THE BRITISH FLEET.
THE TIGER. The larsrest battle cruiser in the British Navy. She was built at Clydebank, and was approaching completion at the outbreak of war. The displacement is 28.000 tons, length feet, and Parsons' turbines of 100,000 h.p. give a speed of at least
28 knots. Her armatndnt comprises eight • 13.5 in., twelve 6in., and some smaller guns, .with three torpedo tubes. The big guns lire in double turrets on the centre-line, and all tan be fired oil either broadside. The 6-in. guns are mounted in an armoured battery. For a battle cruiser this ship is heavily armoured. She lias a belt, at least lOin. thick amidships, and tiio turrets are of «'qiial thickness. She can store as much as 4000 togs of coal and oil. The complement is about 1100 officers and meh. In appearance the Tiger is quite unlike other British battle cruisers. She has three equal-sized funnels and only one mast. Her total cost is understood to be not less than £2,200,000.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9988, 26 January 1915, Page 5
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167THE BRITISH FLEET. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9988, 26 January 1915, Page 5
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