Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
THE United STATES NAVY.


l"h iNiihp STATES NNi'
Secretary Chandler in his annual report
points out In rather striking manner come
abuses IN MS department lie says INA. ohc
reason why the repairs Of certain ships have
seemed so extensive il that when five or six
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custom u distribute them among
the same number of navy wards, and then
.,ho c,p,b,ou, ory,nizotion and heavy
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expenditure III e"vn s"'u nav. oeo'
charged to The one snip then on hand, with
the result the public records have shown
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has been experienced in cffecting navy yards
reforms. owing I, the opposition of persons
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'n'c'es''" !" '"' eA's''"s s1s'e"' NV o"'S
to closing the repair shops IN navy yards 10
be hereafter kent ony as naval stations and
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These establishments must hrst DC
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their management, otherwise bad and ex-
pensive work will b. the result. We cannot
| ah"i" 70 uc,trof lhc s,'ecu Oh our hifIi Gu,
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may be conducted with par,sanship, q great
lilou.im s'vaisu,l', us u..lusS anu equlpllcl
c,",,ot Ln succctefullv en monoged NJ
charge of favorins private ship building es.
tabisnmens should deter any one iron
are mnn3r n IN hnsincss rrinenles md WIKI
out regud to politics, the construction aud
repair OF the new American navy should be
'.ou o ~ unH on vii ,ha; 10
ans according to tier skill as mechanics
and without caring for their political opn
Ions or votes.
Coming to details, the Secretary refers Il
the report of The naval advisory board, date,
Ostober 2j, 1858, and ma lc public n, The
time, which recommends the construction o
seven additional unarmored steel cruisers
three OF which should conform TO the type
already adopted, as represented by The Chlca
60, the Boston and the Dolphin. Of th
other four, two should be heavily arme'
cruising gun-boats OF about lo00 tons dis
placement Finally, in view OF the necessit
for certain number OF vessels OF small siz
and hight draugh', the poard recommend
the CT Instruction OF two ganboa's oil aoou
100 tors displacement anu not more ina
nine feet draush', which snail be capanie 9
| go'i s 10 sea anu also Oh navigating shaIio'
waters. The total cost OF the fve vessel!
, one of each type, will be 50 40S, 600, an
adding the cost oil the two additional vesse
the last two types, The total cost OF III
seven vessels proposed by the hoard, and az
n gregating 1873 tons, will be 81, 2S3, OO(
!, The Secretary approves of the views an
+. Recommendations oil the board IN regard |
, the construction OF these vessels, ana csp'
Q cially that portion which condemns any pol
p cY looking to the present construction c
G cruisers that shall rival in speed the tastes
transatlantic steamers. lie adds ''ln pr'
;, seuting the recommendations of the boar
the department, in addition, advises the cor
!, sirucjion Of one OF the five steel rams recon
> mcnded by thc first advisory board, Noven
Der Z, 1881, AMI By the report of last year
of one cruising torpedo boat, at cost {
S3s, coo, advocated by the same board an
by he present board in its memorandum
November 81, 1882, and of two Of the te
ha,hor torpedo boats recommended by III
frs, board of the kind asked for in the or,
nanc. report If this year."
Secretary Chandler says that the imm
Il date object should be at moderate expen,
TO reulacc Our W .rn-out cruisers with mo,
g ern constructions fitted for general ssryic
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If Tor Inc present nc e'ht'hhed on tDc lines
. ready begun. i is not now, and it new
u has bcco. he s,ys n mar, Of our nolicv
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e iiia1h'a'h hiF' "p'e " any 'ihe ID cope
10 equal terms with the foremost Europci
arammeuts. The possibiityo of such war is NJ
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