CRUISER ASHORE.
EMBEDDED IN MUD.
MACHINERY MUCH DAMAGED.
By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright. PAEIS, February 25.
The cruiser Waldeck Rousseau is ashore in the Gulf of Jouan. She is deeply embedded in the mud, and her machinery is seriously damaged. [The armoured cruiser Waldeck Rousseau was built at Lorient, France, launched in 1908, and completed in 1911 at a . cost of £1,301,308. Her displacement is 13,780 tons, length 515 ft, and width 703 ft, with a draught of 27ift. Her engines, of 36,110 indicated horse power, are capable of developing a speed of 23.10 knots per hour. She carries 14 7.6 in guns, 20 2.4 in, and 2 Ipr, and her complement is 738 officers and men.]
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 18, 26 February 1914, Page 7
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