SUPER-LINERS FOR ITALY
TO CAPTURE MEDITERRANEAN PASSENGER SERVICE MUSSOLINI’S PLAN. Australian and N.Z Cable Association. ROME, November 29. Experts aro intrigued at the nature of ‘*supcr-liners,” the first mention of which was mado by Signor Mussolini in an interview. The liners are being built at Genoa, and their displacement will be between 35,000 and 40,000 tons. They have a secret device for increasing speed to 40 knots, tho invention of an Italian naval officer. Some believe it consists of a belt of thin steel with a ballbearing device for greatly diminishing the impact, of the waves. Moreover, it is stated that they may carry propel lors amidships. This is regarded as one of the most sensational efforts Italy has made under Signor Mussolini’s active impulse. Tho primary aim is the capture of the Mediterranean passenger service, and also a direct challenge to England's trails-Atlantic trade.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12618, 1 December 1926, Page 6
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145SUPER-LINERS FOR ITALY New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12618, 1 December 1926, Page 6
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