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BRITISH BATTLESHIPS GERMAN PUBLICATION POWERFUL NEW CLASS DESCRIPTION BY ADMIRALTY By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 18 A description of the five battleships of the King George V. class which are being built has been published in the journal of the German Admiralty, says the naval correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, Mr. Hector Bywater. The main armament is 10 14in. guns. The weight of the broadside is 15,6001b., which is 40 per cent below that of the battleship Nelson, but is compensated for by more rapid fire. The weight of the armour protection is 13,000 tons. The ships will mount the most powerful anti-aircraft batteries afloat.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 11
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107NAVAL SECRETS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 11
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