The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27
TIE ARGENTINE, CRUISER NUrvE DE JULIO.

knots, 1865; tons 1924; guns, IL. Baltimore
protected cruiser, length, 1915 feet; horse
power 10064; knots, 1858. Chicago, steel
frigate, length, 325 feet; horse power, 5000;
knots, Is; TONS $500; guns, IA. San Fran
CISCO protected cruiser, length 80 feet: horse
power, 10000; knots 1875; tons. 4,0s3; guns,
II. Atlanta, cruiser, length, 270.3 feet; horse
power, 2,749; knots, 16; tons, 3,ls9; guns,
g. Newark protected cruiser, length,
80 feet; horse power, S,s09; knots, 10;
tons, 40s3; guns, -. Charleston, protected
cruiser, length, 312 feet; horse power, 6S66 ;
knots, 1920; tons. 1910; guns, g. Miantono-
mob, coast defense turrst ship, length, 2494:
horse power, LOGO; knots. 10.5; tons, 1890;
guns, 4. Yorktown, gunboat, length, 230;
horse power, -; knots, l6; tons, LOO; guns, IT,
The Concord and the Bennington are exactly
of the same proportion as the Yorktown. except
that they are of 3,400 horse power Dolphin,
dispatch boat length. 240; horse power 2,240; ;
knots 20; guns, 2. Vesuvius, dynamite cruiser,
length, 239; horse power, 3,795; knots, 20 ;
guns, g. Bancroft, practice cruiser, horse power,
1,30e; knots 13; guns, 4. Cushing, torpedo
boat length, I3s feet; horse power, l,720; knots,
%; tons. rs; guns 3.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC-Nueye de Julio,
steel cruiser length, 354 feet beam, Al; horse
power, 14.5Oo; knots, %; tons, 1900; guns in
main battery, II.
Decentralization, turret ship, length,
2S0 feet; horse power, $500; guns in main bat
terry, 4. Tamerandi. plated cruiser; length,
90 feet; horse power, $500; knots, II; tons,
4023; guns. 16.
FRANCE - Jean Bart, protected cruiser;
length, $50 feet; beam. As; horse power, 500;
knots, 1865; tons, a., 160; guns, Is. Arethuse,
wooden frigate; length, 277 feet; knots, Ii;
guns, &c. Hussard frigate, length, 211 feet;
knots, u; guns, 10.
GERMANY-Kaiserin Augusta, plated cruiser
length, 373 feet; beam, 30; draught, %; horse
power, 1900; knots, %; tonnage, 6,052; guns
IL Schwalbe, gunboat, length, 203 feet; ton
mage, 1900; guns, G Seeadler, gunboat length,
143 feet; speed, knots.
GREAT BRITAIN-Blake armored cruiser
length, 395 feet; beam, Go; draught, 25.9;
horse power, 10000; knots %; tons, 5000;
guns in main battery, ~; cost. S1,672, $780,
Australia, srmored cruiser length, 300 feet !;
horse power, $780, knots, 1915 tons. $500 :;
guns, y. Magicienne, armored cruiser, length,
POO feet; horse power, 5000; knots, 49, tons,
$3.50; guns, g. Tartar, thrd-clsss cruiser,
length 225 feet; horse power, $500; knots,
1913; tons, ITO; guns, 6. Partridge gun
boat, length, l65 feet; horse power, 1900
knots, 1925; tons, 755; guns, 6.
HoLLASD-Yan Speyk, frigaie, length, 262
feet; beam, 49, knots, 142; tons, 1915 guns,
ITALY-Etna, protected cruiser, length, 2s2
feet; horsepower. 5000; knots, II; tons,
$3.50; guns, s. Giovanni Bausan, protected
cruiser. length, 276 feet; horsepower, COCO
knots, Il; tons, 3o6s; guns, 6. Dogsli, pre-
tected cruiser length $50; beam, 81; draught,
LAG; horsepower, 1900; knots, 1876; tons,
2,02e; guns 6.
RUssIh-General Admiral, protected cruiser
length, 265 feet; horsepower, 200; knots,
le; tons, $500; guns, 10. Dmitri Donskoi
protected cruiser, length, 2S6 feet; horse.
power, 1000; knots, 1916; tons, 1888; guns,
10.
SPAIS-Reina Regents, protected cruiser
length. 3ls feet; horse power, 1I,000; knots,
207; tons. 5000; guns. II. infanta Isabel
sloop gunboat, length, 2I0 feet; knots, II; tons
l,I3o; guns, 4. Nuevs Espsna, gunboat
leBgth. 100 feet; beam 90 horse power, 1900;
knots ls; tons, 500; guns, 4.
The Blake, named after the celebrated Eng
fish Admiral Of that name, and commanded by
Rear Admiral Hopkins, is the most imposing
vessel in the review. She is still carried on
the British Navy list as an un2rmored cruiser,
but as her curved armor or protected deck il
six inches thick on tho slopes ever the boil ers
and engines, aud as the upper parts of heI
cylinders are further protected by five-inch
Eloping shields, she may be considered as
lightly armored cruiser. Her protective armol
by no means equals that Of the New York, how
ever, which has the same thickness of deck
carries her heavy guns IN barbetts turTets, znC
has 6ve-nch vertical belt abreast of her ma