The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15

and many torpedo boats. The budget oi
1894, which was recently passed. is still more
extensive. 1t proposes to lay down no fewer
than thirty-two vessels. and appropriates
over $15, 0OO, 900 for new construction. The
vessels include three battle ships. ak pro-
tected cruisers. nineteen torpedo boats, a
despatch vessel. and three gunboats. The
battle ships are to have displacement OF
$4,000 tons and triple-screw engines OF
1880 Indicated horse power, giving a
| speed OF 10 knots: will have 17laa-inch armor
and will be heavily armed. A new torpedo
| boat, on a displacement of 1875 tons, Is to
| reach $500 horse power and the enormous
| speed OF 30 knots Remembering the differ
ence between sea mile and land mile.
1t will be observed that this Is speed like
that OF an express train.
England's unequaled OUTLAWS for her
navy can be understood by noticing that
for the three years 1890, 1891, and 1892 she
launched ffty-eight vessels. having an ag-
gregate displacement OF 3O2.9s5 tons and
Oil 900 horse power. to cost Ss2.O77.O10. That
was part of the programme Of 1889. OF seventy
vessels. to cost $107. 0OO 0o0 It's believed that
all but nine Of these will be completed by
March 81 next. But already many other
armored cruisers Powerful and Terrible.
and the two splendid battle ships Mag
nificent and Majestic. all four OF 1900 to
$1,000 tons each. have been fully described
In these columns. A third battle ship. the
Renown. Of 1850 tons. has been laid down
at Pembroke. and the protected cruisers
Talbot. Minerva. and Eclipse. Of $500 tons
and 1917 knots, at Davenport. Chatham. and
Portsmouth. Many new torpedo boats are
also under construction, and for some Of
them q knots has been guaranteed.
1taly's appropriation Of $5000000 for new
construction permits work upon two more
battle ships Of 9.75O tons and 10 knots. car
rying four l0-inch. eight 6-inch. and eight
4.7-lnch guns: upon the 6.5OO-ton armored
cruisers Carlo Alberto and Vettor Pisan, OF
$4,000 horse power. and twelve 6-inch and six
4.7inch guns; and upon several other vessels
and torpedo boats. One Of the boats made
for her by ScHrcHAU achieved 27.4 knots in
an hours opon-sea run: others, 2611a knots
an hour for two hours.
Russia has set aside S16.500.000 for ship
building. and has laid down two 40OO-ton
coast defenders. an armored cruiser Of the
Rurik type, and four torpedo vessels. The
Rurik. Of 1929 tons. has heavy steel
water-line belt. and Is to reach sea speed
Of 1871 knots. with an extreme radius Of
$4,000 miles. She carries the noteworthy
main battery Of four s-inch. sixteen 6-inch.
and six A7-inch guns. The two others OF
her type are little larger. one dlsplacing
14.5OO tons. and both make 10 knots.
Germany has cut down her estimates for
new ships this year. She has launched the
battle ship Worth. the coast defenders
Heimdall and Hildebrand. and the protected
cruiser Geflon. while eight additional
torpedo boats have been ordered. Spain
has launched the torpedo vessels Pinzon
and Filipinas. Of 20 knots. and authorized
others. Austria has in her programme two
coast defenders Of about $500 tons and III
knots. with four 9.4-inch and six 6-inch |
guns. She has launched the armored |
cruiser Maria Theresa Of 5.27O tons and 10
knots. and the Danube monitor Szamos.
The contributions Of our own country to |
naval construction need not be rehearsed, |
but 1t Is plain that Congress must do its |
part In order that our navy may keep up
with the steady advances Of foreign lands.