THE BRITISH NAVY.
BATTLE SQUADRONS
REORGANISATION OUTLINE D
P jss Association—Electric Teleeraph— Copyright. LONDON, Thursday. The Admiralty lias decided that the first and second'battle squadrons shall consist of Dreadnoughts and ships of the Lord Nelson class (10,500 tous), with a third squadron of eight ships of the King Edward VII. class (1(5,350 tous), and a fourth squadron which at the outset will bo composed of vessels of the Duncan type (14,000 tons). These squadrons will form the first fleet. There will be a fifth squadron ot eight Formidabies (15,000 tons), and a seventh comprising eight Majesties (14,900 tons). These changes will be effected m the course of next month. It is not regarded as necessary to complete the sixth squadron, or to form an eighth at present.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11341, 3 May 1912, Page 5
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127THE BRITISH NAVY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11341, 3 May 1912, Page 5
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