New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-28
FOREIGN N.fT1L NOTES

Tho now English b1ttcshlp Royal sovereign having
Saii -actOrly passed through all her trials T. to be-
Inspected ~ h" speaker and 300 members Of the
Hons, oi Commons. ut Portsmouth, on May ~ The
Almighty f. making very Special agran scmcns for
the entertainment ~ the legislators ~ the ROYAL
realm who may probably hc Inspired with sufficient
uic-0,t % iuform thcm-clvc, - Whether the keel
= %" s.p rn1- along the eun dr,k and whether the
powder monkey j, human being or an unieveloprd
TihiuhIhou- anlnAl T. winch Professor Darwin has
1vrn 20 much attention. Al all events they will
ct some practical view, Of tho Nays needs.
II all that has been painted In The English papers
about the Royal Sovereign Is II one half Of IL
* 70 BE- relied upon-.hc Is the most stupendous
lgh.iug machine that the world has ever produced.
Then. too. she Is ship. not any ma hine tut
finely formed ship. In this she differs nom the
uncNhlc and Drc,dnaught, which atr not ships.
hut arr noaiine ,a."utc OF cltdes with raft bodies
average speed for eight hours Of 1877 knots an
hour which was In excess % the contract r"qulr".
wcnis End r forced daft her cngiucs developed
1889 horscp wcr and her 1850 ton, ~ de place
mont throw ~ H. cquvalCp, In weigh, If water 10
Tho right and ~ the left. While she went aons AZ
eighteen kuois speed. Eui--l
The LIST Of vc,- j, which have born. the name OF
Royal sovereign" In the British Navy. from the
narvell)u, g,ody wooden cocklc shel7 ~ 500 tons
which fought The French of Br.ai, In 1919. down
e., the stupcndous monster which the Queen chritcnci
recently. ncluic, representative warships Of every
lcadng tyIe in The li tory OF the British Navy
the majestic thr"cdeckcr. sailing fnsate the screw
wooden line 81 hau" Alp: the woodenarmored turrct-
ship ard the .je"larm0r,d tarhctte' hip And each
has cost than H. predecessor ana bcfnnc sooner
ont Of diis rhc lat Royal sovereign soil n hank
for 10000, and the new one IN, cost 4 gooi
j.OOO.OOO and is the flower OF naval perfection IN
offence well -, defence. lut how soon VIII she
O." old iron and how much VIII h" then fetch
There f. product ~ modern manufacture costly
aud perfect N" modern battle ship, which Is 80
quicll; used up.
II Is reported that the batlc-slip Blake. the
We sci designated flagship of the British North
Atlantic squadron, has Licn far below the eNpccia-
lions her performance, Mt sea. She l. fast enough
for ordinary purposes and her engines have given
much trouble. but he /, nm abOmlnhbly had SEA
hnat e,r hns cnri.d AMY her stern walk I'm only
moderate weather and she takes IN water over every
thing To "A rather surprising extent
The new scccndcla~ cruiser Sirius. the first Of
hey typr 10 be put Into commission. is comn- 10
the American coast. but Will probably spend most Of
her time on the south Atlantic. icr steam trials
were generally 'aisiacfory and ~" mad" speed II
nineteen aud third knots In fairly rough weather
with only natural draft.
said at a recent dinner OF tho Naval Ar
chtect> In London respecting the great changes made
IN war vessels, and which nccc.sltatcd q great in
crease In Fngnnds Navy. The assertion was made
that the present Navy insufficient to fulfil
IL, varied duties should war nnhappy burst forth.
the old lrunclads 50 Il, to have formidable" and
more modern war ship, when they shall be hOrs de
combat after de- pcratc hght.
Political. financial and famine troubles In Russia
30 APPEAR t. deter the expenditure OF great Gums
pn the schemes Of armament In the Russian Navy.
The new naval programme JUS, adopted provides for
Tie con strucon II twenty two irOnclads within the
next four years. Three OF these are to he OF 1000
ons displacement each ard 20 cost 81 $4,000 apiece
)nc Of 200 tons III -placcmcnt. 10 cost $ii1O0OO;
me armorcd cruiser Of 10000 tons. 10 cot 1890,
BOO two armOrcd coat defence vessels Of 1000 tons
+ splaccmcnt. 10 cost $3OOOO00 each. two torpedo
ruser. 10 cost 100000 each one torpedo vessel
% cost 1879 900: dispatch vessel 81 ,t25,
400: one spach vessel, 10 cost $4,000 ana ten
lrst- las torpedo boats.