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» „„„, .r» i n th. hi<tnrv of nunnery in-the British Navy has apparently been oponod hy tlio conversion of the former battleship LiL, nh ■ wlrMoaslv-cotitrollod tarnet ship which has for several days evaded direct attack during manoeuvres by ib. M !li.rr»n..J Snuadroni in the vicinity of Malta, aooordlnn to to-day's cable news. Hor equipment and the engineers m»rv?l! rnntaln/d In her huM linvobeen, and continue to be. lealously-ouardtd secrets, but it has now apparently been demonu?J»«il »h«t tShoiit hnv^nn a single man on board she can be oontrolled by an officer aboard another warship several miles »wfv■ m. Xv hifera a^complicated mass of wiroloss apparatus and eleotrlcal machinery, with Indicator showing t,h« «x«et Doiltlon of the vlrlou* units taking nart in tho action, thus allowing him to direct the vessolwhleh h« has contrel evtr in any direction hf> m*y dcslra. „_ '■ "'' ■ - ■ . •

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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 9

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» „„„, .r» in th. hi<tnrv of nunnery in-the British Navy has apparently been oponod hy tlio conversion of the former battleship LiL, nh ■ wlrMoaslv-cotitrollod tarnet ship which has for several days evaded direct attack during manoeuvres by ib. M !li.rr»n..J Snuadroni in the vicinity of Malta, aooordlnn to to-day's cable news. Hor equipment and the engineers m»rv?l! rnntaln/d In her huM linvobeen, and continue to be. lealously-ouardtd secrets, but it has now apparently been demonu?J»«il »h«t tShoiit hnv^nn a single man on board she can be oontrolled by an officer aboard another warship several miles »wfv■ m. Xv hifera a^complicated mass of wiroloss apparatus and eleotrlcal machinery, with Indicator showing t,h« «x«et Doiltlon of the vlrlou* units taking nart in tho action, thus allowing him to direct the vessolwhleh h« has contrel evtr in any direction hf> m*y dcslra. „_ '■ "'' ■ – ■ . • Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 9

» „„„, .r» in th. hi<tnrv of nunnery in-the British Navy has apparently been oponod hy tlio conversion of the former battleship LiL, nh ■ wlrMoaslv-cotitrollod tarnet ship which has for several days evaded direct attack during manoeuvres by ib. M !li.rr»n..J Snuadroni in the vicinity of Malta, aooordlnn to to-day's cable news. Hor equipment and the engineers m»rv?l! rnntaln/d In her huM linvobeen, and continue to be. lealously-ouardtd secrets, but it has now apparently been demonu?J»«il »h«t tShoiit hnv^nn a single man on board she can be oontrolled by an officer aboard another warship several miles »wfv■ m. Xv hifera a^complicated mass of wiroloss apparatus and eleotrlcal machinery, with Indicator showing t,h« «x«et Doiltlon of the vlrlou* units taking nart in tho action, thus allowing him to direct the vessolwhleh h« has contrel evtr in any direction hf> m*y dcslra. „_ '■ "'' ■ – ■ . • Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 9