The eighth British dreadnought named Neptune was Thursday launched at Portsmouth and baptized by the duchess of Albany with as dimensions 180 x 28 metres and a displacement of 20,250 tons. Her engines provided 25,000 hp allowing a speed of 20 knots. There was also one of the fifth new cruisers launched namely the Glasgow at the Clyde. Her keel was laid down in November 1909, she had a length of 150 metres, a displacement of 4,820 tons and her engines provided 22,000 hp.
