j ARMAMENT OF THE I BATTLESHIP lx london July Jul 3 The first announcement gaeding the Dread t 1 II contained In a whit while hll book Moll on naval natal construction the pK peat year r which w was Issued tonight Ue eidee the lb in III I Inh guns fUn announced l the iii will 11 hews have 17 n It n I pound p quick firing l at RUM gun and 1 submerged torpedo tubes tube In III the Ihl arrangement of arma arm armament ment six II of I th iii Wg big bI guns are ar mounted in pairs pair on nn the center line of ot the ship hlll and the remaining four are mounted in paIrs pair as a br idi Thus Thul fight eight 17 I 1 loch inch In gun un or r S 11 i cent nt nf ot th plain armament can call br In 1 fired n d on either broadside and an fUr four and possibly six aU I gun un tillS r t CO 50 per pr cent cint cnn can be bet t d h ahead or Salem In view 10 r of or the lbs th potentialities nf nt If and nd considering e en I II the chances of f a ti Ir rp do at et attack tack luck the h end f a I l battle 1111 the I guns are wM ly wp MP so 10 that thit the tb whole bol of ot them onn Mn I not nat be bf by b one n heavy hesty It hU shell II III Special I haa ha ben haen 11 paid to lu it protection from explosions I After n from II c tIr every tr point of 0 slew 1 ew the th white hll book i Mates expert had w no difficulty d II In hr ai at at a decision m to adopt turbines I which are ci more adv i io o owe for far speed sufficIent stopping and an turning t p pon w r rand rand and for or pur of t quirk quick and ear fai The ape d I Is designed to 10 be lie t knot knute The flee bunker capacity I Iton IN ii o 0 I tons ton with which the tho can ca I IMin IMn Min Mn ion aon pea mile at t ec 11 at 1 miles mile at I knot knote The 11 estimated cost COIl of o the th naught Including runs guna n la I a U