The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-03
UNCLE SANS SHIPS
Roll Of Our Vessels Taking Part In the
f.eVieu.

Eevieu.
These are the ships Of the United
States navy taking part IN the review.
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, com
mander-in-chief:
Baltimore. FIRST class cruiser, Capt
". R. Bridgman, - guns
Chicago first class cruiser, Capt j.
& NeGlensey. p guns
Philadelphia, first class cruiser, Capt
a. :. Barker. % guns
san Francisco first class cruiser,
Capt. c. Watson. 2s guns
Atlanta, first class cruiser. 20 guns
Bennington, gun boat, Commander r
Bradford.
Dolphin, gunboat Commander B. W.
buckingham, 9 guns
Newark, first class cruiser, Capt :
Casey, 2s guns
Nesuvius torpedo cruiser, Licut Sea-
ton Schroeder.
Yorktown, gunboat, Commander 5.
Wilde Il guns
Concord, gunboat, Commander Z.
White, Il guns
Charleston, first class cruiser, Capt
Il. T. Picking, % guns.
Bancroft, practice cruiser" Lieut.
Commander Asa Walker.
Cushing, torpedo boat, Lieut. McR
Ninslow,
Miantonomoh. monitor.
This places America al the top Of the
list. as II should be. with the greatest
number of ships in line
Strength Of Our Cruisers.
The cruiser Philadelphia, the flag
ship of Admiral Gherardi. Is one of the
best known vessels of the navy. She
has been in commission nearly three
years, and has been the flagship OF the
North Atlantic squadron. On her trial
trip. in July. 1850. She won Sl35. for
her contractors by surprising the term,
required in the specifications She de-
veloped speed Of Ia.67s knots per hour.
the best record made up to that time
by any vessel of her class
The Philadelphia Is 327.G feet long. i
$50 feet broad. draws 1872 feet Of water.
has displacement Of 4.324 tons and a
maximum horse power Of S.SI5 Her
armament consists of twelve 6-inch
breeeh-loading rifles. with full outiit
OF smaller guns The cost Of building
her was sl,325, 0O0
The Newark. the flagship OF the first
squadron. and in command Of Rear Ad-
miral Benham. was begun in lSS1 and
was built by the Cramps OF Philadel-
phia Her dimensions are: Length on
the load water line. 80 feet; extreme
breadth. 49, feet; draught IS.9 feet.
Ter displacement Is 4.OS3 tons. The
maximum indicated horse power OF her
triple expansion engines i s.S59, and
her speed Is - knots per hour, Her
armament consists Of twelve G-inch
breech-loading rifled cannon. and "a
complement of rapid-tiring and Cat
ling guns The cost OF the hull and
machinery Of the vessel was Si.2ss U0G.
OF the other vessels OF the first squad.
ron the Baltimore. which j. the sister
ship OF the Philadelphia. l. a protected
cruiser of ASA tons. engines of ssI5
horse power. and a speed 81 1868 knots
per hour. The san Francisco Is consiJ-
cred the finest of the american cruisers
She has a speed OF 20 knots per hour
and i 0SS tons in burden
ans Atlanta l. g steel protecteo
cruiser Of 3.sl9 tons, engines Of 4.g5,
horse power, and a speed of l5.G knots
The Bancroft Is new steel practice
vcssc of ssS tons
The Chicago, flagship of the second
squadron. Rear admiral Wall1cr com.
T0anding. Is 525 feet long. ~ . fec; ~ .dC
and has 6rauVht Of 70 feet She has
engines u 5,0s4 horse POWER and has d
displacement Of 4. 500 tons. Her speed
i l5-SS knots per hour Her armancn-
consists OF four s-inch brecc.l-ioadiug
riiled cannon. eight G-inch rifeS. trc
5-ineh rifles two G-povnder anu two J.
FOUNDER rapid-iiring guns. seveu
HotchSiss revolving cannon ana tNo
Gatins gurS