"There has been much speculation in Shang-bai recently about the actual battleship strength of the Royal Navy in comparison with the battleship strength of the United States navy, which is being rapidly expanded into a nib two ocean fleet. Although British building figures are not published, enough is known of new additions to the Royal Navy to state that the British Fleet still remains the world's largest. In capital ship strength Britain leads the world today. In 1939 she had laid down five battleships of the King George V class, two of which, the King George V and the Prince of Wal are known to be in service. "The three other vessels in this 35,000 ton class, the Anson, Jellicoe and Beatty, probably have been completed and are serving at sea. In 1939 Britain was also building two ton battleships, the Lion and the Temeraire. It is not known whether or not these have been com-
Elizabeth, Malaya, ham; Renown class tons, hat and the North Carolina, have already been launched making a total of eighteen battleships in service today. ni
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