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Show TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM SUBMARINES Plans For Two Dreadnoughts to De Safeguarded Against Undersea and Air Crafts Washington, Sept. 10. -Plans for two new battleships authorized by tho last Congress were signed today by Secretary Daniels. They will bo tho largest and most powerful war ships over designed for tho American navy and In addition to formidable main batteries of twelve- inch rifles each will bo provided with now safeguards safe-guards against torpedo nttack and antiaircraft guns. While- tho navy department will not mako public tho naturo of Invention Inven-tion adopted to protect tho dreadnoughts dread-noughts from torpedoes, Secretary Daniels said lessons learned from tho European war had been given careful care-ful consideration by tho navy's experts ex-perts who developed tho devico. Specifications for tho vessels will bo ready for bidders beforo tho end of tho next week, and bids will be opened at tho department November 17. Tho ships will dlsplaco 32,000 tons. They will havo four submerged torpedo tor-pedo tubes, secondary batteries of twenty-two five Inch guns and four three Inch rifles for repelling nlr nt-tacks. nt-tacks. Tho length will bo 023 feet over all, breadth 97 feet 8 Inches and draft 30 feet. The cost of each ves-sol ves-sol oxcluslvo of armor and armament is limited to $7,800,000. |