BRITISH SUBMARINES.
DEPARTURE FOR CHINA. A POWERFUL FLOTILLA. CREWS TO LIVE' IN COMFORT/ ! 1 _ United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 19, 9-30 a.m.) LONDON, May 18. The departure for China on May 24' of the British O class submarines with the mothership Medway, forming the nucleus of the submarine flotilla, will be an important naval occasion, says the Observer. From the Medway downward every keel will be new, while the flotilla will be the most powerful force of submarines under the White Ensign when at full strength which will be when joined by the still newer P boats, generally resembling the O class but with two and a-half knots faster surface speed. When based at Hongkong the officers and crews will live comfortably aboard the Medway, which is more like a linei than any other naval vessel.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18023, 19 May 1930, Page 7
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