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Page 44
These vessels are larger and more powerful units thai the old types they replace ,
and consequently they need larger com plements to man them effectively . It is
also proposed to recommission one ammunition ship and twa mine sweepers .
These vessels are larger and more powerful units thai the old types they replace ,
and consequently they need larger com plements to man them effectively . It is
also proposed to recommission one ammunition ship and twa mine sweepers .
Page 63
The essential building limitations of the treaty follow : Category Maximum
displace . ment Maximum gun caliber Tons 35 , 000 23 , 000 Inches 1 16 6 . 1
Capital ships . . . Aircraft carriers . . . Light surface vessels : Subcategory ( a )
heavy ...
The essential building limitations of the treaty follow : Category Maximum
displace . ment Maximum gun caliber Tons 35 , 000 23 , 000 Inches 1 16 6 . 1
Capital ships . . . Aircraft carriers . . . Light surface vessels : Subcategory ( a )
heavy ...
Page 522
Should not the changes referred to by you be made in the plans and
specifications prior to the letting of the contracts and the laying down of vessels ?
Admiral Du Bose . No , sir ; because we do not know what they are . We authorize
a vessel ...
Should not the changes referred to by you be made in the plans and
specifications prior to the letting of the contracts and the laying down of vessels ?
Admiral Du Bose . No , sir ; because we do not know what they are . We authorize
a vessel ...
Page 535
mately $ 50 , 000 , 000 were estimates , and we could not tell definitely whether
any particular vessel could be built at the then ... The authorization given to the
Navy Department to expend funds toward the construction of these vessels as ...
mately $ 50 , 000 , 000 were estimates , and we could not tell definitely whether
any particular vessel could be built at the then ... The authorization given to the
Navy Department to expend funds toward the construction of these vessels as ...
Page 537
I appeared before the Deficiency Committee , and in answer to a question
propounded then as to whether the Navy Department found that they could only
build five vessels for $ 50 , 000 , 000 , we would proceed with the program , I
stated that ...
I appeared before the Deficiency Committee , and in answer to a question
propounded then as to whether the Navy Department found that they could only
build five vessels for $ 50 , 000 , 000 , we would proceed with the program , I
stated that ...
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| Title | Hearings |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations |
| Published | 1938 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 May 2005 |
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