According to a loading Paris dregsmaker, the Queen is thy best-dressed Royal lady in Europe, and 'Hings away least money on her clothes," Twelve-inch naval guns arc the standard heavy guns of the present. Their wdg'ht is (io.S tons, and projectile Ssoli). length, 017.7 in. The initial velocity of a projectile from one of lluse, guns is 3010 ft a second. Its effective range against an average modern armored warship ij, about four miles. Projectiles can toe fired at a rate of one round a minute. Modern Dreadnoughts carry ten 22iii guns. Two kinds of torpedoes are carried in British warships, commonly termed "A" pattern and "ft" pattern. "AV aro supplied to all big warships and destroyers. They are neurit- 20ft lou<r :md 18in in diameter. Their range i* 2(11)0 yaTds. (Hie bursting charge consists of 20*0lb of guncotton. lived by a fu.w which explodes on impact. Their cost is about £500: "BV are smaller than "AVj and carry a smaller bursting charge.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 204, 2 October 1909, Page 4
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163Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 204, 2 October 1909, Page 4
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