AUSTRALIAN FLOTILLA.
:;... ■-. : .:/.■ ~ :■;■;.;; v ... • : •.-■..■ •.-.- : TORPEDO CONSTRUCTION. . DX TEIioRAPIC— PRES3 ASSOCf ATIOJT— C'OrYKIGHT. .. . . Melbourne, October 23. ; ; Dr. J. H. Biles; LL.D., Professor of Naval Architecture at , Glasgow iUnivorsity, who is on a visit to Australia, apptoves of tho idea of Australia'building her own: fleet, but is of opinion • that : torpedo vessels cannot bo built in Australia. >•' ; .'< ■■'■'■■
Torpedo : boats arcy he says, the most difficult of all vessels to 1 construct. Britain was a long time learning how-to build them.
It was originally, proposed to liuikln portion of the Australian.coastal flotilla abroad, oml a portion in Australia, as &n encouragniunt to the ■ shipbuilding ..-industry. According .to ft Melbourne jii'seaije of October 7. a rnpresentativo of tho great hnn of Armstrong, Writworth'and Co., had eeloctwl u :ratp,; subject to the firm's approval, for shipbuilding yards' at Altbiia- Bay, and had intprviowetl tho Governinent on tho question of umldicg torpedo boats and destroyers for the Commonwealth. Jt was stated Hint tho firm will send out a stair oP-'siipermttendeuts and expert work-men to direct the titrations. ...
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 5
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