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leaders to make the U.S.S.R. in one they upset the balance of from one or two modern cruisers a great-naval Power, which all. It is perhaps for that rea- and two flotillas of destroyers son that shipbuilding has been built or building, the Soviet it certainly is not at pre- the least successful of the Rus- Fleet consists for the most part sent. This idea of a power, sian industries since the Revolu- of "museum picces," ful Russian Fleet is as old tion. In fact, the total output The Balkon peasant, whose num-
The capital ships, of which bers make him the most important as Peter the Great, who, of the Soviet shipyards since there are three, were laid down
Three capital ships of 35,0€ permn in that part of the world, poor, however, had certain ad- 1917 has been something less in 1909 and completed in 1915
first literate, tilling his soll in an ancient, vantages over the existing than a normal year's output They have undergone several tons are projected and it
understood that the
down lucky that the modness to the north the wisdom to know that the formidable enough. in a peaceful known to be unsatisfactory but in view of the time taken E
These problems, which are but their general condition is these is to be laid
Leningrad some time this yea on which his own rulers have been first essential in building a Europe, when manufactured and it is doubtful if they would
the Russian shipbuilders to bui nourished. The cynical might be large fleet entailed not only products essential to shipbuild- be of any fighting value.One
destroyers not to menti‹ surprised that in this most turbulent the acquisition of naval ing and marine engineering can of these vessels, the Pariskaya-
cargo ship it will beman region acquisitiveness has not yet bases, but also the building be freely imported, may be re- Kummuna, which was formerly acled on example. There are
a. mode= of ships, and that in turn with three of the greatest Euro- made a voyage to the Black Sea Indeed doubtful if the batt
garded as insuperable to-day the Sevastopol, built in 1911, years before we see
Russian-built capital ship. many demands en record, and so many determined refusals. Hungary meant the creation of a pean Powers at war.
some nine years ago, and the ships have got further than t has wanted Transylvania from shipbuilding industry.
Four Strategic Positions reason for her remaining there Rumania, while Bulgaria asks from With: that object in view The Soviet authorities have is said to be hier inability to risk
design stage, which, her the Southern Dobruja, with Peter went to the Thames to always been reticent with re- the return voyage to the Baltic.
Russian mind, often plece, perhaps, of Macedonia from study the art and craft of gard to their shipbuilding pro-
Two cruisers of about 8,000 much as the completed job. Yugo-Slavia and a port on the Egeanship construction and if to-day duction, but in view of the tons, carrying 7.1-inch guns, from. Grecco. This time of general Stalin were to follow that ex- tonnage they have ordered from have been completed in recent
Another example Insecurity, with the great law ample-by-a-few-months-ship abroad-and-the many old ships-years, and two or three others Russian enigma is the Savi
building training on, say, the which they have still in service, are reported to be under cons- mercantile marine. There, t Clyde, Belfast, or the North- it is obvious that their own in- truction. These cruisers, a 12,-
the greatest secrecy has be East Coast he would go back to dustry is still a long way from 000-ton aircraft carrier (con observed, but, following yea Russia with the knowledge that meeting Soviet requirements. verted from a half-built cruiser of the utmost reticence relati more Five-Year Plans than he
navy, to their merchant Soviet authorities went to other extreme a few mont ago by publishing "Rogis
U.S.S.R of Shipping of the which contains more details a particulars of ships. existing shipping register. fewer than 20 columns are voted to each vessel. Accordi to this register, which is Russian and English, the Sovi merchant fleet comprises soz G80 vessels, compared
Cablers and
the great, lawless
cupied elsewhere, might have seemed bill for the armed pursuit of some of these aims, which, often enough, those who follow them. One such attempt would have plunged the
are almost affairs of conscience" with
Kalinin's Advice.
