The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-21
THE WAR-SH1P ALEXANDRINE.

This new German corvette-cruiser
ID now at Somoa in place of the Ger
man war-vessels that were disabled
IN the recent hurricane at Apia; and,
as she may visit Honolulu or be
heard from soon in connection with
matters Of interest, we clip the fol
lowing description of this vessel
from an Australian Journal:
The German warship Alexandrine, a
vessel with displacement of 237O tons,
is from Wilhelmshaven, the great naval
dockyard OF Germany, and is under or
ders to proceed to Somoa and there re-
place one OF the ships lost during the re-
cent disastrous hurricane. Her COM
mission Is Tor three years, and unless
anything OF importance transpires to
take her elsewhere, will most likely be
completed among the islands of the
South Pacific. The officers and men
are all new to the Pacific station and as
might be expected, they look forward to
their cruise among the ''coral seas" with
certain amount of interest. The Alex
andrlne belongs to what is termed the
corvette cruiser" type. This class of
vessel Is frequently to be met with on
foreign service and is looked upon as
one of the most useful in the German
navy. The Sophie, and the Garcia are
slster-ships to the Alexandrine, and the
new arrival also bears a striking resem-
blance to the Olga, of Samoan fame,
which left the other day for Germany,
after undergoing an extensive overhaul.
The Alexandrine of course is a more
modern ship than either of the three
mentioned, and further than this she
has greater power and is better equipped,
the German naval authorities after
their terrible loss at Somoa being fully
alive to the Importance of keeping ONLY
hrst-class ships on the Pacific coast.
Ihls corvette is a whOlesome-looking
vessel with sharp clipper entrance and
clean delivery, barque-rigged, with taunt
masts and possessing every appearance
OF lighting ship. She is entirely new.
and was turned out recently at the Gov
eminent dockyards at Kiel. The hull is
composite built, with iron frames and
wood planklng sheathed with metal.
The whole is we'll put together and
finished in first-class style. She has two
decks. The main deck is chiefly taken
up by the armament. The heavy ord
nance on board comprises IA Krupp
guns. The majority of these are broad
side mounted. They are breechloading.
and their callibre is Is centimetres,
Three guns of the same principle, but
OF lesser weight, are used for saluting
and other purposes. The armament Of
the corvette also comprises bow and
stern chasers, six machine guns of the |
Hotchkiss pattern, and for each man on
board there is rifle and bayonet and |
a revolver, all of which are within easy
reach
That the Alexandrine has powerful |
engines may be inferred from the fact |
that she can travel at the rate of fifteen
knots per hour. She has a full poop.
and she also rates a forecastle. Her
tween deck space is taken up aft by the
officers staterooms, wardrooms, etc.
and forward the men find excellent quar-
,ers. The commanders cabin is a hand
3ome apartment under the poop. She is
tilted with the electric light.
-, Inc Alexandrine carries 210 men.
The majority of them are young and
.obust and look the picture of health.
The officers number fifty-four all told.
oiA0"lmS dio tle names or the prln-
lpal officers: Commander of Corvette
captain Won Grittwitz und Gaffron:
lrst officer, Captain Lieutenant Pa
eske; Captain Lieutenant Schuars:
Schliebuer, OUNCE, Gam
Sub-lieutenants Won Bis
.upski, Won Leugerke; surgeon, DR..
engineer Pressing; paw
master, Rusenack.