AMERICAN NAVY
ANOTHER NEW EATTLESHiI' COMMISSIONED. i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright i PHILADELPHIA. May 15. The 35.000-ton U.S. battleship Washington was commissioned today, six months ahead of schedule. This raises the battleship strength to 17. The Washington has nine 16-inch guns, a speed of 30 knots, and a range of 5000 miles. She cost 70.000.000 dollars. The North Carolina, a sister-ship to the Washington, was commissioned on Api-il 9.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 May 1941, Page 5
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68AMERICAN NAVY Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 May 1941, Page 5
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