I BRITISH NAVAL GIANTS MAY BE SUPERSEDED.—FoIIowing the failure of the Japanese to give assurances regarding the size of warships, Britain, it is stated, intends to build vessels of over 35,000 tons, with armament I in excess of 14-inch guns, which will dwarf the giant 33,000-ton Nelson, shown in the picture during recent combined naval and air exercises.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 7
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58I BRITISH NAVAL GIANTS MAY BE SUPERSEDED.—FoIIowing the failure of the Japanese to give assurances regarding the size of warships, Britain, it is stated, intends to build vessels of over 35,000 tons, with armament I in excess of 14-inch guns, which will dwarf the giant 33,000-ton Nelson, shown in the picture during recent combined naval and air exercises. Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 7
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