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Tuesday, 23 February 2016

British Royal Navy satisfied with new kind of gun armament according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1911-1912 no.7

An item reported that the First Lord of the British Admiralty was asked if the new gun arrangements in which gun turrets were placed in such a manner that they fired over the other turrets the gunnery personnel in the lower turret was not harassed and if this new arrangement was satisfying. McKenna (1) answered that the Royal British Navy was very satisfied for the personnel and material

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1. Reginal McKenna (6 July 1863 Kensington, London, England-6 September 1934 London, England). Banker and Liberal politician, First Lord of the Admiralty 12 April 1908-23 October 1911.