NAVAL DEFENCE.
THE AMERICAN FLEET
A\ ASHIXGTOX. January Id. Admiral Knontz. Chief of the Xaval Operations Staff, recommended to the Aa\{u t oinniittoG ol tiio Hon so oi ; He-in-esentiitivcs a naval force of (■;;& ships. Lo suggested the reorganisation of the existing naval forces, retainino- 17 Jncudnoughts, 13 prc-Dreadnoughts A armoured eruixers. (8 cruisers, hi. gur,<^cs *' :ro . v ( , rs. Til .submarines, I t c.cstroyors’ tenders, 66 suhmarin o chasers and 33 minesweepers. He pointed out that it. would require n. personnel of 1)1.000 to keep iho toregr>WL' force ready for sea on a basis of n (io per cent, complement. It is esiimntod that naval appropriations for 11)21 are ofo.COO.COO dollars, and for 1920 013,000,000 dollars.
DISPOSAL OF BRITISH WARSHIPS. . LOXDOX. January Id. 1 1’ 0 . Admiralty is disposing of LSI warships, including the hattloshiu; Ue.llorophon, London, Albemarle. Exmouth and .Ju])itor.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19850, 20 January 1920, Page 3
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