H.M.S. TORCH.
STARTLING STATEMENTS
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.]
London, April 9
Captain Carver, late Commander of the Torch, in a letter to the Morning Post, states that over two years have elapsed since H.M.S. Torch sailed from Sydney in a condition which would render a private owner liable to penalties No enquiry was held. The vessel still leaked in December, although the sum of £12,000 was spent in repairs. Out of nine ships comprising the Australian squadron in 1911 three were dangerously unseaworthy, and two were in a bad condition. He accused Mr Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, witli having mis-stated the facts of tho case.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 79, 10 April 1913, Page 5
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109H.M.S. TORCH. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 79, 10 April 1913, Page 5
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