A salute was fired by all 8 coastal batteries to greet the arrival hisemorning of President von Hin-Jaenburg to preside at the launching fof Germany's new 10,000 ton battle Ship Erstatz Pruessen, now named the' Deutschland.
Thousands of people were present to, watch the launching, This wonder ship, "which cost 24,000,000 to build, has, upset calculations of the world's disarm: ment experts, a cruising range of 18,000 miles and a speed 26 knots, Her armament consists of six 11 finch "guns, eight 5 inch guns, four anti-aircraft guns and six. torpedo tubes.
She is driven by feather-weight Diesel engines and her design kept secret. Germany plans to build three more of her type before 1936.
The city of Kell was gaily be Aagged for the occasion as also w the whole German fleet in harbour. There were 56,000 spectators at the launching.
Those present included Chancellor Bruening, Ministers, naval attaches, Zerman Navy officers, students and 0.40G school. children, Dr,' Bruening in a'speech said that Germany had shown the world that despite the restrictions imposed jupon her and her severe economic. distress she had found the strength safeguard peace and protect her honour. Germany was loyally £ulfiling her disarmament, obligations, and she expected the disarming of others to follow.
remarkable contretemps owing to Shortly afterwards there was some workmen prematurely remov-
result the Deutschland glided into ing wedges holding, the ship, As the water before the naming core-many 86. President Hindenburg [named her in the water—Reuter.
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