Our Greatest Warship.
TEST OF SPEED. London, February 9, H.M'.S. Dreadnought steamed from Gibraltar to Trinidad (about 3400 miles) at a speed of over 17 knots throughout. The propelling machinery was in excellent condition. The fuel remaining aboard would have sufficed for a further 1000 miles at the same speed. This is a record battleship speed for a long voyage, though not a trial of her highest speed, inasmuch as it is believed that the Dreadnought travelled under her most economical conditions,
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 13, 12 February 1907, Page 5
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82Our Greatest Warship. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 13, 12 February 1907, Page 5
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