The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-29
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TORPEDO VESSELS.
Tho United States FOots the List OF Civil
lied Nations.

Tho United states FOOts inc A'se Va NA"h
lied Nations.
While the British naval maneuvers
are the subject of discussion and COM
ment all over the world, the following
statistics showing the strength 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 yet on
the ways. These vessels may be d.
vided, for convenience, into four classes:
!. Sea-going vessels above SO meters in length.
2. First-class vessels from 81 to ~ meters
long.
8. Second-class vessels less than 30 meters
long
a. Third-class vessels analogous to steam
launches.
Under such classification England
heads the list with two sea-going tor
pedo cruisers. forty-nine first-class.
eighty second-class and APO 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 first-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 first-class. twenty-three second
class and fifty third-class boats (to be in
creased to 250). while under construc-
ton are two sea-gOing cruisers and
forty three first-class vessels.
Russia has sea going cruisers, %
first-class, "a second-class and 1873 third
class boats, and under construction she
has 2 sea-going cruisers and first
class vessels. Germany possesses 3
sea-going cruisers. AZ frst-class and
48 second-class boats, with 2 sea-gOing
cruisers and 10 first-class vessels under
way. Austria owns 2sea-going cruisers,
Is first-class and secOnd-class boats,
and has under construction sea-gOing
vessels. Turkey counts sea-gOing, 19
irst-class and 2secOnd-class boats, with,
under construction, 10 frst-class YES
sells. Spain maintains 6 sea-going, z
frst-class, second class Ito be in
creased to SOY and l submarine boat,
now under trial.
Greece shows sea-going, 81 first
class and 81 second-class vessels, OF
which are submarine boats. Denmark
registers five frst-class and II second
class boats. with IA first-class and ID
second-class vessels under construc-
ton. Sweden and Norway have IL
first-class and second-class vessels.
Holland commissions tirst-class and
| 20 second-class vessels. Portugal can
show 3 first-class and 2 second class
boats. and has under construction 8
| first-class vessels.
Japan equips four first-class. four
second class, and has under construc-
ton seventeen frst-class vessels. China
has built or bought one sea-going tor
pedO cruiser, one first-class boat. seven.
teen second-class and six third-class
vessels. Brazil keeps five irst-class
and fifteen third-class vessels. The
Argentine Republic commissions four
second-class 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 I'm.
adapted for modern warfare. and Can
not properly be classed in the category
of fighting torpedo boats. Y. Times.