Show washington NEWS LETTI LETTER R by congressman GRANGE OItA 29 AMERICA tERICA AB NOW RULES KULES THE WAVES our united states slates now Is mistress of the seas and no other othar country can match her naval power japan germany and italy have lost or will lose their navies in this war much of the french fleet has already been destroyed sli st only great gre a t britain stands as a rival and in combat tonnage the american navy Is more than twice as I 1 large arge as the british in total tonnage it Is three times as large the united states has nn an estimated tons of combat ships as compared to great Brit britaina ains navy ot of tons we have more than twice as ninny many aircraft carriers destroyers and submarines and nearly twice as many battleships the british lead us only in cruisers U S british battleships 20 26 15 first rato rate aircraft carriers cair 20 6 other aircraft carriers 80 40 cruisers 57 63 destroyers and escorts submarines 2011 90 our navy also exceeds the british navy in fit range naval air power and in developments we have built thousands of auxiliary craft and equipment serving as floating bases and allow our navy to remain nt at sea indefinitely ini tely our country has more than ships totaling tons or three times the total of the british navy we have also led the way in making the aircraft carrier the flip striking arm of the modern fleet of great brit ains 46 carriers 11 wor built in america thirty per cent of the british naval pilots received training in chiq country the british cannot matin match our aircraft carriers tho the american navy hns has taken ad vantage antnie olevery of every new scientific devico device which has been invented or perfected such us as fire control propulsion machinery guns and armor the british on tho the other land hand design strong powerful and simple ships without nil all the gadgets to complicate combat operations erat ions our two navies tire nrc working in close harmony wherever they are arc stationed and with the strength stron Rth of the two combined they make a formidable force to command the respect of the world |