Mr. Yuki of Bank of Japan Tells Trend in North These ships, he says, will have a Aisplacement of from 16,000 to 16,000 tong, will be armed with 12-inch uns and will have a speed of more than 30 knots Thus, the correspondent declares, the cruisers will be more than a match for warships fast enough to feng ago them, and. will be able to out-distance more powerful. ships which could be brought against them, 'The advent of these ships will create new problems in trade defence, he points out, for convoys could' not be protected against them unless escorted by capital ships.
The correspondent adds that the counterpart of such battle ornisers would be capital ships of more than 48.000 "tons with 18elneh guns
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