THE BRITISH NAVY
LAUNCH OF A HUGE WARSHIP. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received-30, 10.50 p.m. London, March 30. Mrs'. Lewiss Harcourt launched, at the Elswick Naval Yards to-day, the Dreadnought Monarch. The vessel has a displacement of 22,700 tons, a length of 545 feet, and a beam of 88% feet. The main armament is 10-inch. The guns are lS'/a-nich. with a torpedo and defence battery of twenty 4.4-inch, also three tubes firing 21-incli torpedoes. The horse-power is 27,000, and the speed 21 knots.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 266, 31 March 1911, Page 5
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82THE BRITISH NAVY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 266, 31 March 1911, Page 5
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