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DUMMY WARSHIPS.

TARGETS FOR AMERICAN PILOTS. WASHINGTON 1 , August. 1. The United States Government intends to build four dummy warships to serve as practice targets for stratosphere warplanes. An army spokesman said the vessels, which' would cost £312.500 each, would be 125 feet long with a speed of 20 knots. Each would carry a crew ot 40. The. ships would be provided with flat decks of extra thickness to prevent penetration by dummy sand bombs used in target practice.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 250, 4 August 1941, Page 5

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DUMMY WARSHIPS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 250, 4 August 1941, Page 5

DUMMY WARSHIPS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 250, 4 August 1941, Page 5