Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-04
THOSE TO COME.

THOSE TO COME.
In May, $685. the greatest cruiser ever de-
signed, cruiser No. IL, commonly called the
Pirate, will be completed. She will be first
class, carry heavy armament. be protected,
7,4OO tons and will go twenty-five knots an
hour. In November following three more battle
ships OF IL, 900 tons each. the Indiana Massachu-
sets and Oregon, will also be ready for action.
They will have remarkably heavy ornaments.
more formidable than any now in existence,
speed Of sixteen knots an hour, with a radius
OF 1900 miles. equal to many cruisers.
In addition there are still in use the wooden
steamers of the old navy, Galena, Richmond,
Enterprise, Pensacola. Essex, Tallapoosa, Mohi-
can. lroquois, Ranger, Monongahela, Alert,
Nlpslc, Omaha, Swatara, Monocacy, Alliance,
Marion, pinta, Michigan, Fortune. Thetis and
the training squadron, consisting Of the James
town and Portsmouth.
THE FOREIGN NAvIEs.
England, Of course, is the leading naval
power of the world. For the year 1891 the
tabulated statement of the navies of Europe is
as follows:
guns; 1913 unarmored ships with 1.3l6 guns; 24S
torpedo boats: armorcd gun boats with 70
guns; l76 unarmored gun boats With 442 guns:
2Gt transports and tugs; 4 dispatch vessels; 10
training vessels 4,22S officers; Al, 500 sailors,
1854 marine officers and IL, 600 marine soldiers,
Naval reserve, So 600.
France: SO almoreI ships with 694 guns;
l36 unarmorcd ships with 1872 guns; 100 torpedo
boats; IL armorcd gun boats with "a guns; 43
unarmored gun boats with Ill guns: 81 trans
ports. tugs. &c; 81 dispatch vessels with 152
guns; 10 training vessels with 1876 guns; D. 400
officers; As 600 sailors; 965 marine officers and
~, $50 marine soldiers. Naval reserve, $50 OOU
Russia: Ihirty-eight armored ships with l42
guns; 81 unarmorod ships with 800 guns; I3S
torpedo boats; IL armored gun boats with A
no, ,n.A L..
transports; 9 dispatch vessels with SO guns;
$500 officers; 29,CO0 sailors; $50 marine Of
fcers and 1890 marine soldiers. Naval re-
serve. 1900.
Italy: Twenty armored ships with 2ss guns;
Al unarmored ships with 16O guns; 80 torpedo
boats; armored gun boats with IL guns: rs
unarmored gun boats with ITO gus; 20 trans
ports; 8 dispatch vessels with So guns; 1G train
Ing vessels with 148 guns; GIG officers; Is GOO
sailors, 80 marine officers and 5000 marine
soldiers. Naval reserve. 14.OOO.
Germany: 10 armored ships and 240 guns IS I'M
armored ships with 402 guns; ll6 torpedo boats;
% armored gun boats with SO guns 81 unarmored
gunbOats with IS guns; 16 Transports; dispatch
vessels with "a guns training vessels with 70
guns: 500 officers, 5000 sailors; l96 marine
officers and l 200 marine soldiers Naval re
serve, "a, 900.
Spain: IL armored ships with 119 guns; 76 un-
armored ships with 102 guns; % torpedo boats;
rs unrrmored gun boats with ll3 guns; trans
ports; 2,29O officers, 17.COO sailors; PAP marine
officers, 7.4OO marine soldiers. Naval res.rye,
6,7OO
Netherlands: "a armored ships with 70 guns;
Al unarmOred ships with l72 guns: 50 torpedo
boats; armored gun boats with II guns; "a
unarmored gun boats with 70 guns; 90 trans
ports: dispatch vessel with guns; II train
ing vessels with IS guns; Sl2 officers, 1000
sailors; co marine officers and 2,7OO marine
soldiers. Naval reserve $500.
Austria: ~ armored ships with 126 guns;
IL unarmored ships with l52 guns: 38 torpedo
boats; q unarmored gun boats with 60 guns:
rs transports; 2 dispatch vessels; training
vessels with Il guns; $50 officers. 1000 sailors;
4S marine officers, SIC marine soldiers. Naval
reserve, $500.
Turkey: IA armored ships with 1OS guns; 40
unarmored ships with 1T guns: armored
gun boats with 10 guns; II unarmorcd gun
boats with ~ guns; "a transports; dispatch
vessels with % guns; 1900 officers. $1,000
sailors; 90 marine officers and 500 marine
soldiers. No naval reserye