THE NAVAL PROGRAMME.
' " ' ' .jr (Received Feb. 1, 8.15 a.m.) ; LONDON, Jan. 31. r The Times calculates that the Admiralty oughtxtovbegin the construction of six large armoured ships before the" end Of 1909 l £iicU!si& more before the end of 1910.
; [According to an .1908 handbook the following comprises the British Navy : — Nino first class battleships, 8 second class battleships, 30 third class battleships, 11 fouth class battleships, 3t3 t Invint'tbles, 30 other 'armoured cruisers, 21 first class cruisers, '35 second class cruisers, 15 third class cruisers, 100 modern destroyers,, 47 large torpedo boats, and 188,000 men available, including Reserves.] „ ....
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13877, 1 February 1909, Page 5
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99THE NAVAL PROGRAMME. Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13877, 1 February 1909, Page 5
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