SHE WILL COST ONE AND THREE-QUARTER MILLIONS—LAUNCH OF NEW ZEALAND'S BATTLESHIP CRUISER.
New Z« .wh i was rd «»n thr Clyde on July 1. Like the Australia, inov i Now Zealand i* * d f ster th in the li vimdlde class. but n<»t quit* sin i s the g tjpe T‘ ■ 1. - renearly all .iFknot dii|w. with rljriit 13.5-1 .'•• • ire guns in four turrets on the middle line. the ie p|K»sit< to that uu which thej re pl • 1 Tin New Z tf. with soft beam, and a draught ■ f Jd of: Her -ment ;* 1",750 ton*. an 1 the horae-power of her turbine engines i43.hhu» give a designed speed of knots. Her secondary armament is composed of >.ve<4 inch guns, b-. r thickest side armour is 7 inches, and her .implement of urti . * and men I*«».
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 7, 16 August 1911, Page 18
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136SHE WILL COST ONE AND THREE-QUARTER MILLIONS—LAUNCH OF NEW ZEALAND'S BATTLESHIP CRUISER. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 7, 16 August 1911, Page 18
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