Passaic City record., 1892-12-17
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, $780, the flset of the
United States Navy, apart from a few old
ships long since obsolete aud fast going to
decay. consisted of three mo lern steel yes
sels, OF an aggregate tonnage OF 1868 tons,
ano mounting thirteen six-inch and four
elghtrinch guns.
were: Dolphin. 1885 TONS. Atlanta
-6ss5 Boston. 3iS9
During Mr.. Harrison's administration
the following vessels will have been added
70 the navy: Chicago. 45O0 tons, YORKTOWN,
4syOi 4IsyOi Petrol, $50; Charleston, 1910;
Baltimore 46O0: CUSHING, 116; Vesu-
40S3; Newark, 40S3; Concord, 1900; Benn.
lngton. 100; Miantonomoh, 1890; Bancroft.
63S; Machias, 1885, Monterey. 4138: New
York, 6150; Detroit. 1000; Montgomery, 2O0o.
This makes total of nineteen vessels of
the new navy put in commission during this
g. aadtmanlanistration, ana OF an aggregate tonnage of
%, 6SS tons, mounting altogether two twelve
inch, six ten-inch and eighty-two six-inch,
guns, all of which. with the exception Of Eve
OF the earliest, have been manufactured in
this country. Three new steel tugs have
also been constructed and put in service dur
lag this period.
There are also under construction the fol
lowing vessels, on which rapid progress is
being made: Oregon, TO- 300 tons; Indi-
ana, 10,200; Massachusetts, 10, 200; Col
umbia. 1850: Minneapolis. 1850: Maine.
6648: Texas, $500; Puritan, 6060;
Olympia, $500; Amphitrite. 1880; Monad
mock, $500; Terror, 5000; Cincinnati, 3l83;
Raleigh, 1888; Ram, 2lSS; Marbiehead,
1000; Castine, 1850; Torpedo Boat No Q.
120; making eighteen vessels in progress
Of construction aud certain to Be CON-
pleted, should their armor be delivered
within the next year, Of an aggregate ton
mage Of SO, 491 tons, and mounting altogether
twelve thirteen-inch, six twelve-inch, six
teen ten-inch, thirty eight-inch. thirty-two
six-inch, thirty-eight five-inch and thirty
four 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 construcs
tion 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 b,.ilt
or authorized, now consists OF the following
vessels. One seagoing battle ship first
class, Iowa. Three coast-line battle
ships (6rst-cIassl: Massachusetts,, Indiana,
Oregon. Two battle ships second
classl: Maine, Texas. Six double
AUgtcA A4k LII 0phCA4k0 Nc<SSStSs = 0kabau,
Monterey, Miantonomol, Monadnock,
Terror. Amphitrite. Two armored cruisers:
New York, Brooklyn. One ram. Two
protected cruisers of extreme spsci: Co.
Mmbia, Minneapolis
Fourteen cruisers: Olympia, Baltimore,
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New
ark. Charleston, Boston, Atlanta, Cincin-
natl 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 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 30, 1894, for the Navy and the Marine
Corps including those for public works and
for increase of the navy, amount to S2t.
471 1891, being 81, 7l3. l41.59 less thar
those for the fiscal year ending Tune 80. 1893.
The estimates tor the running expenses OF
the Navy and the Marine Corps for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1894, amount to
$l4, 765, S41.21, being $135, so less than
the estimates for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1888.
The estimates for the increase OF the navy
amountto 50, 7u3, Isl Tor the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1891, and are S2.577, l9S less
than those for the fiscal year ending June
81 18Y3