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WASHINGTON. May 6-Rscoenition Of the i'm
Dortsnce Of maintaining strong nsvies ss .
means Of national protection was never more
marked In all the leading countries than II is
to-day. The reason 10 perhaps to be found In
the steady growth OF ocean commerce and In
the Increased facilities which the develop
ment Of steam power gives for the rapid trans
portation OF q hostile fleet to attack foreign
port. Taking the present year for . criterion.
there has certainly been much more talk Of
the Increase. maintenance. and moveme ents Of
vessels than Of armies In Europe. And II we
look at the preparations made By the leading
foreign powers to keen MP and augment their
naval strength. the result should carry les
son for our own preparations Of = similar char
acter.
Some very Interesting informant has been
collected by the House Naval Conn mittee con-
cerninR the vessels building. ordered. or pro-
posed By the nve leading maritime powers Of
Europe In some cases the vessels will be
recognized as familiar having already been
for some time under construction. But they
represent what 10 now in process OF addition
to the very large fleets maintained By these
powers
Beginning with the srmored vessel. Of France.
We find among the battle ships the Brennus.
OF 1O.083 tons. 13.500 horse power. and 17H
knots carrying three 13.4-inch and ten 60
inch euns The Trehousrt and Bouvines. Of
about 5000 tons. having 6400 horse power
and speed OF 10h knots. carry each two 11.S-
inch and eight 39-lneh guns. Then come
eight powerful yessels-the Carnot, the Msrtel
the w. Che RSSs the sbd sss
@ @is.s three 70 i2;5SS 70; 5 5sSs {Say::s S:s
and Q! IS 70 the other three, -Four q them
6.5.ineh guns. while NTH adds four Se.inch
guna The remaining three are nearly as
nSsr s%s Of S tons saES kno Ss sSd two $
l34-inch and four 2e.inch guns, Finally we
ny. tse SrSs tS.
and and the Chanfy are Of ~ 40 tons and ~ knIHss I
q 8, 200 tone; the p, D,Entrecastoe, Of .. .0et and
tho Jeanne dare Of 9.OOO toms The two latter
lively. and carry as = battery two g.4-inch aud
twelve S-inch guns.
proposed Include the CSasssioSpe .Laubat, the
BuGeaud. the Trlent. the Linols, the Du Chay-
pssesrtes. @ T. a the cassafd, % the esiiles' and tho
ysh four Sthsr: AZ oo sss three ,tS z,
The other three are Re q about 300 tons % 5000
her programme OF medium or sm all unarmored
cruisers. whereas the present tendency 10 our
Tracy .fsued strongly against sCips back to
sompsts french Ga
add the torpedo depot ship foudro OF 500
~
| power, and p knots two other sma aller craft,
@ q s.. Ssn 9Ss sSss Ta III:
new construetion. Of whicn 115.147 10 armor-
Ssn TsI hs oss sSs ssss sS :Hs7
Next In aggregate tonnage. building. order
n. S Ia fasfss 81 the Ioass naval start
with seven splendid battle ships. all surpass:
them making liz knots and the remainder
~ The Renown, Of II S50 tops. carries foar
cent. and four others Of, their type. Of i2bOo
tons. carry four l2.ineh and twelve e-insh
maximum hereafter to be eons;rgcted. The
total srmored displacement 70 lOl 55o toms
trsordinsry are the Powerful and the Terrible,
With a. 900 tons displaceams,nt and speed OF OF
eRGt IN {bs sTo rh.
Minerva. and Talbot are OF $500 tons. e,d0O-
ST S. o1 aa Rs shs hs
are of 4. 40 tons, 600; horse power; and 1ex
Ts: st S By hs
| elaturets abandoned IN England. There, are
to ,: added 3D. six vessels Of Oh The impIoysd Lin; II;
Hazard. oHacyon. HarrIer. Hns;ar. OF loo
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Of ls4. 75O tons. and As torpedo boats viii add
,.lys tStsl .onnsss building g ding or in S. se1.sp. M
added i,5IS, ton: for nineteen torpsdo boats.
The battle ships include tho hig sicilia Of b.
s. -
1s kHes the isS hsrss SSa yetSs
Ss9t:; shs ES..asis FIISss,s q & $7sS Ss,i5: tsr:
% esiibfs on the others Is the H. Inch. Four pro.
teeted srHiseTsand nvs storpsdo-serTieev vessels
the he House Naval COMMITTEES also quotes from
hay have % been nrop.red for three Srst.eias. battle
ships OF from IL 900 to l2.OOO tons and from
1900 and 1905 tons each. Twelve torpedo
what Italy would indulGe In were her finances
TSraiHs 70 Russia We r., find a .DSnSIa .s SiaD pro.
mage Of i55. .5Oo tons; There are eleven battle
,hiPs the largest 6enE 6eE the TT sviAtitsis7 q
Knots. carrying four 2.lnch. eight Inch. and
four 4, Inch rapid.lrs guns The ssyss-
Il % Esot. ss1iy ssRs o iOas i2!HsS f .Isss slnsS
and three others OF the same displacement.
about $500 tons. have about sSOO; horse
RSws Far .s faS1n. % of four iS.nch and i Elk Sinss
or 5,9,inch guns. The George the Conqueror,
| i7H knots. carries six 12-inch and seven
6-ineh guns. Then there are the TIavarino
os1e tSn ard dnsHsSot the Of SS tSns ssn
iavin and Admiral 0ushakon OF 4.l28 tons.
| 6OOO horse power and l6 knots, mountinR
each four l0-inch guns and four smaller oneA
There are also the Otyagenli and the GIemi.
Knots. But specially noticeable are three
| great armored cruisers. the Rurik OF 1o,O64
i9Hs 1Id $50 aG[s the h9sslr :s Of
other Rurik Of IL, $50 tonA All the.s have .
speed Of lSH knots carrying four o-tnch. six
psdo vessels OF 800 tons each. two OF All tons.
four miscellaneous vessels. including the To-
| OOO ton tran port Risn. make up an aRRegAte
| OF ITS. .77S tons; and there are twsnty-Si tor
| podo boats OF 2. 6sDb tons
| GermAny's battle ships include the Kurfnrst
and FT. Wilhelm. of 1O,O33 tons, 1900 horse