'A Spectacular Growth: Two Ships Exceed Entire Tennas®)) of 1894: For Defence Duly Frou Oc Ome Tokyo, Nov. 12. has characterized the first quarter li Japanese officials long have maintained is the last word in naval jeonstruction of that type. Its details have been kept strictly socrat and further interest was focussed on this craft because of a semi official statement to the effect that: it was the belief of Japanese naval) experts that efficient service by an aeroplane carrier would, to a great extent, determine the fortunes of] tattle' in actual warfare. The painstaking care with which the secrets claimed for the Akagi are Doing guarded is best seen by a notice that minor officers of the vessel are not permitted to enter the ying deck, which is provided with a special arrangement whereby access to it enn be had. The Akagi has three flying decks, one on top of the other, while the British aeroplane carriers have two, decks the American carriers one. The Akagi is said to be capable of devo-loping 28 knots per hour. Despite the public interest in the vessel, pecially after all the claims made for it, there.was keen disappointment during the naval review b¢ cause no seaplane flew from it.
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