IMMENSE FIGHTING POWER
BUT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE NELSOH AND RODNEY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 16. The battleship Nelson had another narrow escape from grounding in Portland Roads. She suddenly slid on to a bank of mud and her screws churned helplessly, until a destroyer and a couple of tugs towed her to deeper water. The ‘ Daily Telegraph’s ’ naval correspondent says reports have long been current in naval circles that the Nelson and the Rodney are peculiarly difficult to navigate, as the high freeboard and lofty control tower .present an immense surface to the wind. Moreover, the bridge is so far aft that it is difficult to navigate when entering a harbour. It is virtually certain that no further ships of the Nelson class will bo built, though their lighting power is tremendous.
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Evening Star, Issue 21722, 17 May 1934, Page 9
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133IMMENSE FIGHTING POWER Evening Star, Issue 21722, 17 May 1934, Page 9
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