The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-11
THE AMERICAN NAVY.


increased By no less than nine armorclads
OF various sizes, besides two large and fast
cruisers and the torpedo boat Ericsson
These new vessels include the swift
cruisers Minneapolis, twenty-three knot
vessel of 1850 tons displacement. and the
Olympia. of S. $50 tons, a far more power
ia! vessel than the Minneapolis. carrying
as she does four s-inch and ten 5-inch
guns, instead Of the single s-inch. pair of
6-inch. and eight 4-ineh guns of the latter's
armament.
The new armorclads, which will be CON-
phitri.e and Terror. The Maine, of 6.eis
tons. is expected to exceed nineteen knots.
and her battery of four 10-inch and six
e-lnch guns, with her armor of twelve
inches on sides and barbettes and eight
inches on turrets. make her well equipped
for offense and defense.
The Amphitrite and Terror are iron
coas, defense monitors of the same dimen-
sions as the Miantonomoh, with her dis
placement of $3.50 tons. But they will
have rather more horse power. and their
speed is estimated at twelve knots. exceed
ing that of their predecessor. They carry
the same battery as she does-four l0-inch
rifles-to which the Amphitrite adds
pair OF 4-inch guns: but their turrets are
steel and hers compound. The armor of
the Terror and the Miantonomoh is seven
inches thick on the sides and eleven and
one-haIf on the turrets. while that of the
Amplitude presents nine inches on the
sides. seven and one-half on the turress
aud eleven and one-half on tho barhettes.
which is also the armor of the Monadnock.
completing at Mare Island.
The Mon adnock, TO be completed next
June, differs from the others In having
horizontal triple expansion engines, where
as they have inclined compound. and her
1900 horsepower should give fourteen
and hall knots speed.
The Puritan, 20 be completed next
spring, is thirty feet longer than the four
other iron monsters, has about four feet
more beam and three and one-half feet
greater mean draught. thus giving her a
displacement OF Z. 060 tons. Her horizontal
compound engines, of 800 horse power,
should give her ia knots speed. and she
carries the great battery of four i2-inch
breeeh-loaders and ak 4-ineh rapid-iire
guns. Fourteen inches OF armor on her
sides and barbettes and eight inches on
her turrets furnish her with ample protec-
ton.
The Katahdin. built exclusively for at
tack by ramming, is of 2. lSs tons displace-
ment, with six inches of armor, aud her
engines OF 4. 500 horsepower should give
her seventeen knots.
The Texas. q &. Soo-ton battleship, build.
ing At Norfolk. with her ZOO horse power.
giving her. 1t is hoped. nearly or quite
seventeen knots. is due for completion
next summer She carries the heavy
armament Of two is-ineh rifles. in steel
tnrrets. and six 6-inch guns. with foot of
armor on sides and turrets.
The bastleshIps Indiana and Massaehu-
setts wall he ready for service next July.
These IL, 2ooson vessels are expected TO
reach sixteen knots. They carry four
IS-inck guns in two steel turrets, and
eight S-inch guns in four turreis, besides
four 6-inch guns. They have eighteen
inches Of nickel steel HarveylEed armor on
their sides. seventeen inches on their
principal oAreestcs. and hfseen inches on
their principal turrets.
In iSsa three other great armorolads. the
Oregon. Brooklyn and lows. viii be built
and the gunnoats Forpoise. Penguin and
Alhatross, with tAFee more torpedo boats.