THE WORLDS LARGEST BATTLESHIP. H.M.S. Nelson, which recently left the builders’ yards on the Tyne, was laid down by Messrs Armstrong in December, 1922, and has been four and a-half years under construction. She has a length of 660ft, and is armed with nine 16in guns, disposed of in three triple turrets, besides smaller guns. She has a total oil fuel capacity of 4000 tons, and will reach a speed of 23 knots. Our picture shows H.M.S. Nelson at sunrise on the Tyne. -Sport and General, photo.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 40
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87THE WORLDS LARGEST BATTLESHIP. H.M.S. Nelson, which recently left the builders’ yards on the Tyne, was laid down by Messrs Armstrong in December, 1922, and has been four and a-half years under construction. She has a length of 660ft, and is armed with nine 16in guns, disposed of in three triple turrets, besides smaller guns. She has a total oil fuel capacity of 4000 tons, and will reach a speed of 23 knots. Our picture shows H.M.S. Nelson at sunrise on the Tyne. -Sport and General, photo. Otago Witness, Issue 3823, 21 June 1927, Page 40
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