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Show oo . DESTROYERS ARE INJURED IN TEST London, July 5. Seven of Great Britain's newest ocean-going torpedo boat destroyers have been put out of action by over-straining their hulls while under full speed trials In the heavy sea of the English channel. Tho destroyers Acord, Alarm, Rifleman, Nemesis, Lyra, Nympho and Larno Teached Portland in such a leaky condition con-dition that all available divers wore requisitioned to close the gaps In their seams, pending docking. The trouble was the result of tho tremendous vibration of tho powerful engines driving the little warships at a speed of 2S knots through tho rough water. The rivets of the plates were started In all directions, opening gaps, which caused the water to pour Into th.e oil bunkers and rendering the fuel useless. , |