The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-10-19
TORPEDO VESSELS
The United States Foots the List of Civil
lied Nations,

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 vet on
the ways. These vessels mar be di-
vided, for convenience, into -four classes:
/. Sea.going vessels above 80 meters In length.
.. Firstclass vessels from 80 10 80 meters
long.
B. Second-class vessels less than 80 meters
long.
4. Thirdclass vessels analogous to steam
launches. - -
heads the list with two sea-p6ing tor
pedo cruisers, forty-nine frst-class,
eighty second-class and 40 third-class
boats. She has under obstruction ten
Of the first-class and Twp submarine
boats. France comes nSt with five
sea-going cruisers, tweB first-class,
fifty second-class, 129 tfrd-class and
one submarine boat, with I'VE sea-going
cruisers, and forty-two tiBt-class ves-
sells under construction. italy follows
with two sea-going cruiers, thirty
eight tirst-class. twenty-tree second
class and fifty third-class bats Ito be in
creased to 250), while unGr construc-
ton are two sea-going cuisers and
forty-three tirst-class vesses.
Russia has sea going cruisers, 90
first-class, "a second-class aid 1873 third
class boats, and under construction she
has 2 sea-going cruisers ind 3 first
class vessels. Germany Possesses 3
sea-going cruisers. AZ. firt-class and
as second-class boats, with2 sea- going
cruisers and 70 tirst-class vlssels under
way. Austria owns sea-gong cruisers,
Is tirst-class and s secondolass boats,
and has under construction sea-going
vessels. Turkey counts 2 sa-going, 10
frst-class and 2second-clasibo boats, with,
under construction, 10 fiDt-clasS YES
sells. Spain maintains ,ea-going,
first-class, 2 second class Ito be in
creased to SOY and l submarine boat,
now under trial
Greece shows 6 sea-gong, 81 first
class and 81 second-class vessels, of
which , are submarine boas. Denmark
registers five tirst-class and II second
class boats, with ID first-dass and IA
second-class vessels under construc-
ton. Sweden and Norway~nvc-f2
first-class and second-class vessels.
Holland commissions 3 tirst-class and
20 second-class vessels. Portugal can
show 3 first-class and 2 second class
boats. and has under construction 3
first-class vessels.
Japan equips four first-clas four
second-class, and has under construc-
ton seventeen tirst-class vessels China
has built or bought one sea-going ter
pedo cruiser, one frst-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
second-class vessels, and finally, Chilli
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. N. Y. Times.