RIVAL NAVIES.
PRESENT BUILDING PRO-
GRAMMES
fßeceived May 7. 11 p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 6. Interesting data concerning _ tire present naval building of the \\ ashin gt-on Treaty powers will be presented at a Congressional investigation on the American navy, whose alleged deterioration President Coolidge is reported to hare discounted as erroneous. The data shows tnat Japan s programme is the greatest, especially of high speed light cruisers and destroyers.- Britain's building tonnage is estimated at 116.440, whereof 41.060 comprises the above types. The United States’ is of 64.496 tons, whereof 45,000 are of cruisers. Japan’s is 175.065 tons, whereof 133,000 tons are in destroyers and cruisers: France’s is 71.745. whereof 54,933 tons are in destroyers and cruisers. The main competition involves lightcruisers, wherein both England and the United States are deficient. _England is the only Power building dreadnoughts. These figures will be used to convince Congress of the necessity of appropriating funds to build eight 10,000 cruisers.—A. and N.Z.C.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9799, 8 May 1924, Page 5
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