THE NAVY.
SQUADRONS TO BE REORGANISED. FORMATION OF THE FIRST FLEET. Unitsd Prees Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received May 2, *i0.15 p.m.) LONDON, May 2.
The Admiralty lias decided that the first and second battle squadrons shall consist of Dreadnoughts and battleships of the Lord Nelson class. The third squadron will comprise eight vessels of the King Edward class, and the fourth squadron will be composed of battleships of the Duncan class. These squadrons will form the First Fleet.
The fifth squadron ' will comprise eight Fdrmidablcs and the seventh squadron eight Majesties. The changes will bo effected in tho course of a month.
It is unnecessary to complete the sixth squadron or to form the eighth squadron at present.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15919, 3 May 1912, Page 7
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118THE NAVY. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15919, 3 May 1912, Page 7
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