THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 20, 1988.
BRITAIN'S NEW BATTLESHIPS ARE LONGEST EVER BUILT
Particulars of the five British nels and two masts, with which the King George V. type is provided, will contribute to a well-balanced profile.
battleships of the King George V. class, now building, are published in the monthly journal of the Ger- man Admiralty.
HIGHER RATE OF FIRE The King George V. and the With an armament of ten 14in Prince of Wales are expected to be guns the weight of a full salvo will launched this year at Walker-on- be about 40 per cent. less than that Tyne and Birkenhead respectively. | fired by the Nelson's nine 16in guns. They will be followed by the Anson A 14in projectile weighs about at Clydebank, the Beatty at Govan, 1,560lb compared with the 2,000lb and the Jellicoe at Wallsend-on- | 16in shell.
Tyne. All five ships are due to Thus the respective weights of a be completed before March 31, 1941.
According to the German authori-į ty, the main armament consists of ten 14in guns, mounted in two quadruple and one double turret, Assuming this to be correct, it is probable that there will be one quadruple turret forward, with the double turret raised above it, and
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quadruple turret on the quar- terdeck, giving a bow fire of six guns, a stern fire of four and 2 broadside of ten.
This lay-out of the main arma- ment will give the ships a much more symmetrical appearance than that of the Nelson, in which three triple 16in turrets are placed forward. Moreover, the two fun-
CHOLERA BREAKS OUT IN CHEFOO
Peiping, To-day.
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A cholera epidemic has broken out
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in the harbour of the city, Chefoo, north Shantung province, as result of the overcrowding.... privation brought about by tilities.
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Latest flood reports arriving here state that the waters of the Yellow River have reached the town of Chouchiakou which is 120 kilome- tres from the stream.
Japanese engineering experts are more optimistic in their latest re- ports on the flood and express the opinion that the seasonal floods will not arrive earlier this year.
broadside from the King George V. and the Nelson would be 15,6001b and 18,000lb. As, however, the 14in gun has a higher rate of fire, the total weight of metal dis- charged by the King George V. in a given period would not be greatly inferior to that of the 16in gun ship.
King
It is understood that the George V. and her sisters will be longer than any previous British battleship and have a breadth ex- ceeding the Nelson's 106ft.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS
The total weight of armour pro- tection will be about 13,000 tons. This enormous proportion of de- fensive weight has been made pos- sible by the saving effected by choosing 14in guns and quadruple turrets. The total weight of the King George V.'s main armament' is probably little, if at all, greater than that of the Queen Elizabeth's eight 15in guns in double turrets.
The new ships will mount the most powerful anti-aircraft bat- teries ever installed afloat.
CZECH PARTY CONFERENCE
FOR TO-DAY
Prague, Yesterday. The Premier, Dr. Hodza, will, according to press reports, invite leaders of the coalition parties to a conference on Monday in order to inform them of the progress hit- herto made in the negotiations with the Sudeten German Party and to ascertain their views on the sub- ject.
Lowering of the water level of It is added that further conver- the Yellow River as result of the sations between the Premier and numerous breaches in the dykes has representatives of the Sudeten Ger- enabled the Japanese to carry on man Party will be postponed until repair work on the large bridge after this conference.-Trans- near Tsinanfu.--Trans-Ocean.
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