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1927
1927 - 0343.PDF
MAY 19, 1927 METAL CONSTRUCTION : These photographs show the first of the Supermanne Southamptons to be ««ed with an all-metal hull. This is of slightly different shape and is claimed*° ^"f^™*5^ lthan the corresponding wooden hull. By the time the water soakage is taken into «^™^™Jlo d n-I^ w weight becomes even more pronounced, and the saving is reflected in either greater useful load or an range. The two engines are Napier " Lions 311
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