BRITISH CRUISERS

Grey River Argus, 13 December 1928, Page 5

BRITISH CRUISERS

NEW SERIES Their Secret Out. (Sun Cable.) (Received December 12 at 11.10 p.m./ LONDON, December 12. Authoritative details of the muchdiscussed new British cruisers of the “York” class, which hitherto have been kept with the utmost secrecy,’ were revealed to-day in thc publication ‘‘Jane’s Fighting Ships.” The Cruiser ‘‘York” is the first example of the type, aud she is considered to be peculiarly suitable for the special requirements of the British Empire. It is claimed that the Admiralty is justified in its preference for a medium-sized cruiser. There will be six of the York class, two of which are now being built. Their standard displacement is 8,400 tons. They are 575 feet long, and 57 feet wide, carrying six eight-inch fifty calibre guns, four four-inch anti-aircraft weapons, and six 21-inch triple torpedo tubes. Thc deck armour is 2ins. thick ana ng tower armour is three inches hni the conning tower armour is 3ins thick. The designed horse power is 80,000, giving a speed of 31} knots an hour.

Additional details of the ten thousand ton ‘‘Kent” class show that they are designed for a speed of only 32 knots, though the “Australia” reached 34 knots at thc end of a Long voyage.

Another cruiser of this class, namely the “Norfolk,” is being launched to-morrow. She lias the shaft horse power increased to 90,000, giving a trial speed of 32} knots, instead of 31} knots. The length is increase! three feet. Russia’s New Cruisers. EFFICIENCY INDICATED. LONDON, December 12. Photographs which have been se cured of the Soviet warships “Tcher vonayn, *’ “Ukraina” and “Petrovski” convey the impression that they aro singularly efficient warships.