New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-09
THE NEW NAVY.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF TIE VARIOUS
wARsHIPS NOW BUILDING.

SOME OF THEN NEARLY READY, AND PLANS
FOR THE OTHERS WE'LL UNDER Way
CONTRACT PRICES AND BUILDERS.
wa.n,orton Aug "A statement has been pre-
,.,ca nv Commodore T. ~ Wilson, Chief OF tue
bureau of Construction and Repair, for W'e use oi
secretary Tracy showing the coalition OF vessels o.
the Navy IN progress of construction at The time me
nav Administration entered upon It's duties. Under
tho Act of March g. 1883. ~ $4,000 was appropriated
for The construction Of acd two guHboaiS
The Newark cruiser No. J. and The Yorktown gun
boat No l. were contracted fer with W. tramp
sons OF philadelphia at the prices OF sl24SOOo an"
SASS ooo respectively. The former Is not To be com
pIeted until October - 1859: the Yorktown was
today placed on the dock in NewNork. 10 be CRANE"
and pain,ed for her farming trials at Newport I"e
Charleston cruiser No. 2, was built by the Ohoh io
Works OF san Francisco, under eOn'raet ior si''f
800 she has had trial trip. The Pe'rei' gun
boat No 9 was built by the Columbian Iron worms
Ba,,imor. for $4,000. and Will soon undergo
third trial Trip go, -
ny The Act of August 3. 1886, s2,5oc,oOo was
sun,np,ls,ed and the Bureau prepared plans iof
nine vessels Contracts for these were lei As ioi
lows: baltimore. cruiser No. 3. W. Cramp suns
81 :sa5, OOO will be completed ABOUT NO'eiioe"
yesnvius dynamite cruiser, Dynamite Company New
York scI5O0OO lie steam trial was Satisfactory
Torpedo boat HerreshoT Company. Bristol. H. L.
$3.50: in process Of construction TIE ioiloW'"s
vessels are building al the Navy Yards named MAINE
armorcd cruiser, New-Y0rk Texas. arhoIra oN'e
ship a,d Amphi,re. monitor. Norfolk the lauer
engines were put In by The Harlan Holllngswor"l
Company Of Wilmington Del; MonsdnocK' monitor
Mare Island Cal: Terror, monitor New-NorK. Inc
latter will be sent the Boston yard to receive p"e"
matte gear The Puritan, MONITOR VIII also Ue oor
siructed al Norfolk 49,,
Tho Act of March 8. 1857. authorized the p"hu'hs
Of two cruisers and two gnboats. Of five monitors
efaf "a AL
me COST and h,rb0r defence vessel
Under THIS Act tie following contracts Vert
made Philadelphia. cruiser No. a. W tramp suns
81 $50 COO be completed in October san fIahcisoo
Union Iron works, 81 A2sooo also TO be completed III
october: Concord aud Remington, gunboas Nos al"
An r. Palmer, ir.. & Co, New York, S35OOOo each'
IN he cpmpleted this month Work on them. now
ever is reported TO be progressing SLOWLY Inv
Miantonomah. monitor. Is building at The Ne"'i"ih
Navy Yard. and Is nearly completed. Inc cohs,r"o
ton of the coast harhor defence vessel has oeon
awarded TO tie Union Iron Works OF san Francisco
NJ contract price % GIG $50. and the vessel Is 10
he completed I'm three years. No name has yet been
selected for this vessel. ,.,,
gbc SIM of s376O. 600 was appropriated September
= 1883 for one armored cruiser OF 1.oOo 'ohs' oie
protected cruiser Of 200 tons two protected cruisers
of 3o0O tons each and three protected cruisers ol
600 tons esch: also a practice ship for the Naval
ses,onl The latter 10 co~i $500 600. Plans lot 'he
. 600 ard aoCO tor vessels are complete, anu Dius
will he 81 crod on August - for their cOnsuc"on'
The ODO.ion veesela are limited 10 cost OF S'oooOV
each ana the 3uOO.ion vessel, 10 Sl.lOOOOO each'
Tie total of these figures more than eNhsnsS "e
amount Of the app olriaion- S;500Ooo. Inc hn',
of cost nxed by Bureau for the 33Oo ION Vessei
Is ~ 500 600 and for the 1,5OOionner F''oooo"0'
The practice cruiser authorized by 'hls Ac
will le about scU tons. armoied anu 'aiN'"e
battery ~ rapid firing guns Plans Tor ms Ne'sel
ar, we'll under way and will soon be completed
Tho bureau Of Construction and Repair the Oohl-
molure states +, at work plans for the vessels
auihnyr,I b, ihe Act of Marh = l5S9, which appfo-
priaiod l.05j 900 for construction purposes besides
$4,000 for four Siran-iug, BIDS for these ulsS
haze Just been opened. but the contracts are mol e'
The PRINCIPAL vessel Prov Ned Ur IN his ia>i act l.
The armolel submerged cruiser Monitor known a. va;
Thomas shin IL general design having Oesn sheges'cu
hv pN-ln eIpssl Thomas. Of Illinois. Plans iur
are nearly completed. and lis estimated cost i
~ .OD OCO Two steel cinisers or glnbOais e@il-
mated 10 cost $3.50 900 each. will be 200 tons each
carving batteries of rapid firing guns Pans ioi
fbrSc are well under There were also plOVIdeu
for In the act Of 1899. harbOr ram, OF the plan de
signed by Admiral Ammen. aud dynamite cruiser
of The NeSuviuS iNpe Nothing has Yet heeh done
toward The construct of these vessels The cruiser
l. estimated Ia cost S35OOOO BAT no estimate Is maze
upon the ram. 81.
The 0r'ena four ships Of The new Navy. con
sncisd under passed prior 10 March. lss3, ana
In accOrlaucc lie ldremeni> ot The MAYA! HOanl>
of 1881 ~. are the Atlanis Boston. Chicago and
Dol