London Times, 7 November 1906, p. 5: RUSSIA./THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL PARTIES (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) ST. PETERSBURG, NOV. 6. (Excerpt) According to the Novoe Vremya, the two battleships which will shortly be laid down here will be of 21,800 tons displacement, with a speed of 21 knots obtained with turbines, and will carry ten 12in. guns. The Admiralty hopes to have them ready in four years.
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