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Word: battlefleet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
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...battlefleet which Admiral Jones is assembling is the old warrior, Iowa. At 9:30 a. m. July 3, 1898, the Iowa sighted the fleet of Admiral Cervera coming out of Santiago Bay and raised the signal, " Enemy coming out! " Now from March 26 to 30 the Iowa will be used for a moving target for practice by the giant Mississippi, most powerful ship afloat. Under radio control she will be given a run for her life, dodging, turning and racing her engines in a final effort to escape. Five-inch guns, then 14-inch rifles will pour their fire into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Fleet Manoeuvers | 3/10/1923 | See Source »

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