Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-12-23
UUR NEW NAVY.
Secretary B. E. Tracy Files Ills
Last Annual Report.
Forty-two Ships Built or About
to be Built.

Secretary Of the Navy 2. 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 feet Of the
United States Navy, apart from a few old
ships long since obsolete aui 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, 1885 tons; Atlanta
$3.50: Boston. 3l89.
During Mr.. Harris1n's administration
the following vessels will have bssn added
to the navy: Chicago. $3.50 tons: York town.
100; Petrol. $50; Charleston, 1910;
Baltimore. 1890: Gushing ll6: Vvsu.
vius, $50: PHILADELPHIA, 1924: San Francisco
40s3; Newark, 1883; Concord, 100; Benn-
ington. 100; Miantonomoh, 1900. Bancroft,
S33; Machias, 1850; Monterey, Abs; New
York, $50; Detroit. 1900; Montgomery, 20O0
This makes a total or nineteen vessels of
the new navy put In commission during this
administration, OF an aggregate tonnage of
"a, 6;2 tons, mounting altogether two twelve
inch. six ten-inch and eighty-two six-incn
guns, all Of which, with the exception Of FIVE
OF the earliest, have been manufactured in
this country. Three new steel tugs have
also been constructed and put in service dur
ing this period.
There are also under construction the fol
lowing vessels on which rapid progress is
being made: Oregon, 10, 200 tons; Indi-
ana, 10000; Massachusetts 1O,200: Col
umbia, 1850; MINES polls. 1850; Maine,
6G48; Texas, $500; Puritan, 5000;
olympia, $500; Amphitrite, 1890; Monad.
Raleigh, 3l83; Ram, 2183; Marbiehead,
ZOO; Castine. 1850 Torpedo Boat No 2.
12O; nal king eighteen vessels in progress
of construction and certain to be COM
pIeted, should their armor be delivered
within the next year, of an aggregate ton
mage of 49, 497 tons, and mounting altogether
twelve thirtesn-inch, six twelve-inch, six
teen ten-inch, thirty eight-inch, thirty-two
six-inch, thirty-eight fve-inch and thirty
four four-inch guns.
During this periol 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-
ton of which has been begun during the
present administration only two will 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 first
class, Iowa. Three coast-line battle
ships (irst-class). Massachusetts,, Indiana,
Oregon. Two battle ships second
class: Maine, Texas. Six double
turrettcd harbor defence vessels: Puritan,
Monterey, Miantonomoh, Monadnock,
Terror, Amphitrite. Two armored cruisers:
New York, Brooklyn. One ram. Two
protected cruisers of extreme speed: 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 gunbeats: Yorktown, Concord, Ben
nington, Machias, Castine, Petrol. 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 interesting 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 and the Marine
Corps. includin4 those for public works and
for increase Of tue navy, amount to S24,-
AL ,49S21, being S. 7l3, 141.59 less than
those for the fiscal year ending J Une 80, 1893.
The estimates for the running expenses OF
the Navy and the Marine Corps for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1894, amount to
$l4, 767, s4l.21, being $135, $3.50 less than
the estimates for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1898.
The estimates for the increase of the navy
amount to SO, 793 657 for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1894, and are 50, 577, 1873 less
than those for the fiscal year audiDg June
80, 1898.