The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-17
OUR BRITISH AND FRENCH GUESTS.
Blake, Australia, Mnsicienne, Tartar, Par
tridee, Jean Hart, Arethuse. Husenre.

Blake, Australia, Masicsense, Tartar, Tsr-
fridge, Jesn Hart. Arethuse. Hussnrd.
WASHINGTON. March 18-At last our
msnts come Of the ships which the two leading
naval powers OF the world have selected to
represent them at the great international re-
view OF April "a in New York harbor.
Great Britain leads of with tho flagship
Blake OF her North American squadron. now
at Bermuda The Blake is a 6. OO0-ton armored
cruiser. having four vertical triple expansion
engines In separate compartments, originally
designed to give a speed OF % knots under
forced draught and over 20 knots under natn-
raj. This expectation was disappointed whom
her trial during n run OF seven hours gave an
average OF only 1923 knots under natural
draught. However. her sister ship. the Ben
helm. usinG but 14.925 horse power. in an eight
hours trial with natural draught. reached n
mean speed by log OF 204 knots. The Blake's
shortcoming was. therefore. ascribed to tho
drag OF too shallow water on her trial, and to
the excessive friction OF thrust bearings.
Her armament WINS designed to consist OF two
a.2-inch 24-ton guns in how and stern in mr.
mored towers: ten G-inch rapid-fre guns. six
on the spar deck and four on the main deck. In
easements: sixteen 3-pounders. seven Nor
denfeldt machine guns. and four 14-inch
Whitehead torpedo tubes. She has q curved
steel protective deck. from three to ak
inches thick. aud above It the top Of the ma
chinery has S-inch steel protection. The
classmates OF the min deck guns have O-inch
steel on their cupboard sides and two inches
inooard: the ammunition tubes and tubes
from the coming tower have 8 inches. and the
coming tower itself IL inches.
Next In importance is the Australia OF the
Mediterranean Squadron. She is a belted
cruiser OF $500 tons displacement. carrying
an nrmor belt about 10 inches thick for q dis
lance OF 100 feet amidships. The protective
deck Is from two to three inches thick. and tho
coming " - inches. The triple ex-
pansion engines were planned to develop {. 800
horse power. and a maximum OF IL knots.
Long after she was finished sho developed in
1SiN an average. speed OF 49,. knots during
2 nve hours run IN q seaway without resort to
ehe t sHtrs Nne,h forced zee d!aTsh!: Ths MasisieIns
meme and the Marathon. to. be a iiHps:
cruiser. The ,tesanRsai radios &iaf'i oi tEesRs sS Sessels
n nas aprS TSs \, proved less than was es;
the well-known Archer class. which was the
prototype, OF our Yorktown. They have a pro-
teetiye deck extending throughout, their
on Sponsors. distributed at each extremity and
at the w y,s The Tartar on her trial deyel;
knots. Finally. the Partridge il a composite
gun vessel es Of 1l5 tons displnGement. and 9
tEpet o q perhaps 49,, knots; It Is intimated
season for the review.
The French contingent is decidedly disap.
Or two fne modern battieships Would have
been sent TO- lake rsrt in the affair. But of the
openee is the protected cruiser Jean Bart,
Spward q zsS5S!o5 3 f iSSc ana She Sss i. $50 S52 ' ises
OF 4.l62 tons; and her engines can develop
nearly 5000 horse power. In n trial rather
horse power eoSa = s sser h "TG a an eds Of iss5 O. k 1;sto
very we'll, with little vibration. and the SOM
bustion and ventilation being good. Her bat
tery 10 four d3-inch guns on sponsors and six
55-inch guns in broadside. with q. secondary
SIS revolving cannon and half a dozen torpedo
tupef sns bears the name OF a famous Ad-
son Of a fisherman Who o. work ors cd his s1 Way ap 5n ne
the command Of a sauadron under Louis XIV.
II was Of him that the story was told that when
beat on an English attack 80 that the Prince
soneratulatsd MIN on their escape from zap
at ali q" Of t tSet' fate e" as he here had dH tak Seef tho no p n.essr
with a match: ready to blow UP tho ship as
The Arethuse Ia familiar In our waters. and
is 20 wooden ship. although launched about
sEe is sbout275 feet long and ~ .isst beam.
Sisnls e sss%s' d aiFs s.45S tonne % nsaf sSs q i, { ct a.. aad !, :
have 1920 horsepower and a speed OF IA
knots. Her battery consists Of eighteen ST.
inch guns in broadside. with two guns mount
cannon. Her guns can DO fred BY electricity
and are protected by shields. Tho Hussard
completes the French contingent, and. like
1t may be hoped. that the French Govern |
ment will add to its present list OF assign |
ments for. this service. and that the British
also will! Send us a little stronger squadron. |
although they will have done well. From
appearances, however. the Russians
will have the strongest delegation in point Of
and. perhaps. numerically. and the COM |
pliment will be all the greater considering the
distance from which they send. and the fact
they have. no vessels cruising on this sta |
ton with which to mako up their fleet.