The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-29
UNITED STATES wAEsH1r NEW rozx.

Yorktown are on the Pacific coast, while the
Chicago, Atlantis and the Bennington are At
Aontevideo, within less than q two weeks trip
from Chilean territory.
The Phila deiphia, the Concord and the Kear-
sarge are in the Wes. Indies in position to obey
an immediate order 70 go south. The double
turreted monitors, e..Aian sonornoh, the Aonad-
mock and the Monterey ara 81 the navy yards
ready 70 demonstrate that they are the most
formidable cruisers sdoat.
There ara twenty warships now building.
Four OF these are cruisers, two are glnboa.s two
are armored cruisers, i've are protected cruisers.
one ram. three coas. line bastIeships, fonr
double-turret monitors. one torpedo boat, one
oattleship and one practice cruiser Tor the use OF
naval cadets.
There are ten places where these ships are
building. They are Baltimore, City Point
works, Boston; Bath, Me-, iron works: Moore &
Sons, Elizabeth, n. J.; Cramp & Sons. PhiIa-
delphia; Union Iron Works, San Francisco;
Iowa Iron Works. Dubuque. Ia; New YORK navy
yard, Norfolk navy yard, Mare island
Here is q lis. OF the twenty unconpletet ships
with thu places where they are being pushed
forward:
Building at Bsltimore-No 9, cruiser. cost.
s5l25 armament, Gin, sin z. F. 3. L r,
6-pdr., l-pdF. Z. F.; gatlings
Detroit, cruiser, cost, s6l2, 800; armament same
a. No. g.
Building at san Franeisco-Protected cruiser.
C0sby slsf5o,4tts armament, 1 SIN. u. L e 10
sin: K +. 3. L b; Ii 6-pdr., 8 1-pdr. Z. F.;
gatlings.
Monterey-cosss defense, cost, sL62s $50:
armament, 2 Fin, lo-in- B. L T.; 6rpdr.,
Oregon, coast line bsttleship, cost, ss,lso,o0o.
Building az Batn-No. ), gunbost, coat, sSiS-
Sni armament, Ain Z I. B. L; 6-pdr., 2
No. 6-GunbOas, cost. ss1s.5oo: armament same
Is No. B
HaEbor de'ease-Ram No. /, cost, $4,000;
: nm
Building al Cramp & sons-No. u, protected
cruiser cost, s., coo; armament, Sin B. l.
I r.; : Sin. : an Z F. B. L r; L spar, 4
Indiana-Coast line battlsship cost, s., 10000:
s1msmeaI, io-ln., Sin, Gin, 3. l. r.; is
e-pdr + F.. gaEings.
Massachusetts-Coass line batsIeship. cost.
sS,e-ngoo; armament same as Indiana
20. Is: cruiser, same as Nc L; cost. s. 6e0, COO
New iofk, armored cruiser, cost s, 9s5, 600; az
Inament, Sin B. L r l. ain. E 4. 3. |. r.
6-pdr., i-pdr. R E.; gatlings
Building at New York-Cilcinnat, protected
cruiser. cost 81 10000; armament, Din, 10 s.
H. IL - + b l. R 6-pdr; lpdr, r F.. gat
Maine, srmored cruiser, cost s., 10000: arns-
t 3 I'm sin. B. l. B.: IL 6-pdr., l-pdr.
- Puritan, double-turret monitor; armament, 4
Kin .. |. K; ain. r. +. B. l. r.; -pdr. s.
P1MI, fa - T.: 4 S.-nm R G.; gatlings
meni, 1ein. B. L. r. 2 5-pdr., 2 3pdr. r. F.; .
SI-nEn- Il. Z. c.. gatlfngs.
telior, doUoIs-surres monitor; armament,
=, building at Norfolk-Texas battleship: cost,
$1,000; armament Rim. Gin, B. L r.
20 PIT, I L-pdr; SI-mn., 2 gailings.
raleigh, protected cruiser: cost, SLIGO 600;
armament, same as Cincinnati
PaMdlng 81 Boston-No. II, cruiser; cost
60, nt,.yo: armament, same as No. 9.
., g1t.. S.5 Al DUoaqus-IorpeCo boat No. ?;
pedoes.
Building, at Elizabethport \. Practice
nay Al Rars. gxNs
msnt 4 an. r. T. 3. l. r: Spdr, 3-pdr,
ir,par; f.; s7-Inm, II. R. C; gatling.
b0iidlng at Mare island Pacific eosstl-Mo-
na4aoeA; douoIe-turret monitor; armament
same rs Aiantouomoh; also 4in- r T. b. l. r
he following ara in commission:
Chl esgo, protected cruiser, cost, $3.50, 600; AZ
\ name NJ sin, Gin, sin. 3. L R 2 6-pdr,
5PII, h r. i7-mm., 57-mn- r. c.
bosEon, protected cruiser cost, s6l9, 200; arms
IA nlshs, S,in,, 10 in. B. L. b; s-pdr, S-pdr,
Pan < r; ? i7-rnrn, s7-nrn- r c.
Atlanta, protected cruiser, cost, s6l7 200; ar
Dolphin. dispatch. cost, ssls,OOo: armament.
u . =. Z. b. l. f.; i7-Eln- K c, 6-pdr. E.
Charleston, protected cruiser, cost. sIe17.soo.
armament, sin, Sin B. L. R 6-D4r 3
PIps.i : l-pdr. r T.; 37-ulu. r c.; Gstiings
baltimore, protected cruiser, cost, ST. $4,000:
armament an Sin; Gin. B. L R.. e-pdr., 8
pIxl, -pdr. /. F.. S7-Qgn. F. c; : Gasliugs
iCFAIosn ~. gun boat, cost st15,oo0; armament
Gin e-1L =. / r 2s-pdr., spdr.. l-pdr r r
PstTel; gunboat, COS: So. 600; armament. 4
IN n y q L r; Spdr,, ! l-pdr. z F., S7-mra.
d K C; gsrlings
NesuFlns, dynamite cruiser. cost $3.50 90.
armament, lsin- dynamite; S-pdr r. T.
flushing, torpedo 6ost, cost So 80; armament
IoFpeao uoes; 1-pdr. r r
=. dynamite cruiser No. = Subject TO orders
from department
Newark, protected cruiser, cost, 81 .0Cc.
sIoiAn9saL y Gin, B. L r.; e-pdr., s-pir ,
i-gIf T. 2, ST-mTn. H z. c.. sgatlings
- AAtSoeA pala, protected cruiser cost 81 $50
~ armament, same as Newark
SAa Francisco, protected cruiser, COST s. As
~, armament, same as Pailsdeiphia
same as Yorktown ''
same a. Yorktown -