THE GREATEST WARSHIP IN THE WORLD LAUNCHED.
Two l»;it tleships. each of which is claimed to be the biggest in the world, were launched on May 25t'h—one for the United States Navy and the other at Barrow for the Japanese fleet. Bath claimed to be the first to mount 14in guns. The photo, shows the launch of the Kongo, the Japanese warship, her displacement being 27,500 tons. At the bow is a large balloonette from which sixty pigeons were liberated as the vessel entered the water, this being considered by the Japanese to be an emblem of good luck and peace
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2, 10 July 1912, Page 20
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101THE GREATEST WARSHIP IN THE WORLD LAUNCHED. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2, 10 July 1912, Page 20
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