BIGGER THAN THE NEPTUNE.
THE NEW DREADNOUGHTS. LONDON, August 26. The Dreadnought to be commenced at Portsmouth after the Neptune is launched will exceed the latter in length. The Neptune is a greatly improved Dreadnought, with one-third more efficiency than the nameship of the class, and is just over 20,000 tons. The super. Dreadnought to follow her is one of the two to be built by the Admiralty, and will be armed with 13Jin guns, for which the castings and mountings are now being made.
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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 204, 27 August 1909, Page 5
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85BIGGER THAN THE NEPTUNE. Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 204, 27 August 1909, Page 5
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