Mr. Winston Churchill has referred in the House of Commons to the important work carried out by small surface craft of the Royal Navy. These include exceedingly fast motor torpedo boats, which are armed with torpedoes for use against ships and submarines, and multiple machine guns for anti-aircraft defence. The photograph shows the crew of one cf these craft ready to beat off an air attack.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9
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66Mr. Winston Churchill has referred in the House of Commons to the important work carried out by small surface craft of the Royal Navy. These include exceedingly fast motor torpedo boats, which are armed with torpedoes for use against ships and submarines, and multiple machine guns for anti-aircraft defence. The photograph shows the crew of one cf these craft ready to beat off an air attack. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9
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