New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-16
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

| The British Admiralty has given positive Oruers
| that between and April l, 1894, the following
new ships must be completed and be made ready
for service Tie first class battle ships Emoress OF
India, Repus'. Families Resolution and Royal OAK,
each of l41jO tons displacement $4,000 horsepower
l. IL knots speed and battery OF four ID l-2-hch
| and ten G-inch breech-loadlng rifles, twenty eight
| rapld firing gems besides machine guns and torpedo
launching tubes; the frstcass battleslips Barheur
| and Centurion OF 1880 tons displacement, Is IA
knots speed and heavy armament for each the first
| class protected cruisers Crescent, Endymlon, 81.
George, Gibraltar, Grepton and Theseus, OF ~
knots speed ana each CARRYING TWO gncn ana r ipn
Cambria. Artrata and Bonaventura. each Of l91-
knots speed. and an armament OF two 6-inch rifles,
eight rapid firing guns and several HOtchkss revolving
cannon and machine guns. There will also be ten
frstclass torpedo gunboas, the speedy, with 20 IA
knots speed and the Antelope Dryad, Hazard Hebe,
Icda, Onyx. Reward. Jasedr and Niger each with
a speed Of 10 IA knots
The light armored Italian cruiser Marco Polo
Gently launched Casellamare, is peculiar In this
feature Of construction that she has steel pro-
jccting out from the bow and IL feet below the
water-lne. she IS 327 feet long and 1850 tons dis
placement. There Is a waterlne belt Of armor for
about two thirds the length OF the vessel, and which
the space between the protective and battery
decks Above this belt the side armOr rises seven
feet and more 10 the upper deck for length OF 164
feet amidShips. The side armor and belt are both
terminated by tlwartship bulkheads. The space be.
tween the protective deck and the battery deck has
the usual cellular subdivisions. The steel used In
the guns will be in armored reioubt, with the
exception of two OF the six 6-nch guns which will
be placed in small turreto or barbetteS. forward
small rapid firing and machine guns will be mounted
on the upper deck and in the military tops Of the
masts Another similar vessel is under construction
at spezzia and another IS TO be built at Castellamare
With much entertainment given TO the officers
Of the Dutch cruiser Van spejk. and so much inter
est in the only representative OF the Netherlands in
the Naval review, the proposed extensive additions
TO Hollands Navy by the Minister OF Marine will be
o. special interest at tlh, time. Actin. upon hi,
recommendations, the Netherlands Parliament has
authorized the following vessels to be built: Three
cruisers each of 3i0O tons displacement a speed Of
sixteen knots. and armed with two ten-lnch Guns in
barbctte forward. and one ten-inch gun aft twelve
rapid firing guns and three torpedo tubes six $50
ton gunboas, each OF twenty-five knots speed: SIX
iOOton gnnboas for the defense OF dep IIoandaise
eight 2OOton gnnboats for the defense OF the Zuyder
Zee and seventeen torpedo boats Holland possesses
two navies. the Home Navy the maintenance NJ
which Is provided from the home estimates: and the
indian Indian Navy provided for in the budget Of the East
indies. the frst. composed OF small roncads
cruisers gunbonts and torpedo boats is intended to
confined to the services Of the colonies in The Indian
Ocean.
There probability that the Cirecian Navy
would BE- represented by the Hydra one of It's tire.
new roncads. built in France. and which were turned
over to Greece year ago. but for best
known In Greece she not sent here. She is a |
steel vessel Of 4.sS5 tons Displacement heavily !
armored and with seventeen knots speed. Her larg-
est guns are mounted In turres, forward and on.
AFT, the forward turret being n doubledecker with
two OF the largest guns mounted in the upper par, |
Of The urre and two IN the lower part, and capable
of giving raking well as a broadsde fire. II |
was proposed by the Trconps Cabinet build several
fat cruisers. but IL successor neglected to carry
manded economy. Aside from this, any progress |
been attended with alarm In Turkey.
Is It not possible by means OF all the appliances
at command to forge piece OF steel twenty feet In
length and twenty inches In diameter so that II shall
not contain fawf one OF the most astonishing
things Of the day Is the frequent breaking OF the
shafts Of steamers 1t seems impossible thar
there should be sufficient strain at any time to frsc.
urs so large n piece OF steel. Do shafts break
az the JOINTS Why not make the sections shorter I
That would mean Joints and greater Geyitilty
without loss OF strength.
The Italian torpedo gnnboat Aretnsa n vessel ~ |
SAG tons displacement recently built at Lechorn
attained maximum speed OF 81 knots In her steam |
trial a couple OF weeks ago. This Is knot and n |
hall faster Than the speed made by her sister boats
the rrania and lrIdc. year ago Her speed for |
three hours under forced draught was co., knots |
and with natural draught Is knots Next 10 the |
Picmontc she Is the fastest vessel In the Italian |
navy. She Is Of the same length rs the gunboat |
Rcnring on Of the American navy. has D feet less |
breadth OF beam draws nearly four feet more water |
and l. less than halt the tonnage. Her armament |
VIII consist OF ON" 5nch gun. six 50-mllimctrc guns
ana six pcdodi-chargirg tubes.
Recent trials of the converted rapid firing guns |
the French i.3O6on torpedo cruiser Wattigncs M
Rcchcfort were remarkably successful and gave fur |
evidence that the converted gun Is eono 10 any
other quick firing gun. The average time required
to fire the converted Qulck firing gun only IL
seconds with an UNFRAMED crcw. and the time
lulrcd for firing an Armstrong quick firing gun Of
The same cnliber was ~ seconds. II Is estimated
hat the French navy can BE- entirely equipped with |
HE converted gun In year and half. The |
Wattignies i boat OF the enlarged Condor type.
has twin screws and can steam Is knots an hour.
She !. OF about the same length ~ the Dolphin. the
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