World’s Dreadnoughts.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVLI, Issue 10, 6 September 1911, Page 37

World’s Dreadnoughts.

'l’he following are stated by Mr Alan Burgoyne. M.P., editor of the "Navy League Annual.” to be the relative positions which the great naval Powers will hold in the matter of Dreadnoughts in 11)14:—Great Britain. .32; Germany, 21; l uited States, 12; France, 10; Japan. 8. The British Empire, says Mr Burgoyne. has twelve such vessels now in commission, four others to Ik* commissioned this year, four more launched and to be commissioned next year, live more to lx* launched this year, four to be launched next year, and three to be laid down next year, giving tin* total of thirty-two Dreadnoughts to bp in pommission in 1914. Gprmany has five

Dreadnoughts in commission, four more to be commissioned this year, and four each To be commi<-doncd in the three succeeding years. The Cnilcd States now has four Dreadnoughts in commi<--ion. and two coming into commission this year, and in each of the three 10l lowing years. Japan has two in commission. two coming into commission next year, one in the following year, and three in 1914. France has six Dread noughts coming into commission this year, and two each in 1913 and 191 I.