THE DREADNOUGHTS.
NO DOCKS ON THE EAST COAST FOR THEM. MORE NEPTUNES TO BE LAID DOWN. (Bi Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Per Peesß Ass6oiation.) Received April 28, 8.35 a.m. LONDON, April 27. The Hon. R. McKenna, in reply to questions in the House of Commons, admitted that there Avas not a single dry dock on the East Coast of Britain Avhere a Dreadnought could enter if it was draAving more Avater than usual owing to some of the Avater-tight compartments being flooded. There Avere five docks in Germany with this capacity. He added that the Government" Avas considering the construction of floating docks on the East Coast. Mr McKenna Avas heckled about the absence, of first-class battleships from the China and Australian stations. . ~,. j7 The Admiralty is expediting the building of the Neptune, which will be launched in August instead of October, enabling its successor to be laid early in November.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8858, 28 April 1909, Page 5
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