The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-10-19
TORPEDO VESSELS.
The United States Foots the List of Civil
tied Nations,

| The Unlteu fOOts tne l4lSt OF SlNl-
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 di-
vided, for convenience, into four classes:
/. Sea.going vessels above 30 meters in length.
| .. Firstclass vessels from 80 10 80 meters
long
3. Second.cass vessels less than 80 meters
long.
A. Thlrd.class vessels analogous to steam
launches.
Under such a classification England
heads the list with two sea-going tor
pedo cruisers, forty-nine tirst-class,
eighty second-class and 420 third-class
boats. She has under construction ten
of the frst-class and two submarine
boats. France comes next with five
sea-going cruisers, twenty tirst-class,
fifty second-class, 129 third-class and
one submarine boat, with five sea-going
cruisers. and forty-two tirst-class ves-
sells under construction. Italy follows
with two sea-going cruisers, thirty
eight first-class. twenty-three second
class and fifty third class boats Ito be in
creased to 250), while under construc-
tion are two sea-going cruisers and
forty-three tirst-class vessels.
Russia has sea going cruisers, %
first-class, "a secondclass and l3S third
class boats, and under construction she
has 2 sea-going cruisers and first
class vessels. Germany possesses 3
sea-going cruisers, AZ tirst-class and
4S second-class boats, with 2 sea-going
cruisers and 19 tirst-class vessels under
way. Austria owns sea-Going cruisers,
Is first-class and second-class boats.
and has under construction sea-going
vessels. Turkey counts sea-going, l9
first-class and 2second-class boats, with,
under construction, 10 first-class YES.
sells. Spain maintains 6 sea-going, z
first-class, 2 second-class Ito be in
creased to 50) and / submarine boat.
now under trial.
Greece shows 6 sea-going 81 first.
class and 81 second-class vessels, OF
which 2 are submarine boats. Denmark
registers five iirst-class and II second.
class boats, with IA first-class and IA
second-class vessels under construc-
ton. Sweden and Norway have IL
first-class and second-class vessels.
Holland commissions 3 tirst-class and
20 second-class vessels. Portugal can
show 3 frst-class and second-class
boats. and has under construction 3
first-class vessels.
Japan equips four frst-class foui
second-class, and has under construc-
tion seventeen first-class vessels. China
HES built or bought one sea-going tor
pedo cruiser, one iirst-class beat. seven
teen second-cluss 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, 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 un.
adapted for modern warfare. and can
not properly be classed ia the category
OF fighting torpedo boats. IN. Y. Times.