The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-12-28
OUR new NAVY.
Secretary b. F. Tracy Files His
Last Annual Report.
Forty-two Ships Built or About
to be Built.

Secretary Of the Navy B. F. Tracy has
sent his. annual report to the President The
most interesting portion refers to the
growth OF the navy.
On the 4th Of March, 1889, the fleet of the
United States Navy, apart from few old
ships long since obsolete and fast going to
decay, consisted Of three modern steel yes.
sells, Of an aggregate tonnage OF 1868 tons,
and mounting thirteen six-inch and four
eight-inch guns.
They were: Dolphin, 1855 tons; Atlanta
$3.50; Boston, 3lS9.
the following vessels will have been added
to the navy: Chicago. 4500 tons; Yorktown,
Baltimore, lisoo: Cushing, lis; Vesu.
vius, $50; Philadelphia. 1924: San Francisco,
40S3; Newark, 40S3; Concord, 100: Benn.
ington, 100; Miantonomoh, 1890; Bancroft,
S3S; Machias 1850; Monterey, Abs; New
York, $3.50; Detroit. 1000; Montgomery, 1000.
This makes total of nineteen vessels Of
the new navy put in commission during this
administration, OF an aggregate tonnage Of
1852 tons, mounting altogether two twelve
inch, six ten-inch and eighty-two six.inch,
guns, all Of which. with the exception Of five
OF the earliest, have been manufactured in
also been constructed and put in service dur
log this period.
There are also under construction the fol
lowing vessels, on which rapid progress is
being made: Oregon, 10000 tons; Indi-
ana, 10,200; MASSACHUSETTS,, 10000; Col
umbia, 1850; Mime ,polis. 1850 Maine,
664S; Texas $500; Puritan, 6O69;
O.ympia, $500; Amphitrits. 1890; Monad-
mock, 5000; Terror 1890, Cincinnati, slss;
Raleigh, 3lss: Ram, 2ls3; Marblehead,
1000; Castine. 1850; Torpedo Boat No. q
Of construction and certain to be COM
pleted, should their armor be delivered
within the next year, of an aggregate ton.
uags Of 93, 497 tons and mounting altogether
twelve thirteen-inch, six twelve-inch, six
teen ten-inch, thirty eight-inch. thtrsy-two
si1-incb, thirty-eight fivs-inch and thirty
tour four-inch' guns.
During this period twenty-five vessels
will have been launched, thirteen Of them,
including the three tugs, during the current
year, and Of all the new ships the construc-
present administration only TWO win remain
on the stocks on the 4th Of March next.
Our new navy, including all vessels built
or authorized, now consists OF the following
vessels: One seagoing battle ship tarst-
classl, Iowa. Three coast-line battle
ships (first-class): Massachusetts,, Indiana,
Oregon. Two battle ships second
classl: Maine, Texas. Six double
turretted harbor defence vessels: Puritan,
Monterey, Miantonomoh, Monadnock,
Terror, Amphitrite. Two armored cruisers:
New York, Brooklyn. One ram. Two
protected cruisers of extreme spse1 CO.
lumbia, Minneapolis.
Fourteen cruisers Olympia, Baltimore,
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New
ark, Charleston, Boston, Atlanta, Cincin-
matt, Raleigh, Detroit, Montgomery, Marble
head. One dispatch vessel, Dolphin.
Six gunboats: Yorktown, Concord, Ben
nington, Machias, Castine, Petrol. One
dynamite vessel Vesuvius. One practice
vessel, Bancroft. Two torpedo boats: Cush-
ing, No. 2. Making total Of forty-two
vessels.
The report also contains interesting stu
6stics regarding the experiments made with
smokeless powder, rapid firing guns, armor
and armor piercing shells.
June 80, 1884, for the Navy and the Marine
Corps, including those for public works and
for increase Of the navy, amount to S2t,-
All, 1881, being $2,7lS. 14l.59 less than
those for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1893.
The estimates for the running expenses OF
the Navy and the Marine Corps for the
fiscal year ending June so. 1891, amount to
$l4, 767, ,s4l.21, being $lS5, SO less than
the esa,pates for the fiscal year ending June
90, 1885.
The estimates for the increase OF the navy
amountto SO, 70S, ,657 for the fiscal year end
ing juno 80, 1894, and are 81. l9S less
than those for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1898