The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-05-03

The Magicienne Is a single screw pro-
tected steel cruiser OF the third class,
with a carrying capacity of I, $50 tons.
She Is s65 feet long, with a 42-foot
beam, and adraught OF l7.6 feet Her in
dicated horsepoweriso is o. 900, and her speed
is nineteen knots per hour She was
launched in 1850 and cost El36. 900. Her
armament includes six 6-inch five-ton
breech-loading rifles. nine G-pounder
quick firing guns. one S-pounder quick
firing gun and three machine guns
She has also two fixed and two launch
ing car torpedoes
The Tartar is a third class twin screw
cruiser OF l.7s0 tons displacement and
somewhat similar TO the Yorktown.
She Is 225 feet in length, with a bea N
Of 90 feet and a draught of Il feet Her
indicated horse power Is 800, and her
speed is l7-;;5 knots per hour. She cost
es6, 900. Her armament consists of six
6-inch breech-loading rifles, eight 5
pound rifles, two machine guns. two
launching car Jorpedoss and one fixed
torpedo carriage.
The Partridge is 4 first class compo-
=
feet long, with an H. 4-foot beam. Her
engines have an indicated capacity OF
]. 200 horse power. Her speed is 1925
knots per hour. Her armament consists
of six finch rifles and four machine
guns She was launched IN Isss and
cost eS7SO0.
Frances Representative.
OF the French contingent the Jean
Bart Is protected cruiser. which was
built in lsss and cost. complete. 1000
600 francs. She IS 352 feet in length.
with beam Of g.. 6 feet, and displace-
ment Of 4,l63 tons Her engines develop
= 900 horse power. Her speed Is 1867
knots per hour. Her battery IS four
C-inch rifles and six 5-iDch rifles. with .
secondary armament of four 3-pounder
rapid firing guns, six revolving cannon
and six torpedo tubes
The Arethuse Is a fine looking, old
fashioned wooden ship Her dimensions
are 257.5 feet long. $50 feet beam, and
3L9 feet draughL She Is a gun deck
frigate, with a topgallant forecastie
and poop. Her armament consists OF
twenty-five l4-centimetre rifles and
eight machine guns Her speed is Il
knots per hour
The llusssrd Is a smaller ship than
the Arethuse. She is bark rugged. with
graceful lines Her dimensions are:
2l1 feet long. $40 feet beam and a
draught Of 1877 feet She was launched
in lSs1 and her speed Is twelve knots
per hour. Her armament consists of
four 14-centimetre breech-lOading rifles
and six revolving cannon
The Cars Contingent.
The Dimitri Donslzoi. the flagship Of
fhe Russian fleet. Is a twin screw. steel.
iirst-ciass cruiser Of :. S9S tons and =
speed of l5.5 knots per hour. She j.
sg6 feet long. with beam of 30 feet
and a draught Of - feet Her engines
are capable OF developing 1000 horse
power. Her armament consists of a
pair Of s-inch breeeh-loading rifles,
fourteen C-inch breech-loading rifles
fourteen machine guns. aud four long
6-ton cannon. She also carries four
fixed torpedo carriages, and four
launching torpedo carriages She was
launched IN SS;k
Tho General Admiral IS a single
screw protected cruiser Of iron. copper
sheathed- She IS 2S5.- feet long. with
beam of 49.S feet. and draught Of
2a-9 feet. Her displacement is 1900
| tons ard her engines have an indicated
horse power of 4,4s2 Her speed is y
knots per hour. Her armament IS
similar 10 that OF the Dimitri Donskoi.
The Rynda of the Baltic Sea feet is a
/ cruiser of =, $50 tons, 2653 feet long. a
beam OF 80 feet and a draught Of l6
feet Her engines give an indicated
horse power of 5000. Her speed Is
sixteen knots per hour. Her arma-
ment consists OF ten G-inch rifles six
machine guns. four torpedo tubes and
four fixed torpedo carriages.