Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-12-17
THE new navy.
Secretary B. F. Tracy Files His
Annual Report.
POrty-iwO Ships Built or About to b
Rui 1t.

Secretary Of tho Navy B. r. Tracy has
sent his anuuel report 70 the Presi tent. The
most interesting portion refers to the
growth o. the navy.
On the ith OF Marei, isS1 the fset Of the
United Stites NAVY apart from few oh
ships hog sinca obsolete an fass going 70
decay, consisted OF three mo ler1 steal yes.
sells, OF an aggregate tonl1ye OF 1853 tons.
and mounting thirteen six-inch and four
eiyht-inch guns.
They were: Dolphin. 1885 tons: Atlanta
5lS9; Boston, 3lS9
During Mr.. Harrisln's administration
the following vessels win have besn added
to the navy: Chicago, 1900 tons. Yorktown,
l'p. Petrol, so; Charleston. 1910:
Baltimore, 1890. Gushing. li6; Vesu-
vius, $50; Philadelphia, 1924; San Francisco.
4Je3; Newark, 1888; Concord. 1900; Benin
Ington. 170e; Miantonomoh, 1904; Bancroft,
SIS; Machias, 1850 Monterey. Abs: New
York, $50; Detroit. eco; Montgomery, 2000.
This makes total OF nineteen vessels of
the new navy put in commission during this
administration, OF an aggregate tonnage of
"a, S32 tons, mounting alto sether two twelve
inch, six ten-inch and eighty-two six.inch.
guns, all OF which, with the exception of fiys
OF the earliest, have been manufactured in
tbs country. Three new steel tugs have
also been constructed and put in service dur
g this period.
There are also under construction the fol :
lowing vessels, on which rapid progress =
being made: Oregon, 10, 200 tons; Inl-
ana, 10000; Massachusetts 10,20l: CO..
umbia, 1850; Minneapolis, 1855; Maize,
e64S; Texas, 609; Puritan, 606);
ympia, $500; Amphitrite, $3.50; Monad-
mock, 5000; Terror, 1885, Cincinnati, 3lsS;
Raleigh, 1888; Ram, 2lS3; Marbiehead.
1000; Castine. 1850; Torpe 10 Boat No. 2,
l20; making eighteen VESSELS in progress
of construction and certain to be COM
pleted, should their armor he delivered
within the next year, of an aggregate ton
mage of SO, 497 to1s, an | mounting alto zether
twelve thirteen-inca, six twelye-inch, six
teen ten-inch, thirty eight-inch, thirly-two
six-inch, thirty eight five-inch and thirty.
four four-inch guns.
During this periol twenty-five vessels
will have been launchsl, thirteen of them,
including the three tugs, during the current
year. and of all the new ships tae construc-
ton of which has been begun during the
present administration only two will remain
on the stocks OH the Attn OF March nsxt.
Our new navy, including all vessels built
or authorized, now consists OF the following
Vesselsi One seagoing battle ship first
class, Iowa. Three coast-line battlo
SHIPS Qirst-classl: Massachusetts, Indiana,
Oregon. Two battle ships second
class: Maine, Texas Six double
turretted harbor defence vessels: Puritan,
Monterey, Niantoaomoa Monainoc&,
Terror. Amphitrite. Two armored cruisers:
New York, Brooklyn. One ram. Two
protected cruisers Of extreme spsel: CO.
lumbia, Minneapolis.
Fourteen cruisers: Olympia, Baltimore.
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco. New
ark, Charleston, Boston, Atlanta, Cincn-
matt, Raleigh, d stroit, Montgomery, Marble
head. One dispatch vessel Dolphin.
Six gunboats: yorktown, Concord, Ben
nington, Machias, Castine, Petrel One
dynamite vessel, Vesuvius. One practice
vessel, Bancroft. Two torpedo boats Cush-
ing, No. 2. Making a total of forty-two
vessels
The report also contains interestn. sta
tistics regarding the experiments made with
smokeless powder rapid firing guns, armor
and armor piercing shells.
The estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1894, for the Navy au1 the Marine
Corps, iHciu ling those for public works aud
for increase OF the navy, amount to s2L-
All, 49S.21, being s., 1l3 l4t 80 less than
those for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893.
The estimates Tor the running expenses OF
The Navy and the Marine Corps for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1894, amount to
Sl4, 767, S4l.21, being Sl35, 9l3 50 less than
the estimates for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1898.
The estimates for the increase of the navy
Gmountto 80 %, 657 for the fiscal year end.
ing June 80 1894, and are 81 81, 1875 less
than those for the fiscal year ending June
W, 1873.