The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-07
French vessel. is thar their nuIwarss are loopholea

French vessels Is that their buwarks are ioopholed
essential features. Mr.. Merrifejd notes that from
the time or the adoption Of the screw propeller
there has been on the whole continued increase
armament. The Bellerophon may BY cops!dercd AZ
the latest DEVELOPMENT Of the Rngsh arin6r-pIsted
Warrior, which was The frst sea. going armor.pated
ship built ID this country shows the remarkable i'm
proyements that have lately been erected. Tue
nrmor plating being central only me Black Prince
IL similarly constructed, the osy difference In the
round her watsriine me Minoaa pe the SorsSa%
bertrand and the ARincourt have coinplets protec-
LION except At the bow: nut there is TITS important
Belerophon and other modern large ships In that
their Notation depends upon single thickness Of
Ss mot ONLY sns aonSs pas
Is lighter both In proportion 20 rs longitudinal and
transverse strength and it Is Of far cheaper cOnstrnc
TWO essential requirements--suflc ent protection,
with heavy Armament The Hercules is also heavily
armored; and the Penelope the Pallas and the Re-
search share s peculiarly Of recessed ports 10 allow
Increased training TO the gone.
The turret system seems TO have been introduced
more largely into the English than into the French
navy. Perfection, however Ii yet far from being
reached. The Monarch and the Captain are formda-
BILE seagoing turret ships, but Mr.. Merrield points
out that neither Of them has direct tire In the line
Of the keel and whatever their means Of defence may
be, they are enormous vessels compared with their
intdLb u dudtk~ rue SCorplOu auu inc Wyt6fn,
the Prince Albert and the Royal Sovereign, though
designed for coast defence, could, no doubt In an
emergency vndtcate their strength and dies trhcttve
meas against the regular sea going turret ships
OF other nations. The modern built vessels Of
the royal navy include three for coast defence which
are noteworthy from their popularity Of fOrm--the
Vixen ana Penelope, with two screws ana double
sterns, and the Waterwitch, double ended Gith an
hydraulic Jet propeller.
The navy OF the United States is no less relnarkn-
bic for its destructiveness than for its gigantic pro-
portions. Its distinguishing characteristic is the
more general adoption Of tho monitor class OF ves
sells. Russia has Experimental with 9. monitor
as well az with turrc Ships; but with no European
government have monitors found the favor
probably from want OF o due appre-
cat6M bf their value winch the Americans tested In
tile late war between North and South. Austria has
It's vessels; have italy and Prussia,
while spain possesses In the NuInancla one or tue
most remarkable iron plated frgates afoar. In fact
power u lpsdsaSs tkss has not deemed It expediens
70 pr0vlds Itself with iron cla1s, many Of them Ae,
.ss M sas gh9 sSSs ~ SsS5S
you'd 9e IS aksnss1 as mvid0ns. Eatn4 Al 70;
Snsaa destrucNveness or power Of tSslst.snc6
speed or stYollty, design Or other quAlltlAA
wnlcn srip can POSSESS, go many theories
are ADVANCED and such different views are PROFOUND
o. by SCIENTIFIC nell that We believe no accurate
OF the meets Of the maritime Powers and OF the Va
fbus systems upon which war ships are constructed
until they have endured trial more terrible than
desirable But without indulging In vain boast, we
may express the conviction that, whatever may be
Its defects and Of which the present government has
the British Navy Is st powerful and invincble upon