BRITAIN’S NAVY.
CONVOY SLOOP LAUNCHED. FILLING DANGEROUS GAP. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, September 3. The Daily Telegraph’s naval correspondent states that the Bittern, the Navy’s first convoy sloop, will be launched shortly at Clydebank. She is designed to fill a dangerous gap in the Empire’s sea defences, as, owing to treaty restrictions, Britain is short of modern cruisers. The Bittern does not exceed 2000 tons, but sha carries two six-inch guns instead of 'the two 4.7 guns hitherto carried by smaller sloops. Consequently the Bittern should be able to engage any submarine. If. the type is successful 25 to 30 may be added to the Navy. They would be an invaluable reinforcement. Each costs less than a destroyer.
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19352, 4 September 1934, Page 5
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120BRITAIN’S NAVY. Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19352, 4 September 1934, Page 5
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