BRITISH CRUISER.
DORSETSHIRE COMMISSIONED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 17. The new' cruiser Dorsetshire, of 10,000 tons, is being commissioned at Portsmouth to-day to replace the Frobisher in the second cruiser squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. All of the thirteen 10,000-ton cruiser# allowed to Britain under the London Naval Treaty have now passed into service. Of the same general design, they differ in detail. Seven ships of the Kent class, in which are included the Australian cruisers Australia and Canberra, were designed for a speed of 31.5 knots, but have exceeded this figure in service, while the remaining six of the London and Dorsetshire classes have a nominal speed of 321 knots. All carry a main armament of eight Bin. guns.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 251, 18 September 1930, Page 7
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121BRITISH CRUISER. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 251, 18 September 1930, Page 7
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