IN THE SHADOW OF LlßEßTY.—"Mosquito boats" of the U.S. Navy churning up the waters of New York Harbour as they speed past the Statue of LibertJj during their trial run. These little boats travel at about fifty knots, are armed with machine guns in turret* and torpedoes which can be swung outboard and fired by compressed air.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 309, 30 December 1940, Page 5
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57IN THE SHADOW OF LlBERTY.—"Mosquito boats" of the U.S. Navy churning up the waters of New York Harbour as they speed past the Statue of LibertJj during their trial run. These little boats travel at about fifty knots, are armed with machine guns in turret* and torpedoes which can be swung outboard and fired by compressed air. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 309, 30 December 1940, Page 5
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