£30,000 New-type Torpedo Boat Presented Sir John Ellerman, the 30-year-old multi-millionaire, and his brother-inlaw, Mr. Raphael de Sola, have presented the Government with a torpedo-boat and an armed tug for service with the Navy, says the "Evening Standard."
Both boats were specially designed and built for war service, and are the most modern craft of their class afloat.
Sir John Ellerman, who inherited the vast shipping interests of his father and is believed to be the richest man in Britain, paid for the torpedo-boat, It was built on the Clyde, at a cost estimated at £30,000, and is excep tionally fast and is equipped with the latest anti-submarine devices.
The armed tug the gift of Mr. Raphael de Sola. It was built at Southamptop, and cost about £12,500.
It has a number of small guns which can be used against aircraft as well as surface vessels.
The two vessel are now at of south coast port (January 6), ready to They have not yet been go to sea. n are known by numbers.
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