The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-31

draught Qoaded) % feet. She has three
decks and partial orlOp-deck at the enc
of the forehoid. Her speed is about 161I
knots and her coal capacity 1000 tons. Hei
battery is especially formidable and con-
sists Of 15-inch dynamite gun (the only
one afloat with the exception of those or
the United States vessel Vesuvius), two 4
inch and one 4.7-inch rifles, eight 6-pound
ers, eight 1-pOunders, two revolving can
non and four Howell torpedo tubes.
The steel unarmored converted cruiser
America was built under special survey in
Norway in 1890. She is 276 feet in length
"a feet beam and 1000 tons register. Hel
speed is sixteen knots and steaming at
twelve knots she can carry coal enough
for thirty days run. Her battery is not
vet complete, but SO far it has been de.
cded that she will carry two 2.7-inch
rifles, two 14-pounders. six 6-pounders and
four 1-pounders.
The submarine gunboat Destroyer was
built in 1888 by Captain John Ericsson. OF
Monitor fame. She is 100 feet in length.
II feet beam, II feet in depth and $50 tons
displacement. Her speed is nine knots
and her coal capacity 125 tons. She is
armed with the famous Lassoe 16-inch tor
pedo gun. which is firmly built in the
framework of the hull. Her additional
battery has not been decided upon.
The converted torpedo boat Feiseen is a
new craft. Her length is 50 feet 10 inches,
beam feet inches, draught 3 feet q
inches, displacement Is tons. She was
built to make speed of thirty-one miles
an hour and will probably accomplish
this. She will probably have two torpedo
tubes and several machine guns, but bel
battery he's not been fully decided upon.
The Tarrow torpedo boat, bought in
England. and which will arrive here prob.
ably tomorrow or Thursday, is of the
second class. She is 60 feet in length {
feet beam, feet draught, and has speed
Of seventeen knots. She will be armed
with two torpedo tubes and one machine
gun.
The converted torpedo boat NADIA is oil
% tons displacement. IS feet long and car
make twenty-five knots per hour. She
was recently launched at City Island. She
will have two torpedo tubes and two ma.
chine guns.
The converted itorpedo boat Javeliu was
built by Herreshoff Brothers in 1891. She
is 81 feet 10 inches in length. 10 feet
inches beam. 6 feet 7 inches deep and ha:
draugbt of 5 feet. Her speed is twenty
three miles an hour. She will have two
torpedo tubes and two machine guns.
The composite corvette Parnahyba is a
torpedo schoolship built III England in
1878. Her displacement is S3S tons, length
40 feet, beam % feet, dTaught II feet and
900 horsepower. She is armed with five
4.7-inch Armstrong guns and four machine
guns. Her speed is ten knots.
The feet of Admiral Benham in the
harbor of Rio comprises the flagship New
York. the modern cruisers Detroit, New.
ark, Charleston and San Francisco, and
the old wooden cruiser Yantc. The New
York is a steel-armored cruiser of S15(
tons displacement. having in her main bat
terry eighteen guns. The Newark Is par.
TALLY protected steel cruiser of 1883 tons,
carrying twelve guns. The San francisco
is of the same size and displacement and
carries the same armament. The Charles.
ton is a steel-protected cruiser of 1910 tons,
carrying eight guns in main battery. The
Detroit is a thiTd-rate cruiser of 1000 tons,
carrying ten guns, and the Yante is a
small wooden vessel of 900 tons displace-
ment, carrying only four guns in her main
battery.