UNITED STATES NAVY.
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
JAPAN'S' COMPETITION
/Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)
Washington, Jan. 2.
Mr Daniels says the United States' fighting ships now under construction are superior to those of other countries because they are fitted with electrically driven machinery.
The New Mexico, the latest Dreadnought, develops 31,000 .horse-power instead of the contract limit of 26,000 horse-power, giving a speed of 21 knots with exceptional coal economy.
Mr Daniels gave the Naval Committee a statement of Japan's strength. She has 13 battleships and 4 building, 7 battle-cruisers, 10 cruisers, 16 light cruisers, 7 projected cruisers, 66 destroyers and 23 building, and 16 submarines and 27 building.
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Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14958, 4 January 1919, Page 5
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107UNITED STATES NAVY. Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14958, 4 January 1919, Page 5
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