POST-WAR -FLEET
PLANS OF U.S. NAVY
STRENGTH OF 1100 SHIPS
LONDON. September 7. A report from Washington says th« United States Navy is asking for a peacetime strength of close on 1100 lighting ships—Bo7 more than in prewar days. The j resent strength is put at about 1400 warships, in commission, authorised or under construction.
The post-war fleet, by far the greatest in the world, will include 18 dreadnoughts and 116 aircraft-carriers of various sizes. The navy proposals are to be placed before Congress on Monday.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 61, 10 September 1945, Page 5
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86POST-WAR -FLEET Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 61, 10 September 1945, Page 5
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