Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-26

her 10 sdopt measures 70 make her navy
| efficient aud worthy Of the empire. lhs
greatest success has resulted from this
! active policy. until now the German hc,t
compares favorabiy with those II theothDr
! European nations. The kaiser's naval
fighting force consists Of. % armoroi YES.
! sels, 80 unarmored vessels. 2iarmorei gum
! boats. S2 unarmored gun-huats, and llS
! torpedo-hOats.
The Italian navy. the growth almost eN-
! clusiyelv of recent years contains some ui
! the most powerful vessels ah0at. The
vigorous policy which has resulted IA
making italy frst-class naval power ~
| still continued. and yearly acce,s.ons are
| being made 20 the italian naval strength.
! OF armOred vessels Italy ha, II uuarmOrcd
vessels. ~: armored gun-boats. Z; un-
armored gun-bOats, p. lnt Ot torpedo
| boats. 50.
THE NAyY OF THE UNITED srArrs.
! Compared with some OF tho nayies II
! Europe the navy OF tins country is nu-
/ merically weak. but this disparity Is des-
/ tined t. RAPIDLY disappear. AMI when Ito
| new navy. consisting OF forty vessels. IN
| Guiding the battle-shlps Oregon, Indiana.
| Texas. Maine. and Massachusetts, Is COM
pleted We will have u naval force which
| will compare fayorlbly. even III point 0t
Members. with those of th" great naval
/ powers of the world. Ia point II
| strength and effectiveness the .dlspari-
| ty wll not only cycntuaNyf dtsap-
| pear but the balance Will then be ia
/ favor Of this country. The vessels ot tho
/ navy being oil new will he construc,td
/ after the most approved recent models,
! Will be- provided with the best protective
armor. and armed with the most effective
guns In equipment and all The multi
farlous appliances suggested by science,
/ or supposed ID be rendered essential by
/ the exigencics OF naval warfare, Dur
vessels will be- fully up % the tlmes.
! which l. far from being the iact WITH tho
British and other European nayies. the
! race between the resisting power Ct arnur
plate and the penetrating force ot prolcc-
/ tiles has been maintained for a number 4
J years past NJ very even though constant
/ ly.incrca.lng pace. wuA the baisncc pro-
/ baby now slightly luellnlDZ towards the
| side OF the prolectlles. Vessels which =
| few years ago were considered impcrylous
! 70 attack are So no longer, and are now
practically defeuceles, against tho most
modern guns.
ORR NEW NAVY.'
Among the vessel. of the new navy ara
! the cruisers Atlanta, boston. Chicago.
| Dolphin. Yorktown. Pctrcl. Charleston,
! San Francisco. Baltimore. lnl.adelphla.
| Newark Concord. Nc.uylus. Monterey.
and the iron double-turref-i monitors
! Puritan. Mlantonomoh. Amphitrte. Mo.
nadnock. ani Terror and Others now IN
commission or IN course OF bong con-
! structel.
The cruiser New York, now being pre-
pared tor taking her piar" lu hnc IN the
/ naval review. D. of q distinctive typo ahi
! will combine great oArnswe and defensive
power. with extraordinary coai endurance
and % rate Of speed ct twenty knots. Ihis
| wi, enable her 10 oycriaSo any more pow
erful vessel ahoat or - effect her escape
should her attack prove UNSUCCESSFUL.
Her battery u more pow rtul tnan tuat II
any other cruiser in the world. 80 TIA,
such au emergency a beng forced to AVOID
au encounter with the most powerful Dat
/ tie-ships afloat u not likely 20 occur.
The Philadelphia has been the mpdei
adopted for many Of the cruisers ,ubsr-
quently built. and Is one of the best ships
Of its class ahoat. She Is - twin-scrc"
protected cruiser. built of CHILLED steel
throughout, and contains all the iatrSt
improvements in naval construction, ord
nance and steam engineering. She "As ouht
by the Cramps. and cDmpiet"d IN l-W.
| Her length between perpendicular' j. 'Ip
feet. nor extreme breadth ., ieet, her
displacement 1924 tons, and -ho Has