THREE SISTER SHIPS
EFFORTS TO SAVE WEIGHT LONG CRUISING RADIUS (Official Wireless) (Received Dec. 19, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 18 Three sister ships, the Koln, the Karlsruhe and the Konigsberg, were completed in 1929-30. They are ships of 6000 tons, and are armed with five 5.9-inch guns and a number of smaller guns. They mount twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes, arranged in four triple mountings, and a catapult with two aircraft. The aircraft were reported to have been removed from the Koln and one other during 1938. All possible expedients were adopted for saving weight, and electric welding was used for the hulls instead of rivetting. The ships are driven by geared turbines with Diesel engines for cruising purposes. With 1200 tons of oil, plus 300 tons of diesel fuel, the ships are reputed to have a cruising radius of 5500 miles at 14 knots and 10,000 miles at ten knots. PRISONERS OF WAR MEN FROM U-BOATS (Official Wi rales* > (Received Dec. 19, 11 a.m.) RUGBY. Dec. 18 A further list of seven U-boat prisoners of war in Britain was published by the War morning
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20991, 19 December 1939, Page 7
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184THREE SISTER SHIPS Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20991, 19 December 1939, Page 7
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