Naval “Light Cavalry.”
It is now certain that the design for the eight new lightly armoured cruisers foreshadowed in the British Estimates will be somewhat novel, as they are to be employed as "der troyer dispersers. ’ They are io be used will* Battle SijuadTons, and one will Ire apportioned to each of the new squadrons under the re-organisation. They will be the “Eight Cavalry” of the Beets, and as such are meant to break up the opposing screen of destroyers. 'l’hcy must be light and speedy, and probaldy will have a tonnage of about 4000. The speed, of course, must equal that of the destroyers. The “Morning Post'’ states that the designer has the task of making them the fastest vessels afloat.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 18, 30 October 1912, Page 13
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122Naval “Light Cavalry.” New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 18, 30 October 1912, Page 13
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