The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-03-19
NAVAL NOTES.
Interesting Information Regarding For
eicn Fleets.

Interesting Information Regarding For
eign Fleets.
The twelve-inch guns OF the Russian
battle ship Sinope fire l0O0-pound pro-
iectile thirteen miles.
Rear-Admiral Heneage is expected at
San Francisco in H. B. NJ. S. Swiftsure
about the first week in April.
The fastest Russian torpedo vessel
makes twenty knots, has seven torpedo
tubes and nineteen Hotchkiss guns.
Commander Leary OF the Adams has
been placed on waiting orders and Lieu
tenant Hammond has been ordered from
the Adams to the Mohican.
Lieutenant r. E Carmody has been
detached from the Washington Navy
yard and ordered as executive officer of
the Alert at Honolulu, Lieutenant John
Garvin returning home.
The officers in charge OF the naval war
records at Washington, D. C., desire the
names OF all who participated in any of
the naval operations during the rebel
lion also any information or documents
relating TO the operations.
Rear Admiral George Z. Belknap, pro-
NOTED from Commodore, commandment
at Mare Island, is now probably on his
way across the Pacific to take command
OF the Z. :. naval force on the Asiatic
station, succeeding the late Rear Adj
miral Chandler.
Rear Admiral Gherardi will relieve
Rear Admiral Luce in the command of
the North Atlantic Squadron and Cap
tain f. NJ Ramsey will take the place of
Gherardi, in command OF the New York
Navy Yard. Commander I. E. Chad
wick is gazetted to the command OF the
Yorktown.
II. B. NJ. ). CorEorant, Commander
Jasper Z. 7. NiCOlls, now at this port,
which has served her three years term OF
service on the Pacific station, is to be re-
lieyed by the Acorn, Commander VIII
liam Z. B, Atkinson, at present serving
on the Cape Of Good Hope and West
Coast OF africa station.
J. II. y. Patrick. of College Point,
Long Island has received contract to
furnish the Unites States Navy three
comfortable automobile torpedOes of Pa
tricks patent, at a total cost Of $50 900.
Each torpedo is to carry 400 pounds OF
dynamite and ran . statute mile Ut
twenty knots IN hour.
Lieutenants Walter Goodwin, Edward
d Bostick and j. T. Parker, Ensign
William l.. Burdick. Surgeon IL. Q.
EckStein, Assistant Engineers William
n. Darrah and Charles w. Dyson have
been detached from the Adams and
ordered to proceed home and await
4. ID 10,
accounts aud be placed on waiting orders,
and Ensign c. +. Sweeting ordered to
the Thelis
H. 3. NJ. S. Icarus arrived in San
Francisco February Both, twenty-nine
days from Panama, and after a six days
stay was going to Esquimalt. The Icarus
is a vessel OF go tons burden, and her
engines are OF ,230 horsepower. She
carries a crew OF l29 men. The officers
are: Commander, VIM. H. Annesley
Lieutenant, Duncan Macpherson; Nayi-
eating Lieutenant, Godfrey N. Corn&e;
Pavmaster, Henry 5. Bakersville; Sur
Ee0n, John f. Bate; Chief Engineer,
Samuel G. Follett; Gunner, William J,
Talbot; BOatswain, James Powell.
Extracts from the reports Of the COM
mittec on the naval maneuvers in 1888
say that the main lesson is that Great
Britain is far from being as strong as
size should be on the seas. While they
believe the navy strong enough to en-
gage any single maritime power, they
me Of the opinion that no time should
be lost in placing it beyond comparison
OF the combined naval forces Of any two
countries. The Government viii pro-
pose a defense loan OF 100000 900, the
proceeds to be devoted to the construc-
ton Of twenty men-of-war, fifty cruisers,
and increasing the number OF torpedo
boats.
The official examination and the trials
of the cruiser Charleston were to be
made Is soon as the contractors inform
the Mare Island commandment Of the
OF the vessel. The board Or
dered to make the examination and
trials is rs follows: Commodore, George !
z. Bellnap; Commander, Henry Glass;
Chief Engineer, r. l. Harris: Lieuten-
ant, +. Z QualTough; to ascertain the !
horse power-Chief Engineers L. /. |
Harris, I. A. Wilson and W. $. Smith; |
Passed Assistants-F j. Hoffman, A. B. |
Bates, W. B. Dunning and E. T. War |
burton; and Assistants. n. Hollis, @. !
". AIcElroy, !. NJ Piclrell, C. w. Dy-
son and W Il D9rrab