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U.S. NAVY. Battleship "Illinois".
Copyright by Waldon Fawcett.
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Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series No 23 24, "U. S. Navy-Battleships"
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.
BATTLESHIP "ILLINOIS". Built at Newport News,
Va.
375 feet long and 72 feet broad, with a displacement of
more than 12,500 tons. Speed, about 17 knots per hour.
Horse-power, 10,000. Cost, about $2,595,000. Carries four
13-inch and fourteen 6-inch guns as well as a considerable
number of rapid-firers. Complement, 34 officers and 647 men.
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