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Show BG SUBMARINE S READY FOR . LAUNCKir G WASHINGTON, Fb. 26- Th sumHr S-4S, be Isunoh at the yard f th Lk Trpd Boat mny at I?; Conn, today, marks tho latast evelemM In iubmenee eon-struct eon-struct ier) far tha Amanean navy. Tha vaaaal waa authorised In th 1(1 program, but tha contract waa nat lat until Hit, ana1 aa a raault tha oraft aantaina "any improvements avar anginal "8 typi boat. Tha 8-44 la S40 fast lor anal atiaplao abaut 1000 tana. Tha hull ia oenstructad ta withstand tha praaaura Incidant ta a aub marganaa of 200 fast and ia eep-aially eep-aially dsaifnad. far prataotian against dspth eharga shock. Tha submaraibla radio appartua ia designed de-signed ta work aithar submsnjad ar running an tha surfaoa. Tha battary will consist af five-21-Inch terpode tubas, faur far ward and ana aft. and ana 4-ineh gun. |