which the. la-st will be ready in 1936. The sislerships will probably most less than th 0 Leander’s £1,667,000.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1933, Page 6
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