U.S.A. FLEET

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1940, Page 6

U.S.A. FLEET

PACIFIC MANOEUVRES Start at Hawaii [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] HONOLULU, September 9. The United States battle fleet has left Kahaina Roads, for five days manoeuvres, in the presence of Colonel Knox. NEW NAVAL CONTRACTS. WASHINGTON, September 9. The Navy has awarded contracts for 201 warships, which will cost three million 861 million dollars. It is estimated that they will require five years to complete. Simultaneously, it is revealed that final negotiations have been reached toward the acquisition of 2400 aero planes, worth 108 million dollars. To-day’s naval contracts will increase the present authorised tonnage by 70 per cent., including seven battleships, eight aircraft-carriers. 2< cruisers, 115 destroyers, and 43 submarines. The House unanimously passed the 23,680,000 dollar Dry-Dock Bill, authorising a 10,000,000 dollar dock in New York, a 7,500,000 dollar dock m the Panama Canal area, and an improvement in the Boston dry-dock. DEFENCE BILL BECCIiES LAW. WASHINGTON, September 9. President Roosevelt ha's signed the five hundred million dollars Defence Bill.