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Show SOON TO LAUNCH WARSHIPS i Navy Department Announces Vessels Are Almost Completed Nineteen Other Craft Undor Construction, Washington, -r Thirteen flrst-class battleships will soon be added to the United States navy, soveral of which are nearly ready to be placed in commission, com-mission, and 19 other vessels, including includ-ing armorod crullers, protected oruis-"ex, oruis-"ex, torpedo boats and torpedo boat de-strgycrs, de-strgycrs, aro under construction. - ' The first class battleships will bo placed In commission within the next six months. The bureau of construction antLre-palr.tho antLre-palr.tho other day prepared a sTate-, ment jjjjSiwlng the progress made on the vm$1b during the month of .August, .Au-gust, and how near completion are these ships. The most progress, tour per cjut. was made on the Mississippi, which is being constructed by the Cramps at Philadelphia The peroen-tag'o peroen-tag'o of completion of the battleships , Is Rhode Island, 93; Virginia, 92 89; , New Jersey. StliS: Georgia, 86 44; Con-, Con-, neqtlaui. 8816 Louisiana, 86 4; Ne-, Ne-, bj-aSka, 798; Minnesota,' 71 16; Ver-,' Ver-,' mont. 61.4, Kansas. 6.0V1 Mississippi, , ftS.71; Idaho, 33.66, and Now Hampshire, Hamp-shire, i8.i2. ;, |