BRITAIN’S “WHITE ELEPHANT.”— Submarine XI, built in 1922, has been classed as probably the Admiralty's worst investment. It cost a million pounds to build, and is said to be capable of submerging for two and a half days. Submarine XI has been out of commission for years, as it lias found after trials that it was not sufficient v reliable.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 247, 19 October 1936, Page 12
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60BRITAIN’S “WHITE ELEPHANT.”—Submarine XI, built in 1922, has been classed as probably the Admiralty's worst investment. It cost a million pounds to build, and is said to be capable of submerging for two and a half days. Submarine XI has been out of commission for years, as it lias found after trials that it was not sufficient v reliable. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 247, 19 October 1936, Page 12
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