New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-08
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

or the many foreign war vessels that came here
to take part in the Columbian Naval Review the
German armorcd cruiser Kaiserin tEmpress) Augusta
commanded a large share OF admiration from both
naval architects and lay people. IL was not alone
the fact that three immense smokeplpes made h'r
cons pcuous among the other vessels, but her tWpVh
long Ginch or 9 IL ton breech.Oadlng rifles gave
her a fighting appearance that sent cod chlii
down the spInes Of even those possessing big bumps
Of combatiypness She was built TO fill the plac"
Of a commerce destroyer, bu. she has maximum
speed Of 20 "a knots. quarter OF knot less
speed than the American commerce destroyer u"
lumba is guaranteed TO have when ready Tor acoNe
service Her original plans called for twin-scre"
vessel OF n displacement OF $500 tons, but The o1e
nal design much modified after inc Plans VI ''ie
Columbia published. Her dimensions were not
only made greater. but her displacement was also
Increased TO 6,O52 tons and 1t was decided 10 give
her three screws. following the Ideas IN 'he p'ns
Of Engineor.inChief George W. Melville Tor .nr 81"
lunba and her sister snip for genera genera, 9, a. d
iponded 70 use the centre screw only. The two
screws alone give her speed OF eighteen h9oH, anu
the three screws give her the fun sp"ci Oh tw'hy
h er or more She was launched at KEEL In Janu
ary 1882 and Is OF steel throughout.
rh .rcon,,ne vessel Nueve dc Julio (Ninth OF
Iu,v, tho only vessel OF that Republic In the naval
rovieu- held second place In interest among the
foreign war vessels for the great BODY OF op''r''lS
She Is one Of the handsOmest OF IN" foreign sPs' !"
addition 10 being the fastest armored cruiser ""o"'
her recorded speed being two knots greater thah mat
Of the Kaiscrin Augusta. If ever she Is called upon
70 fight she can be depended upon TO stand up against
nr,hinp aHoat providing her Officers and crew STAND
n hor cuns and torpedoes without hinchng. Inc
,rgontine Navy now has central battery SNIP
two coast service turret ships. ana TWO N'sse'' lin"
the Neuve de Julio. all armorcd one nharhor'u
cyp,ser three unarmOrcd gun vessels, Two hnhr'"V'
,rnedo cunboats four 4I6ton gunboats, tweiv" hrs'
ri
f,r snar torpcdo boats. torpedo school ".sS'l
Even screw steam vessels. six plddle "i'i S n,
w., ,ornedo bonts OF the Coureur type and improved
nv TbornycrOft have attained a coh'n"o"S AP'" VI
more than "a knots on triai'
Tho findings OF the two Admiralty courts In th"
matter Of the strandIng Of the British ba't"smp HOW"
ot F.rrol a few months ago are conflicting. Inc n'S'
oour, attributed the accident wholly 10 the lhpTI
,on NJ the chart and thc second finds that Inc III
..,co NJ fine vessel from the course taken by her
,dor was n contributing cause. Their "lordshiIs o'
the Admiralty" cannot concur In tn" iindng ~ "''
court which fully acquitted the captain ana haN'g""r'
an tho contrary, they attribute The dShs'rr ID uh-
sLIful management on the part OF mos" ohc'rS y"
Irocord Of the information offered by the SAILING
,,,i,, and 10 neglect in not taking the necessary
,rrgs bv wbic., the safety OF the ship could have
been Insured They also crtcia' Vice, Adnirli rar
n aS io' IL T., MI; M case OF thu Howe has been
most Interesting one to Officers OF nil n Wa ,aira
had nEfI
NM m.t ~ C,ntniu Hastings and Commander DICKSON
I n,iii tovc lon droTpcd FROM the service.
.r,,r Officer" Of the British Navy has written a
,,,or IN "Nanity Fair. sayins that he agrees Wild
"a cne,cor that the ships OF their navy mr."
a, shor, for the high speed needed TO catch the
,me,cedestroyers OF any nation We might unhappy
-, =, wor With and consequently would be unable
aoi.,,Iv to protect our invaluable trade ring
oe;.or. declares that the greater part OF Br1iains
-, rorships are better fitted for home defence
- ,,r nrotectng her commerce In distant seas. Tor
.'a mall ouantity of coal carried by most Of them
uo,d be quickly expended In cruising aud safeguard
WOW" r traders 4 day or two In using forced draught
NE ZINC ~ an any commerce destrOycrs which might
IN fron ports along England's lines OF traffic wonid
,r ont their coal supply. and there would be scat
means OF replacing IL.
:, :, reported In the English service Journals that
, y.,,sh Admiralty Is so well satisfied that the
Wv 40 Ju,o is the fastest cruiser afoat and that
an exceptionally efficient vessel. that they In
she - hu,d several cruisers like her She carries n
'e"u noa>tcr armament than British cruisers OF the
"'"'" a,,e Out Of the seventy new ships proposed
sam. nr,,ish naval building programme OF 1859,
Wy 40 were completed on April ], and twenty
'"'y - are to be completed this year. The cst
MA :, the Admiralty for the support OF the navy
mates - amount to S69, 800 ,O0o which includes pay
.hS >. zoo officers and men,: The personnel OF the
for Tevy has been steadily Increased during the
British N.yx INT II IL still unequal to the increasing
last few tSe aavy, The admiralty has ordered SIX
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