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NAVAL DIRIGIBLE LAUNCHED.

New Type of War Vessel

Per Press . Association—Copyright, -'(Received May 23, 10.50 a.m.)

LONDON, May 22. Three hundred bluejackets launched the Vickers-Maxim naval dirigible, Mayfly, which was built for the Admiralty. She is 512 feet long and 48 .feet in diameter, and has a lifting power of seventeen balloonettes inflated with hydrogen. She weighs 21 tons, and during strong winds can be moved up water..

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxxii, Issue 8375, 23 May 1911, Page 3

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NAVAL DIRIGIBLE LAUNCHED. Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxxii, Issue 8375, 23 May 1911, Page 3

NAVAL DIRIGIBLE LAUNCHED. Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxxii, Issue 8375, 23 May 1911, Page 3

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