THE AIR ARM
FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER
FURTHER PLANS
'By Telesrapli—Press Association—Copyright.) (Received December 1, 11.20 a.m.)
BERLIN, November 30,
Germany's first aircraft carrier, a vessel with sixteen 6-inch, ten 4-inch, and 22/ anti-aircraft guns, 19,250 tons displacement, and a speed of 32 knots, will be launched at Kiel on December 8.
Field-Marshal Goering declares that in a future war the navy will take the offensive in the Atlantic.
A high-speed aircraft carrier is to be attached to every fleet. Two are building and two are being planned. This is in accordance with the AngloGerman naval pact.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 9
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