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Show Bfl Tho IIouso oommltteo on naval BB airairs hasrocommondod thooonstruo- H tion of a 22,000 ton battleship for H tho Uuitod States navy. Should tho Bl rooommondatlon bo followod, this BB would bo tho largost lighting vossol BH in tho world. Droaduaught, tho hugo Bfl English battloshlp, has a displaoo- BB mout of 18,000 tons. Tho ostimutod BH' cost of tho "floatlug oity" is plaood H at 80,000,000. This amount ox- Bfl ponded in Irrigation and dralnago Bflj projeotfl in tho United Statos would Bfl. roolaim inoro territory than tho hugo BB maohino ia likely ovor to wrest for ua Bfl from foroign nations, but thou wo BB liavo a nnmo to tiiaiutaln as a world BB power and wo supposo a costly navy Bfl ia uooossary in this oounootion. |