Numerically,
particularly laid down in 1914), a cruiser
will live to' see carried with regard to submarines, the minelayer of 8,500 tons, and a whole Balkans into militant chaca. through would be necessary to Soviet Fleet is believed to be few large destroyers are the Why has one not yet been made?. It reorganise Russia's shipbuilding considerable, but that Fleet has latest units of the Soviet Fleet. is, of course, possible that even among industry to a standard commen- to protect strategic positions Eight large destroyers, which these peoples the effects of modern surate with the sea-power ambi- in the Baltic, the White Seu, the are really light cruisers, each war are seen for what they are. But tions of the Soviets.
Black Sea, and the Far East. of about 2,700 tons displace there are active elements of stability,
Submarines alone (to quote ment and fitted with 6.1inch and one of the most powerful
Naval construction and the Signor Mussolini) do not make guns, have been under construc- among them is the Influence of Italy.
a great naval Power, and in tion at Leningriin recent Italy, in her stronger periods, has ship-building industry have been other classes of tonnage, apart years. It is understood that always looked towards South-eastern more or less neglected by the Europe. In the. Middle Ages her first of two Five-Year Plans, rulers allied themselves by marriago although Kalinin, the President to the royal houses of Serbia, of the Supreme Council of the mer | U.S.S.R., has been exhorting the Hungary, and Bulgaria. The chunts of Venice held the commerce Soviet shipbuilders to overtake of the Levant in their hands, and the foremost: capitalist sca. when the Turks swept into Southern Powers." So far the "Bolshevi- Europe they found in this city one of their most obstinate enemies. This sntion" of the Navy and the ine of history leads Italy
quite shipbuilding industry has not! naturally into the Balkans to-day been helpful. Commissars and the peacefulness of these naval officers do not make a
Slie na now another reason for
wishing
States. Russian Communism is team, and is not surprising that attempting to march westwards; discipline should go by the board from Hungary's new frontier with Russia it is little more than three when the political chiefs take hundred miles to the Italian border, priority over the officers trained
It is not only that a Russian ap-in naval strategy. ANY A pearance in the Balkans brings.u ...... As for shipbuilding, the prob- Second Great Power within striking distance of Italy, but that it would lema which confront the Soviet inean the spread of a doctrine which authorities are obvious. It is Italy, with the Papacy, considers the the greatest of all næsembling great modern evil. For Italy the industries, and is therefore the effect of a Russian entry Inla Bucharest would be little different most difficult to nationallso from that shock which Europe ex-successfully. Innumerable other porlenced when the infidel Turks trades and industries are as- knocked at the gdies of Vienna in sociated with shipbuilding, and 1003. Italy's regard for the Balkans is a discreet compound of interests if Inofficiency and intrigue occur and ideald War in the Balkans Would mean henly" material- losses |
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for her, and she would naturally the German troops on, her frontier. Every-elfort - Itnly makes for pesed in The one hope of the Balkan the Balkans will strengthen her for States' - witlistunding that possible | if that peace collapsen the way: L expansión" of the war begun, to the | open-to-/ Germany, whichi, -- while forth, which it is one of Italy's do Russia is no more than a throat, is the clared objects to avoid, is for their real danger to Balkan independente. umicable settlement or postponement à The British alliance with Turkey, and of their own claims on 2*leach | guoronjess to Rumania-and... G béco other. Italy's lask Srespon themselves form the basis-of-a svätém
sallity are greaterThe Baikan 1,which alme at keeping, two aggressive
Kalentaa (Rumpülo," Yügo-Slavia, giants out of that corner of Europe. Turkey, and Greece), shoing It system With Which Tiply, whose ser be a stabilling forco, but it has dimly a Balican porte, should o me lost most of its strength by Yugo- pattillo thd which she could do much Slavla's unhappy consciousness of to support.
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shipyards before the Revoluti while tonnage below 1,000 tem gross includes some vessels bo- In this country over 70 ye=get ago. ·
An analysis of this new gister of Soviet shipping given in the "Shipbuilding Shipping Record" of October in which it was stated that om half of the ships on the rēgis= can be of use as ocean-goi shipping, the remainder be miscellaneous craft such barges, coasters, and traw) It was added that off Russian-built ships of over. tondentored in the regi |most live been – built at Leningrad Shipbuilding ** and the Baltic Shipbuilding Engineering Works.
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