INSPECTION BY THE KING
MANOEUVRES INTERRUPTED BY >** FOG.
SUCCESS OF THE NAVAL
HYDROPLANE
LONDON, May 8. One hundred and twenty warships are participating in the manoeuvres at Weymouth Bay. The King inspected the squadrons, "which formed two lines two miles long. "The ships comprise first, second, third, and fifth battle squadrons and are valued at seventy millions. Demonstrations are being made with -aeroplanes, 13.5-in. guns, and the latest^ submarines. Fog necessitated an abandonment of the fleet exercises yesterday, including the night torpedo manoeuvres. The King "Inspected the principal ships. A feature of the manoeuvres was the triumph, of the naval hydroplane S4l. ti possesses wonderful stability, rises I alights equally on land or water, I is able to remain in the air for en hours. She has a speed of 55 es an hour, and it is possible for her to drop 8001b of high explosive. -She is fitted with a wireless installation. The Admiralty has decided to increase the number of hydroplanes to 25.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 10 May 1912, Page 5
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165INSPECTION BY THE KING Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 10 May 1912, Page 5
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