New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-25
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

The present indications that the international
naval rendezvous and review at Hampton Roads and
in New York harbor next spring Will far exceed tfe
first anticipaions, and will exceed anything OF the
kind held in any waters not excepting the great naval
review at the time Of the Queens Jubilee. From the
reports received thus far it would that the French
feet will be the largest Of any Of the foreign repre-
senations among the vGi.,E re a, "'s
VISITATION, Formidable, Iioche, Marceau Neptune, La
lande, and Tage.
The three Columbus caravels which are now on
their way TO the United States Will be a soon a.
the Santa Maria Is ready will bc watched over by
modern Spanish squadron, which will act guard Of
honor and render them any assistance Trey may need
four vessels in addition to the Ynfanta Ysabel.
In the West Indies have already been named to come
10 the Uuted states but IL is believed that larger
representation will be sent Germany Will send at
least six ships; Russia has detailed six OF It's big
cruisers 10 come 10 the United states Italy will send
tolr cruisers in addition - the Giovanni Bausan
iere Austria and Holland will send least two ship.
each: Portugal viii send the armorcd crniscr VascO de
Cana Greece will send the ironclad Queen Olga or
the MDg GeOrgiOs; Sweden and Norway viii each send
Will send the EsmeTada and tho Captain Pratt Peru
and the Argentine each expect 10 send vessel and
japan has lntimatcd TAT she would .end two vessels
but Al has not vet decided what other vessels
will b. sent in addition TO the Blake.
In spite OF al popular distress and financial diff
cultos the Russian Navy has made addition OF
OF the most remarkable vessels ahoat, the great
lrlnclad Rurk. She was launched TIE Neva on
November She is the longest iron-clad Of all the
great navies OF Europe She measures 49, feet from
stem 10 stern, IS 81 feet breadth OF beam. - "a
draught, and 10, 9D3 tons displacement. The longest
warshp next u the Rurik IS tic Sardcnga. Of tho
italian Navy. which Is 40 feet The Ruriks estimated
speed Is Is knots and ii Is claimed that she steam
distance Of 10000 miles without rccoaling She viii
carry battery Of sixteen Gnch guns, four 5-lnch
guns Six ~ inch guns, aud eighteen machine guns.
No will deny that She VIII be a very form.d bile
Antagonist for almost any war,hp afoa,, but or power
for long distance steamng is up 10 that Of the
American commerce destroyer Columbia, aud her sister
ship being built at Philadelphia either If which
wi he able to steam % 900 miles without recO iling
and will have n speed OF - knots. An English admiral
recently remarked: "If ever at war with
Russia We shall have to reckon with tie Rurk and
her consortS and we take that We are pre-.
Russia has never ceased TO regard this system OF
cruisers the most effective means OF contending with
her enemies the seas, and IL IS probable She will
build more Of them.
On the same day that the Rurik was launched the
British sip Revenge, bateShip Of the most modern
type, was launched the Tyne. Two DAYS later the
Royal Oak, sister ship 10 the Revenge. was success
fully launched on the Mersey. This was the last Of
the eight batlesips OF the type provided for In
the Naval Defence Act Of 1889 These ships are all.
power, and OF a-golng speed OF over Is knpts.
some time ago II was said by the Admiralty that the
building OF these ships wond be the completion Of
policy" But other movements recently made By the