The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-06-26
WORLDS BIGGEST
BATTLE CRUISER
un1fed States To Build Greatest
Nsval TarAtanr Machine Ever
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Of Big Six

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4 worlds biggest warshsp ElB be lniG
down ltre within SIX months The
bnifle cruiser Lexington, combining IN
afsree uneonllea hE slsr QUALITIES af
( 4'owtagal nrInhEDeui sn5 high speed
K liHs raisH form il ai1Winss md nwAits
lhe a,FlFAa q. materials 10 he ha-
Z Naneea from he hhnas 5f The archi-
4 fecl ITO those Of The bunder- BE fan
Il Is esfimaaea. ibe prospective eueen
u 5he United Sfstes BavT viii become
ship un0e, construction instead uf
Hn ambitions plan
The Lexington is the DEine-ship rf
. clHss NJ tutfle cruisers which VIII
rive Tnclt Sam. within faui years, 3
fesG n SIX NieguH fighting ships IN
matched lE aIvsAine then ffnut Her
sister ships Tire Constellation. Slrs-
3urB Constitution, Ranger and IHiIea
SAfes. art also unaer contract IbeF
tr'ins names 9ui Of the nla ntsT w-ish
Nhich ~ aFrelap fw 1he first Dew
cspitAl vessels ~ The postwar feet {
frBdi1ianal background tnr fresh sx-
IliOi1s
lsrr-s wlN as 80 Feet
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II Wis disy8Bcs ss.2a9 7ons Hns VII
imve tire prws ri $4,000 horses IS
Easfsured in mechanical Te-7ns lts
lsaetA II sT4 Zee; Is Hashin ss test a.
tlis length ~ tiae Lerlbtlinn. monster
Assencft liner The ltz4 feet q,
vaafh N the Lexington WIN mfEe TINT
fianri7sr gun TlutsrEaH oroa6er thnn Enr
pnssanger shiyl
THE LHKincfFh whIg'h Is to ns
equipped with elacrrdc drive. VIII NJ
rsir { speed 0t y Euots. This cruis-
srs speea. higher than thHi q mnuF
oestravers Is TIE ni1ev a. rnuch u
fss designing 1flHt entered Into ths
IrAIti1r q 1ha Lexington clHss
.srTnuf VIII hs snc-fre1 10 mike pos
slAle 1he ss~EnDi ss,aAS--fhs mslD pal.
hrlne nIlf s inches thick al tfs max
I8um ns ruulHErea with Ire 12-lnrh
s-eel htlf or most hpIrlesfips. hut /
srnltmgTf WIFI bf n tremendous pew 4
~ 1'ht Lexington thus win have Dm I
Frav tha srrsiegfc BdvHnthgs sf high /
gr,apl aui wfa he aals 1a fire hanv- 4
~ charge ever Ereafs- distance than /
gaF nthsr hH-lieship s8r which Tire
lduns are known
Epn. st-9ncs Guns
The liHKiIlEful IL brTin viii spent 4
pah 6 raint q sfIneh guns, Of which 4
shG VIE huue eight THE nBviss q. /
Graui Bi'itAin France and IrhlT ran- /
cain nc Gun greElaf tim IL inches md 4
asa1 nf 5ngHn includes 15-incA runs /
oriF Oh bl1-lasts1Ts uf .s-fnoi speed 4
vhieA are now undgr CONSTRUCTION.
Gnlite ma trHE ansuctt caHss's reliance 4
u nir rlnf eraiUsivalY, tbs Lexington 4
WE cHlvy as siz-illch guns us L second /
ulE urmnmsnt.
Taking L THrs from 1he naval les
sa,s yt the wafs me designers " THE 4
1.exnrtan hzTe eguiFr,ed the stap with /
four HIti-n ,rcrEfi ruls, eight furped0 /
-ubhs inU- af wldch are submerged 4
Hnd faur ~ aacE and win maUns n I
dHfFitss BrHfIssi BefiHl hnmbs ma 4
terlnl 1rg,R54es Defense HrHinst sub 4
mHrlns 1arg,H3oes WIFI he 0bfBinaa A
Through fore and Mt tufT'a1a Defense
hr NhiCn the suHtNfrF o, 4
ibt vessel VIII he preserved na nat I
fer where she is pierced Tndsr urF
comdlnuns t'ur III aETausiaE.. IN is
rutnea rhs LsEincIHn clHss u wHr-
shTl should prove uIFtnRuhe
An lnliclriur 0t the I,sxiurtnr's
.,rsurness Is Hfa'5sa by cpuJpB-isuu
wiiA rhs Esrirish v'HrsilT Huaa. v4ich.
when il Is finH1sa win ne The slirresf
81 J II 1hs Brrrish nHrF and HHaHt- d.
Lexington Epad
r sB.ala TONS Al. .naa ions
Speed --.-. -B5 lzuDrs 70 KNOTS