INVINCIBLE'S GUNS,
THEY COULD BE FIRED. HALF WOULD BE AT SLOWER RATE. ELECTRICAL DEFECTS. By TeleeraDli—Press Association—OoDTrleni. (Rec. February' 24, 10.15 p.m.)
.:;.■ '■' '■'■;'. ■■."■ -■'■■'■ .London/ February 24. i., ' The subject-matter of Admiral Lord Beresford's- statement; that the ,, -' DreadInvincible; when first commissioned, could not firo' her 12-inch , guns —a statement .which the First Lord of the "Admiralty, Mr. ATKeijia;. described as • "nonsense"—has. been ;.brought- before the Houso- of :Commons. by. Admiral Beresford; now M.P. for. Portsmouth.
■ In, accordance with .his expressed intention, Admiral Beresford asked a;ques' tion on tho. subject. •Replying, the First Lord,- Mr. MTlenna, stated that the In-, vincible fired her 12-ihch guns on March 11, 1909, -. and had not -' since fired : them until yesterday. , ; Numerous'minor defects were discovered'' during' the , 1909, trials in the turret elecixicity plant. Alterations were "ordered, but further, defects deyelope'd.: ■,;;;'" -■■-:.'• : >■; •■' ■■■' -'■ . ■ - ; :■■■■'■ ■'.-,■'
;■/ The .Invinciblej'added' Mr. , M'Koniia, could.fire.fourv.of her 12-inch guns.,effectively .during tiopast yearV and the other :a' considerably lower rate. ,:
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 5
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152INVINCIBLE'S GUNS, Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 5
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