The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-23
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SUMMARY OF TIE DEPARTMENT
REPORTS
Navy Department.

The naval force at the commencement Of
this Administration, consisted of torty-siN
vessels OF these only tOrlytwO We're IN
commission 9'hc additions which have
succ been made have elevated the country
into first class naval power. In the fol
lowing statistics aH exhibit is presented Of
the altered numbers and description OF our
vessels at the date Of my last report and 1T
the present time.
The Navy at the datc-of tho present re
port contains 5GS vessels, mounted with
4,443 guns and of 46I ,967 tons in the aggrc-
gate The Navy at the date of The last re-
port, embraced 427 vessels, 326S guns, and
$40, ,036 tonnage. Tho increase, exclusive Of
those lost, is 16l vessels, i,l25 guns, and
! l20,93l tonnage. Tho vessels OF the navy
lost since December 1862, are: Captured,
II vessels, 16 guns, 5,g7S toHnagc Inc in.
crease. exclusive Of those lost, is l6l yes
sells, ,l7j guns and l2093l tonnage. The
vessels Of tho navy lost since 1862, cap
tured &C., . vessels, As guns, 5,97s ton
mage; destroyed to prevent falling into tho
| hands of the rebels, 30 vessels; 2Sl guns, >
/ 8S3 tonnage sunk ia battle or by torpedocs,
vessels, 2s guns, 2,2Ol tonnage, shipwroek
:, and collision l3 vessels, 81 guns 4,SJl
! tonnage.
Vessels under construction since Decom-
/ her, 1862: Doubleond iron steamers, ,030
tons each, vessels, 81 guns, 1919 tonnage;
single turret iron-cla1s, Gil tons each, 20
vessels 80 guns, l2.2s0 tonnage double
turrct iron-ciads, 3, l30 tons each, / Vessels,
! lG guns, 1880 tonnage, clipper screw
sloops, 200 tons each, Il ycSsols 80 guns,
| 26 100 tonnage; screw sloops, spar deck,
| 2,2O0 tons each, 8 vessels, 100 guns 1860
tonnage; screw sloops Of great speed, 5000
tons each, vesseIs,50 guns, l6,OOd tonnage
screw sloops Of great speed, 5000 tons
each 2 vessels, l6 guns, 5000 tonnage.
The following is the general condition OF
/ the navy when the vessels under cOnstruc.
! tiou are completed: Iron-clad steamers for
coast survey, 16 vessels $50 guns, 6,2lG
! tonnage; lron-clad steamers for inland ser
vice, ~ vessels, l52 guns, 1Oi5i tonnage;
sidc.whecl steamers, 203 vessels, .240 guns,
! l26,5l7 tonnage; screw steamers, l9S YES
| sells, l,5I9 guns, lsT,s92 tonnage sail
/ ing vessels III 323 guns, 1926 tonnage.
/ There have been added to the navy during
the past year by purchase some 80 tuS-
over so steamers for blockaiinS and supply
purposes, and over 90 other vessels for ten
| ders and store ships. At least 20 OF the
steamers were captured in Attempting TO
violate the blockade.
The number Of vessels captured hy the
squadron aud reported TO the Department,
10 November lst, is LOS, classified a. fol-
/ lows; Schooners, 547 steamers. l79 .
{ sloops l3l brigs 30 barques, % ships,
I 1850; yachts, aud small boats, ~. This ID
exclusive Of large number destroyed on
tho Mississippi aud other rivers, and On the
coast A table, giving tho names and dates
of capture and other particulars is appended
TO this report Al the close Of the year 1867
there were 32l vessels including armed
gunboats and tenders in Tie gavy.
The entire number Of captures Of armed
and unarmed vessels made by them was 29l
/ Five hundred ant seventeen commissioned
/ privateers were aHoat durine the war
whose captures were 1928, making the to-
tai number of captures by public and pri-
vato vessels, 1891. The value Of prizes
cent 10 the courts ior adjudication since the