LAUNCHED.
H.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH.
OIL-DRIVEN DREADNOUGHT.
[By Electric Telegraph— Copyright J [United Press Association.] (Received 9.5 a.m.) London,, October 16. Lady Meux launched the Queen Elizabeth, the most powerful Dreadnought in th world, at Portsmouth. The ship will be the first battleship entirely driven by oil, and will be armed with eight 15-im'h. guns and sixteen 6-inch guns, designed for use against aircraft. She is expected to attain a speed of thirty knots. She will carry 4000 tons of oil, which will be 'sufficient for a voyage round the world.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 40, 17 October 1913, Page 5
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90LAUNCHED. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 40, 17 October 1913, Page 5
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