The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-02
THE HAvIEs OF THE WORLD.


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Interesting Historical and Comparative
1abies-Ths Last or Oar Lias-oS.BAatss
ships-fhs United States enc second
Naval Power % the World, SO.
The shi9of the line New Hampshire which FOR sbout
forsy-avs years has borne the name Of Alabams.
la,eiy launched From the Portsmouth Navy Yard Her
Keel was laid In 1878. and she partially finished
when orders Issued cease work "a her and
has lain quetly-a numens or days gone by-ever
Since Tho room sho lied 10 wanted. and she
was launched, 20 be fitted out . receiving store
ship. 70 relieve the Vermont At Port Royal, :. @
When her predecessor tho shipof tho line washington
o. two thousand tons was launched In 1876 thousands Of
people from tho neghborng see the sight.
and on the occasion OF the launch Of New Hampshire
'here was also largo Of people. Inis will
probably b the last line battle ship launched 10 the
United States The progress In the science Of naval
architecture completely up that Of vsssss.
and IN thoir stead have the beautiful ty guA frigato
We have one more luso'.batte ship tho ssocks-hs
New Orleans at sackcs Harbor-but. elias for hsrl
the worm and the decay arc fast using her up. e
History Informs that vessels were built, fleets
Ganzsd and naval engagements fought for supremacy
Of empire six hundred yssrs before savours advent
EARTH Vessels. however this early psrisd su1
tor the thousand years that followed representa-
open boats varying from v nfsy TONS Of them
being lifted with sail, 10 be used only with fair
~ina. At other times like the smaller Ones 70 b pro
PEELED with oars paddles.
Without going farther back than our ancestors whs
peoped Albion during The Anglosaxon period, We nnA
that vessels casssd sahips" 'scsols," shuks
'ascs" and "boas" which, to the number Of several
thousand. some times constituted the navy os Great
Britain and early L. D. Sys commanded "a per.
con BY King Alfred tho "Saor King" who led them 70
victory against tho Danes 90 early did Great Britain
feel her supremacy upon the that Canute, who
Was elected King By the feet, seated himself upon
the ssashors addressing the flowing tide with an
Of authority, sadThsu, seq ART subject mo- II
che land which ST. h there any therein who
dare resist ny commando" Likewise during the subss
quent reign Of King John, who generally conceded
70 have boon the founder the British navy this q
supremacy was confirmed BY law passed A. D. 1900,
enjoning every ship that met the Kings feet 70
lower her ssisa custom not entirely gone out OF fash
ion to this time.
During this period vessels were classed a. "great
ships" "long shps," "gaeys," "sornecks" s'nasce.
las "passcrettcs coys" and "bargcs" and although
the largest had but mast, appears that but nine
years previous King Richard, while At tho head Of his
feet and crossing the Mediterranean Palestine,
couutered, captured and sunk large Turkish ship Of
three masts, whose enormous dimensions excited the
WHOM
called her "droman,r and others o "buss - and III
agreed that she the queen shps and nasrnuch
shc had board must have approached
10 the size Of modern built than any that
had boon constructed In England for many years subse
quentIy.
II would require volumes TO give in detail the gradual
advancement Of naval archhecturs--how from the
gun barge the naval vessels have Increased their
70 the line obsttle ship Of hundred twenty guns
IN atc the strides Of Improvement have been
rapid, and especially In this country; but is fixed fact
that It's probabilities have always tended TO
crease the nayies OF any maritime power.
In July, 1884, tho British naval force az follows
ihipsof the line.
rIst cass Vigat0s %
.rxaes
slo0ps, cutters, &c .25I
49,, -.
ozo
The French naval force. reported 70 the National
Convention in May 1898, and corrected to July, 1884,
having out those destroyed, &C.. ~ rollows:--
Ships osthe-lne 81
ships OF a. being raced, II
xriRatos. 10
xoIVSssOS 70
nrgs ana airsos.. ~
SnA'aupcs csnnOn
NORTHUMBERLAND. 10
Total o7s