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Show GREAT BRITAIN'S NINTH DREADN AUGHT IS LAUNCHED Clyde Bank, Scotland, April 3. The Colossus. Great Britain's ninth battle-hlp battle-hlp of t.'io Dreadnaught type, was launched here today. Tho vessel haa a displacement of 22.000 tons. Th Colossus Is the first batt1ehl.p of Creat Britain' to be built on the American Amer-ican principle of rising tide turrenta, so that the guns can be trained over six aftermost main armament. Teu 12-lueu guns will lo so placed that six can be trained ahead, eight astern and all ten on cither beam. |