H.M.S. DREADNOUGHT.
Received February 8, 8.30 a.m. LONDON, February 7. The powerful battleship Dreadnought steamed from Gibraltar to Trinidad at a speed of over 17 knots throughout. The propelling machinery was in excellent condition, and fuel remaining on board on;,the vessel's arrival at Trinidad would have sufficed for a further thousand miles at the. same speed. This is a record for a battleship in speed for a long voyage, though not for a trial in highest speed. It is believed that the Dreadnought travelled under her most economical conditions.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8353, 9 February 1907, Page 5
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89H.M.S. DREADNOUGHT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8353, 9 February 1907, Page 5
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