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GREAT BRITAIN BUILDS MODERN BATTLE FLEET OF NINE CAPITAL SHIPS

London, March 26.

In about two years' time Great Britain will have a new and entirely modern battle fleet. It will consist of nine battleships the fastest capital ships ever built in this country.

This deduction is made from a study of the present naval programme and after inquiries in well-informed quarters by Reuter's Naval Corres- pondent.

Details of Britain's New fleet follow-

Name of ship. Tonnage Guns

1. King George V. 35,000 14-inch 2. Prince of Wales.

8. Duke of York

4. Jellicoe.

5. Beatty

6. Lion

7. Temerairo

8. (Undecided)

9. (Undecided)

12

"

"

"

#

40,000 16-inch

13. Royal Sovereign (of the home

fleet).

7

14. Resolution (of the home fleat) To these units of the Home Fleet will be added the battle cruisers.

15. Hood (refitting).

16. Renown (refitting).':

to

17. Repulse (on conclusion of

their Majesties, visit Canada and U.S.A.).

•

Then there are the battleships at present, or shortly to be, on the

It is probable that No, 8 ́and No. | strength of 9 will be of the same tonnage and | Fleet. carry the same type of big guns as will Lion and the Temeraire..

MORE LAUNCHINGS

18. Warspite.

19. Malaya,

-20. Barham,

21. Ramillies, 22. Revenge. 28. Valiant.

the Mediterranean

24. Queen Elizabeth.

The Lion is being build on the slip at Walker-on-Tyne vacated by the King George V and launched by Some of the existing capital ships. the King. It is hoped that the King have already been made into prac- George V will be completed beforetically new, modern men-of-war of - the end of next year.

colossal fighting power-Reuter.

The Prines of Wales will be launched by the Princess Royal at

Birkenhead on May 3 and this ship. CHINESE MAKE

too, should be ready before the end

of 1940.

By the early... spring of 1941, the GROUND ON HAN

Duke of York (laid down at Clyde-

bank in the summer of 1937), Jelli- RIVER FRONT

coe (laid down at Wallsend-on-Tyne at the same time), and Beatty (laid down at Govan also in the summer 'of 1937) should all three be com- pleted.

Icheng, Hupch, To-day, The Chinese troops who crossed the Han River to counter-attack Each of these five battleships will the Japanese continue to gain probably carry four aircraft (launched by catapult) and will be specially protected against air at tack.

24 CAPITAL SHIPS

ground.

Two Chinese regiments which crossed the River at Hungmiao (Red Temple) Have recaptured Sanhotang.

The west wharf at Chungsiang has been retaken by the Chinese, Japanese troops sent out from Chungslang were defeated, suffer ing some 200 casualties.

Tratchiaho,

To this new Battle Fleet of nine ships (each of which will cost about £8,000,000) the Royal Navy can of course, add the existing 12 battle- ships and three battle cruisers, giv ing Britzinea Grand Fleet of 24 horth capital ships.

10, Nelson (of the home feet).*-

ada

-seven miles east” Hupsh, by the Chin- In the