GREATEST IN WORLD
U.S. SE'. AND MR 'OWER Reed. 6 D.m. Rugby, Jan. G “The United States Navy has 65 aircraft-carriers and is now the greatest sea and air Powe" in th? world." said Senator Forresb.il in Wnshin''•on. “We have comnleted six 27,000lon carriers of the Essex fyne, nine light 10.000-ton carriers of the converted c;i ,! ser Hop. ?nd 50 escort carriers. In 1943 1.600.000 ton*- of combatant ships were completed, almost double 'bp tonnage completed in 1942.”- 8.0.W,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 6, 8 January 1944, Page 5
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