LISTED FOR SALE
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS UNDER
THE HAMMER
FURTHER DRASTIC CLEARANCE,
(UNITED PRCSS ASSOCIATION.—COPIKIGHT.)
(AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)
(Received February 18, noon.)
LONDON, 16th February. The Pall Mall Gazette says that the Admiralty has planned a further drastic clearance of battleships, leaving only those armed with 13-inch and 15-inch guns. The latest vessels listed for sale include the Collingwood, 19,000 tons, Neptune, 19,900 tons. St. Vincent 19 250 tons, Hercules, 20,000 tons, Colossus 20,000 _ tons, Bellerophon, 18,600 tons. VV a.rships with 12-inch" guns are officially regarded as of no further use, as the 5n a (wi Is "T tr?ini"S at ra»Ses beyond dOjOOO yards. ,;
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 41, 18 February 1920, Page 5
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105LISTED FOR SALE Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 41, 18 February 1920, Page 5
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