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Show Japanese to Cut Up 24 Ships From Battle Fleet TOKYO. Japanese workmen with acetylene torches will soon start cutting to pieces part of the battle fleet with which Nippon aspired as-pired to conquer the Pacific. One battleship, 8 carriers, 10 cruisers, 2 submarine tenders and 3 minelayers minelay-ers are marked for the scrap heap. Another battleship and a cruiser will be sent to Bikini atoll as atomic bomb guinea pigs. A ninth carrier has been earmarked as a target ship for either the atomic bomb or the United States navy's big guns. Allied authorities have not announced an-nounced what they will do with 43 Japanese destroyers, 58 submarines, subma-rines, 14 river gunboats, 93 escort craft' and 12 troop transports. They may destroy them or allocate them among allied nations. |