American Admiral Estimates Strength Of Russian Fleet
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Rec. 9 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. The United States Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Forrest Sherman, in a speech at Boston, said there was ample evidence of the reawakening of Russia’s “maritime ambition.” She had, he said, 14 cruisers in active service compared with the United States 13, though the latter had 28 heavy and 32 light cruisers in the “ mothball fleet.” The Soviet fleet’s known strength also included three old battleships, 110 destroyers and about
270 submarines. Its force of torpedoboats, submarine chasers, and inshore patrol boats exceeded the numerical strength of the similar types of all other navies combined. Admiral Sherman said the Russians' modern cruisers were heavy, highspeed ships armed with a rapid-firing high-velocity 7.1 inch triple-turret battery. He added: “ Our outstanding superiority over the Russian fleet is our carrier force. The maintenance of the carrier force is essential to our uninterrupted use of vital sea communications and to the naval support of the army and airforce. It is the core of our fleet’s offensive power. It is the most mobile tactical air force in existence.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27271, 23 December 1949, Page 5
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