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NEW CRUISERS RECOMMENDED.
THEIR SIZE, SPEED AND ARM AMENT--sACRlil 'E vi
TINE AT ANNAPOIIs.


WASuTvcTov. Nov. 1G.- Chief Naval Coh-
srpctor Thomas D. wilson In his annual report to tne
sccl ctary Of the Navy submits estimates Tor cou'c-
the fonr donilc.turreted monitors, amounting 10
30 923 G56 OF which S955,3I2 - for the FuIl'""'
s6272gs Tor the Terror, S639,Jsi for inc An'N'i'o
and SOL 4I2 for the Monainock. lie also a'NH W.
- 600 600 for building the huls Of new steel We '.'
and $4,000 for extra tools required in navy yaus i'
building iron ana steel vessels He submits ms No"S
in rcoard IN the dimensions and character OF the ne"
vessels which. he recommends, shall CONSIST III quo
600 tons one of 100. of 36Op one OF o'oVo oo
of 1900 tons and two OF 500 tons displacement 'o
folloinc are the dimensions and few OF the chiei
characteristics which Constructor Wilson mentions }"
his report. as required by these new vessels:
The 300 ton ship should be q sea-gong armorcd
vessel 500 feet long by Ga teet III
breadth, and with mean draught Of "a feet
II should have a covered gun-deok main battery equ
In fDur o inch and six G-lnch brccch-0ddng llHG
secondary battery OF fourteen Iotchklss cannon anu tc
necessary number OF boat guns ana liil CON
torpedOes discharge both above and below ihc "'
line The bow should be OF modified ram Sn3pt NY
possess sufficient strength that TIC Vesse hlghD ue ~
as a ram. At the water line there shohiu pe 20 tTt
armOr not less than ten inches IN thickness anu
feet in depth. The ship should nave twin sytcwi MIL NH
the latest and most mpr1Vcl types OF chEincs ' tL
ers capable OF developing 5000 horsepower ana Win
The 200 Ton sh~ior beltcd cruiscr-should be
500 in length between perpcndlcHhl9 WIN 90!
IRENE breadth OF - feet ana in,aH oadu,, main hat
feet 1t should have covered ounce, anu .I 81
terry equal to two l0-inch ana eight O1hci
ing Tifed guns. ... ,.. a,., az
Tho 8 COO ton cru scr should he 300 feet long ana ~
feet wide with q drdught OF sixteen lcet. IN
inches. II should have main battery OF Two cINl'-
inch and six SXiuch brecch loading rlne- ul toIpcuo
ont 1T ana secondary battery of eight uOtchk9t guns
engines and boilers capable Of developing '1Oo hoiac
mower and a speed OF eighteen kuofS.
The y 100 ton cruiser should De go feet long, IoIt1
two feet in breadth, with moan draught OF seventeen
feet The main battery should con st OF clSht sN',
and two fve-nch breech loading rifles the secondary
battery to consist eight HOtchkss cannohS ana w
necessary boat guns The boilers ana engines shouu W
capahc of developing 800 horse power ana the Nr'
should have q speed at normal draught OF hiiten ana
half knots ... ,......, ,o
me 1000 ton cruiser should be 2l3 :c"t long ana ~
feet in extreme breadth, with dr1ugut or 10 ie Us
nam battery should be equal TO csht ~AFncn DleacH
loading rifles its secondary battery OF sN Hochaa
cannon. The ship should have single St{tW' eh+lheS
and boilers capable OF developing 800 horsepower
and a speed of II knots. .,
The Two ton ships intended totakc tho places
OF old wooden sailing ships in the training squadron ana
should each length AMI 30 feet III breadth
with a draught OF l. feet. Their engines ana boiler,
should develop 900 horsepower aud their speed
should be u knots Their batteries shOnt consist OF
four Hvc-inch low-p1wCr breach oaiing niles.
Constructor Wilson earnestly advocates the thorough
scientific and technical education of Assistant Naval
Constructors. both in naval architecture AND IN the
infringement of ship yards. and hr detecatS the SeI-
ice of time Annapolis IN learning languages am at
curing what must for naval constructors mere empty
accomplishments and distractions, The matter lie say -
Is better understood and managed abroad