THE BRITISH NAVY.
THE NEW PROGRAMME. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright London. February 23. The Observer states that the five ships included in the forthcoming programme will be neither battleships nor battlecruisers, but of a hybrid type. They will be 28.000-ton vessels with 13%-inch armor, a speed of 23 knot*, and eight lJin. or 16% in. guns. The new armored cruisers will be 800 tons heavier than their predecessor*, while submarines will replace destroyer'. The new type will have a surface speed approaching that of the River type of destroyers. Received 24. 10.50 p.m. London, February 24. The Daily Telegraph, forecasting lnc Naval Estimates, says that a* the Continental programmes are only paper om-s it is unnecessary at prpsent to readjust the British construction programme. Whatever liability may arise will be taken into account when the Italian and Austrian ship- are authorised. The Telegraph denie- that there is any alteration in the types of ships, except increasing the speed of submarine*.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 237, 25 February 1913, Page 5
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160THE BRITISH NAVY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 237, 25 February 1913, Page 5
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