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AMERICA'S NAVY.
BUILDING CONTRACTS LET.
24' New/Fighting Ships.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Navy
Department let 'contracts -yesterday for
the' construction of 24' fighting vessels, in
cluding two 10.000-ton cruisers, armed with
six-inch guns, two, 1,850-ton destroyer
leaders, . four 1,500-tpn destroyers, and
three submarines, around- 1,300 tons each.
These' vessels, are -tb be- constructed by
private shipbuilders. The navy yards will
build,' in addition, two J0,000-ton; cruisers,
one with -eight-inch, the other with six
inch guns, also four undersea 'craft and
seven light destroyers. ' .;?-..
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