FRENCH NAVAL REVIVAL
NEW CONSTRUCTION COSTS £10,728,000 EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Wed. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says that 1927 was a decisive year regarding France’s naval revival. Twenty-five ships, including submarines, were commissioned, 24 were laid down. Credits were voted for 19 of these and three air squadrons were created. The cost of new construction amounted to £10,728.000 in 1928, against £2,880.000 in 1924. The first two of the series of postwar vessels will be ready for service in 1932, including nine cruisers. 21 flotilla leaders, 36 destroyers, 4S submarines, and numerous auxiliaries. Two million pounds annually will be spent to provide oil storage at Brest and Toulon. The existing 18 air squadrons will have to be increased to 50 by 1938.—Times.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 244, 5 January 1928, Page 9
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