Show RUSSIAN NA NAVAL V At BUilDING BARED BERLIN Dec 15 UP Weyers Weyer's Weyer's Weyers Naval Handbook for 1939 stated to today today today to- to day soviet Russia is making an earnest attempt to become the dominating dom dom- dominating naval power in the Baltic The handbook for many years a standard German p publication credits credits cred cred- its the soviet union with building three battleships of to tons armed with inch 16 guns These would equal or surpass in size any battleship now in service in the world The soviet naval building program program program pro pro- gram it was stated further includes three airplane carriers six heavy cruisers and numerous destroyers and submarines Soviet Russia has carefully guarded guard guard- ed information as to her naval military and air strength but Naval Nava Commissar Peter A A. said salt last February that Russia would build not only the best but the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest navy in the world Reports at that time mentioned the possibility possibility possibility of ton craft Commenting on general nava naval armament the handbook said the 30 biggest battleships now under construction throughout the world were as follows Great Britain seven the United States five Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan probably four Italy four France four Germany three anc and Russia three MOSCOW Dec 15 GE Soviet UPI Soviet determination determination de de- de termination to build big warships and plenty of them was emphasized in an article by Captain A. A K published today in the soviet navy newspaper Red Fleet No official information was available available avail avail- able here as to the number of tonnage tonnage tonnage ton ton- nage of warships under construction construction tion or planned by the soviet navy since publication of such military information is contrary to government government govern govern- ment policy |