ITALIAN MYSTERY LINERS
SPEED OF FORTY KNOTS. ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE TRADE. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rome, Nov. 29. Experts arc intrigued concerning the nature of the super-liners first mentioned by Signor Mussolini in an interview as being built at Genoa. They will be between 35,1)00 and 40,000 tons, with a secret device for increasing the speed to 40 knots. It is the invention of an Italian naval officer. Some believe it consists of a belt of thin steel with a ball-bearing device greatly diminishing the Impact of the waves. Moreover it is stated that the ships may carry propellers amidships. This is regarded as one of Italy’s most sensational efforts under Mussolini’s active impulse, aiming primarily to the capture of the Mediterranean passenger service and as a direct challenge to Britain’s transatlantic trade.
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1926, Page 9
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