New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-16
PLANS OF THE NAVAL BOARD OF POLICY
A HEAEING BEFORE TIE SENATE COMMITTED
oN NAVAL AFFAIRS - sICEErNKY


Washington Jan. i (>pccian.-N meeting Of tc
Sonata Committee on Naval Affairs held TO-DAY. g.
hear the views 81 the Nav Ioari Of Policy app"ih''l
last summer bv Secretary Tracy &" formulate anu
rcuo~i "A plan for the building Of navy {" De com
ncnsu,te with the dignity and power 81 the Nation
Conn odorc MoCaun. president Of The h"'fH captain
>,rp.on. and Naval Constructor Gatewooi al most
If I'M. talking They approved. in general terms i'
bin introduced by Nj. Hale Authorizing the co"
.trric,lon Of eight battle ships 81 from 1000 To 100"
tons each two armed coast defence vessels 'n'''
cuphoat, II zoo b. ! 200 tons each. ana I'VE hI'l
class torpedo boats The liil appropriate s''ooo"
for contribution and S2.ooo.ooo for armament
The Board In their report to the secretary. VIII
recommend the conjunction Of ninety two vessels '4
different type, and sizes 20 De built according 10 '"'
plan of the Board. ia fourteen yc'i'. ana I'D '''''
together with ucir maintenance dun"i thc io'''''"
year. So 100000.
II &. said mat tlc scheme Of the Mccain board com
,rce -hc following vessels. the estimated cost 80
vli.h with armament complete. is appended Ten
battle .hp. Of OolO tons. 55oOoooO each eight "i
. 900 tons s5,OOO,0OO each; twelve. Il 200" IONS
81 100000 each: five. II G.oop tons. F'""""'
each: ten rams. Il $500 tons. si.-o'"'" ga o. uN'
ruored cruisers II $3.50 tom. To- make nineteen Knots
AN hour .3.3OO.OoO each; four projected cruisers oil
400 tons. ~ make twenty two knots an hour 90
200 900 each: nine protected cruisers Of 300 tons
T., mako twenty knots an hour. -. 100000 each ~"
protected cruisers Of 1000 tons. to make nlnrie'"
knot, an hour $3.50 900 each. FIVE special cruisers
# 200 tons to make eighteen knots f'"o"oo eA'h
fifteen torpedo cruiser of 900 tons :" make twenty
two knot. an hour. 100000 each: three aruiccT'
ships. ~ 100000 each.
The ci.ht ships which secretary Tracy recon
ueuds I'm hi, report shall De begun at once are no.
the cisht proposed by the Mccain board. but cish'
Of the first ten
Secretary Tracy before the House Naval Con"
mirtce today to give expression o" m, views con
corning the Nayy I'm substance Doe said that the tme
/ ha, come when this country should build some hghi
iue ve.-cl, Already tAI, country BIO, made quite ai
advance in naval construction, aad ha, built some
cruiser, that have proved Go Doe useful ship. but %
nud Lcau H. buiid .omc aruorcl rlhtu- vessels, a.
E,r,c a. permitted by the depth 81 thr water 900 the
Larlor, and Dos other conditions which obtain ln TINS
| country and oi tic most powerful type Inc sr'.
| rotary had with him some design. ln'p"Tcu hN IN.
N,(uuu hoard which c'uhodc- Dol. We've Of 10" klId
of shin. HAT should boz built one OF ihr-" vessel j.
10 hoe Of 300 tons. and her design pr'-"n some IT,
.ritf,lc feature which De- NOR" clearly under
stood Iy the professional reader from ~i'i'ih'ht
I Of the ic-ult- thct expected &" give hiH'N' 90
aue.d Of brtfccn twenty ami twenty three KNOT.
~, hour ability 10 cruise 10000 miles nu one '"il
m 5rru, cd a. 10 enable the fire OF thc entire arnd
mcnt to be concentrated upon any point oi the h"r|"
The subject Of c0alng stations Wa "l'" Hi''"'-''l
md the secretary made the point mat vs. me IRE l'"
cruisers were otherwise useful thcN coma not u'lrhd
these stations from attack thu, presenting an"lh'.
rca-on t. justify his request for the Instruction &"
/ lighting irOucldd..