Proposals for 65,000-ton Warships Finding Favour Washington, Dec. 29.
Plans for constructing battleships of 65,000 tons for the United States Navy, which were recently put forward, are generally believed to have found support among several high Navy officials, It is reported that these naval experts are ready to support the proposal, if and when it is made, for the building of at least four such super-battleships during the next few 8 They argue that at the cost of approximately the equivalent of £32,- 000,000 each, these warships would be relatively more economical to build and operate than battleships of the normal size of from 35,000 to 45,009 tons, Designs and detailed plans are said to be already available, as a result of the long-standing practice of blueprinting American Admirals' ideas of future battleships.—Reuter.
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