NEW CRUISER.
FOR NEW ZEALAND. , Eoferonce was made by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives to the fact that the Chatham, tho flagship of the New Zealand Naval Station, is to bis superseded |yy a modern oil-burpj.ng cniis,er. Originally, i,t was proposed, that the vessel tp take theplace of (he Ghathunt would bo a cruiser of.' the Canterbury class. A N.Z. Times reporter ascertained, JioVoyer, that it is prol.itblo thftt tlio pew Unphip wjll bo of n hiorp modern lypo. As JV matter of fact, the veswel Is now pctiuilly ju course of construction In England. When completed she will embody tho in tost met body of niival design and urniiunenr, and will bo fitted for the burning of oil fuel. Privision ia being made by the Government for tho construction jf an oil base at Devonport for tho purposes of tho New Zealand Division of tho Royal Navy.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16175, 11 July 1923, Page 6
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151NEW CRUISER. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16175, 11 July 1923, Page 6
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