BRITISH NAVY

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 9

BRITISH NAVY

I\ll\'E NEW DESTROX'ERS. : I THE CONTRACTS ALLOTTED. } | DECISION OF ADMIRALTY. l (omctul \Vireless.) I RUGBY, May 19. 1 Subject to the settlement of cer—tain points of detail. the Admiralty has} decided to entrust the construction of} nine Tribal class destroyers ot thel 1936 programme to the following. flrms:—- 1 Swan, Hunter and Wigham, Richardson, or \\’alisend—on—Tync, two ves—t sets; with machinery by the \\'nlisend Slipway and Engineering Company. \V. Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton, two vessels. The Parsons Marine Steam Turbine] Company, of \\’allsend-on—Tyne, two vessels: the hulls to be built by Vic-I kers, Armstrong and Company. I Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineer~ ing Company, of Greenock, two vessels. A Stephen and sons, of Gavan. one vessel. OVER-AGE DESTROVEHS. i RETENTION ASKED FOR. Bis—ARRANGEMENT 0F CATEGORIES United Press Assn—Klee. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, May 19. The British Government has sent a‘ memorandum to the United States and to Japan asking to be allowed to re-‘ tain 40,000 tons of over—age destroy; ers under the London Naval Treaty. 1 The Government also is seeking at re-arrangement of cruiser categories. ‘ _ EBGALATOR CLAUSE. ‘ RE-ARMAMENT 0F SHIPS. ‘ ‘ l (Ortictal Wireless.) ‘ (Received May 21, 11.30 am.) * RUGBY, May 20. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Admiralty (Sir Victor Warrender) stated in the House of Commons at question time that it was not proposed. to invoke the escalator clause or the 1930 naval treaty in respect of tlie‘ Hawkins class 01‘ cruisers. ( flepla‘lng to a question regarding their rearmament, he said it was intended to remove the 7.5 inch suns before December 31. but, as these ships were to undergo large repairs to tit. them for 10 years further serviceu their rearmament would not be completed by the end of the year. During their rent the ships would be given an armament, which would bring them within the sub—category of light surfaco Vessels as laid down in the recont. agreement.