A Dreadnought 'battleship desiped to carry thirteen. 12-inch guns was launched recently at Spczia, where sho was laid down for the Italian Navy in .Tauunry, 1910. The Conto di Cavour will have a combination of three triple and two twin gun-turrets, : making' five gun-houses on the centre lino of the ship, the twin turrets being superposed, so as to firo over the.triple turrets at the Ikiws and stern, respectively. Tho armament will thus consist, of thirteen 12-inch guns, of which five will bear ahead and astern, and tho whole thirteen' on either broadside. Eighteen 1.7-inch and fourteen 3-inch guns will bo mounted for defence against torpedo'craft.' The British Navy alono adheres to a ten-gun armament. Billing. the reign of Richard II tho tiuc-st wiuo could bo purchased at 20a. a tun. ' . • For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Psppermiot Cuie 4 Ij, fii .
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1252, 7 October 1911, Page 9
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