BRITISH CANDOUR
FRENCH IMPRESSED
NAVAL TONNAGE LOSSES J
(British Official Wireless.) \
(Received October 18, 12.45 pjn.) ■
RUGBY, October 17.
The French Press has been, co
At.'. men ting with approval on the prompt-? ness and candour of British annouace»t ments whether the news is good orj; bad from the British point of .viewr,',': Thus, the British Admiralty at once.; told the world of the loss of the air»£ craft-carrier Courageous and of the-" battleship Royal Oak. , - r . X.\ In connection with these losses it. is,boing pointed out in naval circles- heri£: that the loss of one out of. Britain**; six aircraft-carriers mean? in terms.' of tonnage that the total is reduced; 1' from 122,900 to 100,400, while five other^ aircraft-carriers are 'in various stages-^ of construction. In capital ship*:! Britain has lost one old vessel out oi-? her total of 15, or 29,150 tons out of"; 474,000, while seven new capital shipswere under construction, yy
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1939, Page 9
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