The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-03-27


They arc $500 tons burden and
5000 horse power, and have u speed
of 10 knots Both were built in
England in 1875. Another very
powerful ship is the KONG Wilhelm,
10000 tons, 5000 horse power, 81
inch armor, and carrying Is lotion
guns and 3 lotion guns. Smaller
iron.clads are the Frederick der
Crosse, Preussen, Frederick Carl
and kronprinz. Either one of these
is tenfold more powerful than any
thing ever dreamed of by John
Roach. All the German iron-clads
are built on the British pattern--a
heavily armorcd citadel protecting
revolving or stationary turrets. The
German navy was manned in 1884
by CHS officers of all grades and T.
ESQ under officers, seamen and boys.
The annual cost of maintenance is
about Is, 100000 marks. Since 1874
Germany has spent but $40, 100000
in the construction of ships, but
every one is model of strength
and usefulness.
ITALY ON THE WAVE.
While the German navy has third
rank because of her number of ships
and officers, the navy of Italy is
really the more powerful. The total
number of vessels Of King Humbert
is but 80, but of these 10 are ire
mendous iron-clads. Italy has really
gone to greater extremes in the con-
struction of iron-clad ships than any
other nation. The largest marine
engines of war ever designed have
Just been completed for Italy. They
are the Italia and the Lepanto. They
are sister ships, and veritable mon
sters. They are 400 feet long, 10
feet beam, and draw 80 feet of
water. Their engines, $4,000 horse
power, are twice as powerful as any
ever constructed and are to drive
these ships Is knots. Their arma-
ments are 4 100-ton guns, carried en-
barbette, protected by 10 inches of
steel-faced armor, set obliquely.
These monster guns are 33 feet
above the water. Below these in
each ship are IS Atom 6-inch breech-
loading rifles in broadside. Two
other powerful Italian ships are the
Dullio and Dandolo, each carrying
four 1OO-ton guns, protected by
twenty-five inches of steel armor.
They are each II 900 tons and 5000
horse power. All the heavy Italian
ships are built on the central citadel
plan-that is, combination of tur-
ret and iron-clad citadel. The TIA
liam navy is manned by Admiral
4 Vice Admirals, 10 Rear Admirals,
10S Captains, 346 Lieutenants, 5000
sailors and 5000 gunners and tor
pcdo men. The administration OF
the Italian navy during the past six
years has been remarkably success
full, and affords an excellent model
for the rehabilitation of the navy Of
the United States. Naval people
however, generally condemn the
building of such enormous ships q.
the Italia and Lepanto. Ships of the
Inhexible type are regarded as more
efficient and economical. The cost
of these ships was 81, 100000 each
The navy of Austria consists OF
- iron-clad vessels and 81 others
Most of the latter are inconsequen.
tial. The finest ship of the Austrian
fleet is the Tegethoff, 1900 ton
mage, 1000 horse power and IA!
inch armor. She is armed with 81,
27-ton guns. Another armored shil
is now being built, heavier and SUI
perior in every way to the Tegethoff
She will have Is inches of armor
be armed with 100-ton guns and b.
capable of steaming Is knots. Thu
Austrian navy has two Vice-Admi
rails, Rear Admirals, 80 Captains
% commanders and $50 Lieuten
ants.
THE RUSSIAN NAVY.
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The Russian navy consists of tw
fleets, the Baltic fleet and th
Black Sea fleet. Both fleets consis
ola greatnumber of ships, but, like til
American navy, they do not amount
much. In the matter of iron-clad
Russia is especially weak. She ha
but one really tirst-class armore
ship, Peter the Great. This is
10,000-ton ship, 5000 horse power
IA inches of armor, carrying 4 II
inch Krupp guns. But she has
other armored ships, with and
inch armor and 10 and / inch guns
Two other vessels are now building
to match Peter the Great, tn
Tcchesme and the Sinope. The
are to have lS-inch plating, and al
to carry, en- barbette and in turre