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TORPEDO VESSELS,
The United States Foo, the List of Civil
lied NatienE,

/ The United States Foo the List of Civil.
lied Eatienk.
While the British naval maneuvers
are the subject of discussion and com.
ment all over the world, the following
statistics showing the strclgth in tor.
pedo boats of various nations are OF
interest. The United States, it will be
observed, is entirely without repre-
sentation, the only torpedo boat de-
signed for the new navy being vet on
the ways. These vessels may be di.
vided, for convenience, into four classes:
! /. Sea going vessels above 9meters in leng-n.
| 2. Firstclass vessels from 50 10 80 meters
long
8. seoond-class vessels less than 30 meter.
| long.
4. Third-class vessels analogous to steam
| launches.
Under such a classification England
heads the list with two sea-going tor
pedo cruisers, forty-nine first-class,
eighty second-elass and 420 third-class
boats. She has under construction ten
of the first-class and two submarine
boats. France comes next with five
sea-going cruisers, twenty frst-class,
fifty second-class, 129 third-class and
one submarine boat, with FIVE sea-going
cruisers. and forty-two tirst-class YES
sells under construction. Italy follows
with two sea-going cruisers, thirty
eight tirst-class, twenty-three second
class and fifty third-class boats Ito be in
creased to 250), while under construc-
ton are two sea-going cruisers and
forty-three irst-class vessels.
Russia has sea going cruisers, 2e
first-esass, "a second-class and 1888 third.
class boats, and under construction she
has 2 sea-going cruisers and 8 first
class vessels. Germany possesses 3
sea-going cruisers, AZ frst-class and
48 second-class boats, with 9 sea- going
cruisers and 19 first-class vessels under
way. Austria owns 2sea-going cruisers,
Is ffrst-class and 8 second-class boats.
and has under construction 2 sea-going
vessels. Turkey counts 2 sea-going, IS
tirst-class and 2second-class boats, with,
under construction. 19 frst-class YES.
sells. Spain maintains sea-going. q
first-class, 2 second class Ito be in.
creased to SOY and l submarine boat.
now under trial.
Greece shows 6 sea-going, 81 first
class aud 81 second-class vessels. OF
which are submarine boats. Denmark
registers five frst-class and II second
oJaoc l,Oo4e 1r-S4b 4 fna+ oIo.- - Z 4
second-class vessels under construc-
ton. Sweden and Norway have Il
first-class and 6 second-class vessels.
Holland commissions tirst-class and
20 second-class vessels. Portugal can
show 8 first-class and 2 second-class
boats. and has under construction 3
first-class vessels.
Japan equips four frst-elass four
secoud-class, and has under construc-
tion seventeen frst-class vessels. China
has built or bought one sea-going ter
pedo cruiser. one irst-class boat, seven
teen second-class and six third-class
vessels. Brazil keeps five frst-class
and fifteen third-class vessels. The
Argentine Republic commissions four
vessels, and finally. Chill |
boasts four second-class vessels.
As remarked before, the United |
States has under construction one sea-
going torpedo boat The launches used |
IN torpedo practice are wholly un-
for modern warfare. and can
not properly be classed in the category |
Of fighting torpedo boats. IN. Y. Times. |
"A little thing that feels big in
tight place is a corn.-Trov Press.