Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25
GREAT RUSSIAN sHrPs.

From present indications Russia win have
the strongest delegation in power and perhaps
numerically. The Russian armorsd cruiser.
the General Admiral, which II to be one Of her
Representatives, il not very formidable - ships
go now; since she was launched twenty years
ago. she u OF 4, 43s tons displacement, iron,
wood sheathed under water and coppered. She
has radius Of nearly 5000 miles at ten knots
ana a maxim of thirteen, and carries six
inches OF armor at the water line and around the
battery, with Q curved protective deck. More
modern are the battle ships Emperor, Nicholas
Azon (memory OF AzohD. The Emperor
Nicholas is Of 5000 tons displacement. With
ten inches Of armor on her belt and twelve
inches on each Of her two towers. She carries
two 12-inch and eight 6-inch guns. besides .
good secondary battery. The Pamiat Azoff, Of
$500 tons. has q 6-inch belt and seventeen or
eighteen knots Of speed and carries two S-inch
and fourteen 6-iuch guns. The Admiral Nachi-
mon Is modern cruiser Of 7,7S0 TONS 5000
horse power, sixteen knots speed and 10-inch
beit armor The Dimitri Donskoi of, $500
tons, I,00O horse power, sixteen and . quarter
knots speed and finch armor, is expected, and
also the corvette Rynda Of 1865. tons, :, 800
morse power and fifteen knots speed.
IrALY's DISPLAY.
Italy's display will be under command Of
Rear Admiral Magnaghai. and will consist Of
four cruisers and transport The Dogai was
built in 1885 and is Of 1000 tons displacement
and 1900 horse power; speed Of twenty
knots; battery Of six six-iuch rifles and O good
secondary battery Of rapid-fre guns. This
any navy and one of the fastest ships. The
Giovanni Bausan is a little larger and IL Of
earlier dste than the Dogah. Her speed is q
little over seventeen knots and her guns are
rather antiquated. In her day she was con-
sidered the finest cruiser in the italian navy
IN mi in h.
twenty-hve-ton guns and six four-ton guns
The Etna an unarmored cruiser Of 5000 tons.
will also be with tho feet. Her battery is
about the same "a that of the Bausan, her dis
placement larger and her speed little less
SPANS CONTINGENT.
Spain's Reina Regente, originally q type for
one Of our own fast cruisers, was, at the time
Of her construction, the fastest war vessel in
the world. She made an average Of four runs
on the measured mile Of 20 3-5 knots and
maximum Of 81. With natural draught she
steamed l9 knots. She has q cellulose lining
at the water belt and carries four 2l-ton Hon
toria guns besides six 4ss+-inch. The Infanta
Isabel is smaller craft. of l. $50 tons. IA knots
and I'VE guns Another gunboat Is also in this
contingent.
GERMANY's SHIPS.
Germany's ships are all fine specimens Of
naval architecture. The Kaiserin Augusta is a
good fighting cruiser of 6,052 tons displace-
ment, carries twelve six-inch rifles and four
The Seadler, another Of her repre-
sentatives, is an unprotected cruiser capable
OF great speed. and has q heavy armament for a
vessel Of her class. Germany will also send
possibly a second cruiser of the same class as
the Seadler.
BBAziL's THREE SHIPS
Brazil will send US the ironclad Auuidaban,
which has q displacement Of 1850 tons, with
compound armor seven to eleven inches in
thickness and seven feet in width on the water
line belt, while the oval redoubts which protect
the bases OF the turrets have ten-inch armor
The main battery consists Of four Cotton guns
and four 70.pounders and her speed is nearly
16 knots. The cruisers Republica and Tiren-
denies accompany her. The former is Of 800
tons and II knots and the latter Of 800 tons and
l453 knots. Both were launched at Elswick
last May.
FROM OTHER LANDa-
The Argentine Republic will send her new
cruiser, the Ninth Of July, fne vessel Of her
class. Hollands representative will be large
wooden cruiser called the Van Speyk, Of about
q. 500 tons displacement and 1000 horse power.
with battery OF 8 six-inch rifles, 4 four-aud-
a-half-inch Krupps, q good secondary battery
and several Whitehead torpedo tnbes.
Portugal will be unable to send but one ship,
the corvette Alfonso, under command Of Capt.
Amaval, ex-minister Of marine.