NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIPS ALMOST READY
FIVE 35,000-TON VESSELS MOST POWERFUL AND STRONGLYPROTECTED IN WORLD (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received April 23, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, April 23. The News-Chronicle says that Britain’s new 35,000-ton battleships King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Jellicoe and Beatty, are nearly ready. They are the most powerful and most strongly-protected ships in the world. It is authoritatively stated that Germany has lost 24 warups, excluding many submarines, since the outbreak of war. ritam has lost .18, including five submarines and the merchantmiser Rawalpindi.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 95, 24 April 1940, Page 5
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