SEA SUPREMACY

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 289, 5 September 1945, Page 7

SEA SUPREMACY

America’s Long Lead Over Britain

PROBLEM OF SIZE OF FLEET IN PEACE (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received September 4, 7.55 p.m.) LONDON, September 4. The sea supremacy traditional to the British people has at lust passed elsewhere, gays the naval correspondent of the "Sunday Tinies.” The nijmerical lead of the American over the British Fleet is now too long to be overtaken and Britain can no longer compete with America on the sea. Discussing the size of Britain’s postwar fleet, the correspondent SUJ’S !> l,! problem is a "major naval issue.” Hitherto,' there bag always been a standard at hand on which to propose her naval strength—rthe essential defensive requirements for trade protection. .More, important, however, wag the size, of ihe fleet maintained by Britain s most likely enemies. Whereas there were once formidable fleets possessed by America. Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Russia, with Britain tb<? most powertuj, there is'now only one Heet. of'any great ance left apart from Britain s, and that is the fleet, of her ally, America. Ihe others have been either destroyed or outmoded.