NEW AMERICAN CRUISER
THE ASTORIA LAUNCHED
WASHINGTON, December 16. The 10,000-ton cruiser Astoria was launched at the Puget Sound navy yard today. For. the. first time in thirteen years a Government craft was christened with champagne. The cruiser is heavily armoured, and carries special anti-aircraft batteries. Her engines are of more horse-power than those of a battleship, and her maximum speed is 33.7 knots.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 146, 18 December 1933, Page 9
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64NEW AMERICAN CRUISER Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 146, 18 December 1933, Page 9
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