CZAR’S NEW NAVY.
TO BE BUILT IN RUSSIA
The St. Petersburg correspondent oi the “Daily Telegraph” saystohat a result of the Czar’s determination that the new navy elia.ll be built in iiusHa, and of, Russian material, .with the advantage cf foreign skill, plans have been matured by which battleships will be constructed at Nikolaiev.
'- The contracts have been let to in Anglo-French company which includes the firm of Vickers, Sons, and Vlas.m. . 'Nikolaiev. which is a fortified town and river port in Kherson, occupies a prominent place in the naval defence of Russia. It has a great navy yard, and is the seat of a military governor, vho is the commander of the Black Sea fleet. Among its institutions are a naval school and naval observatory.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3225, 23 May 1911, Page 2
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126CZAR’S NEW NAVY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3225, 23 May 1911, Page 2
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