NAVAL LEVIATHAN.
H.M.S. HOOD DESCRIBED
By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. (A. & X.Z.) LONDON, Oct. 30
H.M.S. Hood, the first battleship completed since the Battle of Jutland, is 800 ft long, with a displacement of 41,200 tons. She mounts eight 15in guns and has an armoured belt 12in thick at the waterline. She is protected by a bulge against un-der-water attack. She is driven by Brown and Curtis turbines of 144,000 h.p., capable of developing a speed of 31 knots per hour.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1785, 3 November 1919, Page 3
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81NAVAL LEVIATHAN. Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1785, 3 November 1919, Page 3
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