A £150,000 ORDER
SHIPBUILDING IN DURBAN DURBAN, May 17. Contracts for naval patrpl vessels have been placed by the British Government with Durban shipbuilding firms. The total value of these ships will be above £150,000, the largest sum ever spent in South Africa on shipbuilding, either for commercial or naval purposes. It is understood that the new vessels will be similar in design, armament, and speed to H.M.S. Insizwa and H.M.S. Inkosana, the two locallybuilt craft which were recently presented to the Royal Navy by a committee of Durban men headed by Mr G. P. M. Payne,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24914, 13 May 1942, Page 5
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97A £150,000 ORDER Otago Daily Times, Issue 24914, 13 May 1942, Page 5
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