GERMANY’S NAVAL CHALLENGE
BIGGER SHIPS OF WAR NOW READY FOR LAUNCHING NAVAL PERSONNEL INCREASED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 26, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 25. The Naval correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph,” learns that Germany is shortly laying down at least Two new battleships of 26,000 tons, carrying nine heavy guns apiece. An aircraft carrier of 20,000 tons, additional to the 112,000 tons of warships now being constructed. Germany will launch during the next six months Two 26,000 ton battleships. Two 10-thousand ton armoured cruisers. Sixteen 1625-ton destroyers. Eighteen 260-ton submarines. Ten 600-ton sloops. The Naval Commander-In-Chief is responsible solely to Herr Hitler for the chief naval station at Kiel, the second naval base at Wilhelmshaven, and all North Sea and Baltic fortifications. The naval personnel of 34,000 is still growing. The present rate of progress will assure Germany of attaining the maximum of the agreed naval strength, namely 35 per cent, of Britain’s, by 1942.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20326, 27 January 1936, Page 7
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158GERMANY’S NAVAL CHALLENGE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20326, 27 January 1936, Page 7
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