CAPITAL SHIPS
ONLY 8 IN FULL COMMISSION
LACK OP PERSONNEL
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrlfiht. (Received May 16, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, May 15. The Navy List, without .precedent, shows that only eight capital ships are in' full commission—H.M.S. Nelson, Rodney, and Hood'with the Home Fleet, H.M.S. Barham, Valiant, Queen Elizabeth, and Renown in the Mediterranean, and H.M.S. Repulse, which goes lo the Mediterranean on June .8. The "Daily Telegraph's" naval correspondent explains that this situation is' partly due to the modernising of old ships and partly to shortage of personnel due to special measures in the Mediterranean.. ... : H.M.S.I Warspite, Malaya, and Royal Oak are being refitted with special anti-aircraft equipment, and~ four other battleships are laid up, presumably for lack of personnel. • Destroyers have been increased from 54 to 78, and other auxiliaries have been largely augmented.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 9
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137CAPITAL SHIPS Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 9
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