The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-23
The Anti-Turkish Naval Dem0nstra'
ton.

THE present naval demonstration,
though more than sufficient for bonn
harding Dulcigno, can hardly be con-
sidered as very adequate representa-
| ton of the naval prowess of the partici-
pants. The programme given by the
D1ttto, of Rome, the Ministerial organ,
shows that England, Italy, France, and
Russia contribute three vessels each;
Austria, two; Germany, one.
England sends the ironclads Alexan-
dra, Temeraire and Monarch. They
are good ships, but only three out of
many. The Alexandra and Temeraire
are casemate ships, built of iron, re-
spectively 1926 and 2S5 feet long, GA and
81 feet wide, about 81 feet each in maxi
mum draught, and having respectively
9,492 and SAP tons displacement. The
Alexandra has IS 1-2 inches greatest
and six inches least thickness of armor;
the Temeraire has II 1-2 inches greatest
and seven inches least thickness. Both
have Sd inches backing for the armor.
The Monarch is sea-going turret ship,
trife longer than either of the others
and little narrower, with about the
same draught, and nearly the Teme-
raire's displacement. But she has only
s 1-2 inches greatest and only five
inches least thickness of armor. All
three vessels have high speed-the
Temeraire IA 1-2 knots, and the two
others about Is. The Alexandra car
ries two 12-inch and ten 10-inch Wool
witch guns; the Temeraire four of each
calibre; the Monarch, four 12-inch, two
9-inch, and one Finch.
Italy is represented by the Palestro,
Venezia, and Venetta. The two former,
the principal ones, are 265 and 250 feet
in length, So in breadth, and 25 in
draught; they are of $3.50 and 800
tons displacement, and have speed,
respectively, of u and IS knots. But
the former has only s SIS inches greatest
and inches least thickness of armor,
and the latter has only 6 and inches;
each has about two feet of wood back
ing. The Palestro carries one 11-inch
and four 10-inch guns; the Venezia,
eight 10-inch and one 9-inch. These
are powerful ships; but they are enor-
mously inferior both in armament and
armor to Italy's Duilio.
France sends the Friedland, Suffren,
and Hirondelle. The latter is an old
type wooden steam cruiser, of thous-
and tons. The two former are fighting
ships of s, 164 and 1850 tons, casemated,
with 6 inches least and, respectively,
about 10 and inches greatest thickness
of armor. They have the good speed of
thirteen and fourteen knots. The Fried
land carries eight 10 3-4 and eight 10
inch guns; the Suffren carries fourteen
guns, of which four are 10 3-4 inch.
They are both good representatives, but
not the most formidable of the French
navy.
Austria's Prinz Eugen and Kaiser are
casemate frigates of $50 and $500 tons,
6 IA and s inches greatest thickness
OF armor, and II 1-2 and Is knots speed.
The Kaiser carries ten 9-inch Arm
strongs, and the Prinz Eugen carries
eight s IA Krupps. Russia's contribu-
ton is the Askjold, Svetlana, and Elbo-
rus. The latter is small paddle gun
boat of the Black Sea fleet; the other
two are of the Baltic fleet. The Svet-
lana is u frigate of 5000 tons and
eighteen guns; the Askjold, corvette
of 2, 402 tons and fourteen guns. Both
are unarmored, but Russia has many
armored vessels, some of considerable
size and power. Germany, also, has
powerful ironclads, but, according to the
DirTtto'S statement, is to be represented
only by the Victoria, which is a second
class wooden corvette of 1850 tons, but
having high speed.-Nee0 York San.