The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-28
statement Of tho Admiralty.

her construction there Is little doubt that the sultan
Win be completed and ready Tor un9ocKnG py an
| early day in ohe ensuing year.
Statement Of tho Admiralty.
In speech delivered to Parliament at the cl0seU
the session Mr. Chllders made very interesting
statement with regard to England's naval strength.
He said:-
First as TO ironclads not yet completed. At
woolwich, the Repulse, launched, but which will
be ready fer sea till July; at Chatham, the Mon.
arcn, which win be ready for sea In Mag, and the
sultan and the Station, which win be three
fourLhs complete at the end OF the financial
year. and ready for sea about July 1870; at Penn.
broke the Iron Duke, which will be launched in
winter ana will be completed in May, 1870 The
ships building by contract are:-In the yard OF Laird
Brothers, the Captain turret which ought to be ready
in April, but will not, fear, be ready TILL July; in
Napier's yard, the Audacious, which ought to be
ready nJuy, and the Invincible, which ought to be
ready In Ocober In the yard Of Laird Brothers, the
Vanguard. which ought to be ready In October:
IN Palmers yard, the Swiltsure and the Triumph,
both OF which will be half finished this financial
year; and in Napler's yard, the Hospur, which will
be all but finished this year. The unarmsred ships
are thcse:-At Woolwtch, the Thaa, corvette troop
ship, which will leave Woolwch In September to DO
ntted at Sheerness; the Druid, corvette, which will
be ready In July. and the Spartan, corvette which
viii be ready In April. At Sheerness we
nave tuo bItOn, COIVettcS FOrtBmOut0s
the Dido, corvette; and at DevsnpOrt, the
Tenedos, cOrvette-al OF which wall be COM
peted in the course Of the present financial year,
AT Pembroke we have the Inc0nstant, frgate which
WIN be completed in May next In addition to these
ready in shert period. We have building by con.
tract only two large coryeltes the Active ans the
pany, and which will be ready for sea In June or
JIly The result .s will be that at the end Of the
Citation, which VIII require three months to
which will require one month to complete.
The ships building by coniract-namely, the Tri-
and the Hotspur one month to complete. There will
be no unarmered SHIPS IN hand at the end of the
nam, and the Osborne which was to have Seen
built IN the course Of the present year. but the build
inc expenditure incurred ID the repair OF the VIC
toria and Albert. having shown to the House what
tion Will remain to be performed at the end or the
financial year Will now proceed to give them the
N rs as n W. are s9 t.
am speaking Will be turret ships, each OF 400 tons
and Of zoo nominal horse power but really OF 5000
four engines and their speed will be twelve ana
half knots per hour Their construction win enable
Gent to last twelve days consumption at speed
OF ten knots: They WIN carry four 2o-ton guns,
base OF the turrets VIII be protected by raised
brcastwork of oval form feet high. Their amor
sides and hreastworks, OF 14inch and Finch the
turrets while the backing VIII be nom l2nch to 90
ia.nch Sehind Their deck armer viii consist Of
a,sach ana 2s-nch plates they WI have no masts
w u @ en- aa
GERS and the cost OF each will be G2S6 900, including
their !. engines. Their draught win be Between Is
a, Portsmouth, iurret ram. sort Of improved |
,1 Hn @ ns s n, the
be somewhat larger, will have thicker armor and |
win have revolving instead OF liked turret. The !
new vessel will be OF 5000 tons burden. Of |
u speed Of = knots, and win carry $50 tons Of
in one turret its ireeboard viii be foot inches,
rel, Its armor plates will be OF the following tkick-
ness inch ana II inch on sides y inch on breast
%S sTasns SFss and a M
out snroHds ana Its crew WIN o consist ms Of 2oo men
engines. Thc only ether ship we propose to build In
the dockyards win be enc Or two small vessels like
st q s q ts bpd
ing Of the Osborne yacht had been postponed.
e. ssaie BY me- e. s 4be l ,ss
pressed her approval Of Tie PROPOSAL Is DSsibone
year. tCheers.) II have not already weared them, I
perhaps the House will allow me to state In few |
when the proposed new ships have been built. We |
shall have altogether thlrty-sx breadside vessels,
Carrying 500 guns and nese wa a ae
that think will be Ineligible to the House.
The hnt class includes two vessels the Hercules
NOR, OF speed Of 141 knots per hour, ana carrying
1s-ton lonch guns and under, their engines being |
six vesses-namely, the Audacious, the Invincible,
the Vanguard, the iron Duke. the swlitsure and the
Triumph. Thess vessels are protected by s-inch to
| l6-inch armor, possess speed of l3h knots per
hour and carry 2-ton s-inch guns and under, their
engines being Of $50 horse power Class consists
Warden the Lord Clyde, the Minotauf, the Agncourt
ana the Penelope. These vessels are protected by
5}a.inch to 6inch armor, possess speed Of thr-
guns and under. Class contains eight vessels
nancy the Achilles. the Royal Oak the Prince
Gus. These vessels are projected by 4s-inch armor.
have speed OF twelve and half knots per hour,
| carry 0ton s-inch guns and under while their
CONSISTS Of four yesses-namely, the Warrior, the
latter being badly proteced, These vessels pro-
tected by lis-inch armor have speed Of twelve to
under. Glass consists OF two vessels-namely, the
Pallas and the Favorite protected by 4H.inch
per hour, and carrying e-ton guns and under.
Sfs; ia sdsa ss 4 as ~ sys =: s4s5
ess mes esq being Of is Nominal horse ssWer and
waerwseh BY 4nch armor Sav
| ing a speed of W knots per hour, and carrying
! 6ls-ton guns. We shall possess eleven turret and
special vessels, carrying two guns which cassed
| as follows:-Class VIII include 20, new design,
protected by l0-inch to Ii inch armor having a
! speed OF twelve and half knots per hour, and
| Carrying 25.ten 12-inch 600-pounders.
| Class2 Will consist OF the Monarch and the Cap
tain protected by finch 10 S-iIchs armor, having
| speed Of fourteen knots per hour. and carrying
| 25-ton gums ~.
| Glass viii consist Of the Glatton protected BY
10-inch to Pinch arm0r, having speed OF nine and
quarter knots per hour, and carrying 25-ton guns
Class will consist or the H0tspur, protected by
| 10-nch to 14inch armOr, and the second Hotspur,
projected by S.inch to 12-inch arm0r both possess
Ing speed OF II knots per hour and carrying Is or
| 25-t0n guns.
Glass win consist OF the Royal Sovereign and the
| Prince Albert, protected BY 4k.nch TO 81 inch
armor having speed OF II knots ana carrying L.