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Show 00 MONITOR PURITAN SERVED 30 YEARS W ashington. Feb. II. The big dou-I ble turreted monitor furan was today to-day stricken from the naval list after 1 thlrtv yoars service 8ho was built at tho Norfolk navy yard, was launched ' in 1882. is of six thousand tons dls-j dls-j placement nnd formerly carried a complement of 100 officers and men. While conducting an experimental left f high expleeire armor plate in Hampton Roads about a year ago the Puritan was aunk. She was later rals I ed, but was bo badly wrecked that she was placed out of commission She will be used as a target for the guns of the Atlantic flet at the next ma- 1 neovers near Hampton Roada " 'm f -in |