H.M. AIRSHIP MAYFLY
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AT BARROW. By Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright LONDON, May 22. The naval dirigible, the Mayfly, was successfully launched at Barrow-in-Furness by three hundred bluejackets. The craft has the lifting-power of seventeen balloonottes, which are inflated with hydrogen., The dirigible, which weighs twentyone tons, can bo moored upon the water during strong winds.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7448, 24 May 1911, Page 7
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