States aircraft-carrier Lexington, which was tested last week and has not been accepted by the Navy, is reported to have said that the Lexington made only 22 knots an hour in a trial run, but he express~ ed the opinion that the vessel would reach the required speed of 33 knots.—Reuter, Washington, May Secretary of the Navy has revealed that the postponement of the tests of the aircraft-carrier Lexington was dug to the appearance of cracks in the blading of the turbine, The defect is thought to be due to vibration. Neverthe-ess the vessel has attained a speed of 82 knots.—Reuter,
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