The record-union., 1894-04-28
The Kurfuerst Friedrich Wilhelm. the
Weissenburg and the Woerth belong to
this class.

The Kurfuerst Friedrich Wilhelm. the
Welssenburg and the Woerth belong to
this class.
OTHER ARMoRED VESSELS.
The second class battle ships differ from
the above principally in displacement,
which ranges from 800 to 10000, with an
average horse power of $500. The
koenlg Wilhelm, Kaiser and the Deutsch-
land are in this grade.
In the third class may be found the
Preussen, the Frederick der Crosse, the
Baden, the Bayern, the Sachsen the Wur-
temberg and the Oldenburg. The aver
age tonnage of these is $40, horse power
., HOO, and crew 544 men. The Baden has
I5-lnch belt, l5-inch redoubt, 15-inch
turrets, l5-inch bulkheads, and nearly
three-lnch protective deck She carries
200 tons of coal. Her battery consists of
six l0-inch krupp guns. four 33-inch
rapid fire guns, and four machine guns.
The smaller armored vessels, of which
there are nearly score, are divided into
TWO classes. The Siegfried is a specimen
OF the first. She has a tonnage of 3.495
and horse power of 4,S00. She can store
20 tons Of coal and carry 256 men. Her
length is Z40 feet, beam 40 feet, draught II
feet inches. She has 9-inch belt of
armor, with more than seven inches of
arnor on her turrets and a 2-inch pro-
93-lnch guns and two 3-inch, two 24-inch,
two 24-inch and four l3-inch rapid fire
guns. The Beowulf and the Hildebrand
are others OF this type. the former being
the vessel commanded by Prince Henry.
The smallest class, which average 500
tons, with l,500 horsepower, carry "A
men. The newest of these are the Bremse
and the Drummer. Each carries bat
terry of one S-inch Krupp and two ma
chine guns.
There are only two cruiser frigates i'll
active service-the Leipsic and Char
lotte. They are vessels of an old type,
having displacement of J, ,925 tons, with
horsepower of 1880 and a crew of AGA
men. They are three-masted and carry
eighteen 6-inck Krupps below deck and
TWO 3-Inch rapid fire guns and six ma
chine guns.
MODERN FAST CRUISERS.
OF the protected cruisers now in COM
mission, the Kaiserin Augusta, seen in
American waters during the recent inter-
national naval review, is the newest. She
has displacement of 6.052 tons, horse
power OF Y, 900 and a crew OF Az men.
her protective deck Is three inches thick
and her battery is made up OF twelve 6-
inch krupps, eight 34-inch and eight b.
inch rapid lire guns. The Irene is an
other somethat like her, but much
4,3OO tons. She carries six 6-inch guns
and eight machine guns. The kaserin
Augusta has three smokestacks, is fitted
with two military maSts and ram and is
propelled by three screws. Five torpedo
tubes are also arranged IN the most ad-
vantageous portions OF the ship.
The smaller cruisers number eight.
They are l,64O-ton vessels, and their
horsepower is :, SO0 One hundred and
tifty-nine men constitute their compile
ment. The Condor is probably the finest
example. She Will leave the yards soon.
She has room for 400 tons of coal and is
2SS teet long. She has displacement of
1000 tons and horsepower of 2,70O
Her battery is made up OF eight four
inch krupps and five machine guns.
SMALL CRAFT AND TORPEDO BOATS.
Cannon boats to the number of three
conclude the list of vessels effective in
otlense. Their average displacement is
49o tons and their horsepower $40. They
carry light battery. They were used in
the Franco-Prussian War, but are obso-
lete.
Nine boats, called avisos, carry dis
patches. The new yacht of the Emperor
may be regarded as one Of these, although
she is much superior to the others. She
is of steel, displaces 4, lo7 tons, has a
horsepower of 5000 and she carries 267
men. Her battery consists of six four
inch ten one-inch and four rapid-fire
guns and four Hotchkiss revolving cam
non.
Germany fairly revels in torpedo boats.
There were l50 of these ordered in 1885,
and l09 are now i'll commission. There
are many special service ships and
scholarships of old types and various
sizes and strengths. Eight torpedo hunt
ers must not be overlooked. They are
cohpaetly built, carry light guns and ar
rangement for discharging torpedoes,
and can run steadily Tor Z.500 knots at
sea.
10 sum up, Germany has in or ready
for commission, classifying broadly,
eleven battle-ships, fourteen cruisers and
nineteen other vessels, beside seven bat
ue-shlps, three cruisers and one other
ship building or lifting out. The aggre-
gate naval expenditure is estimated at
SO, 201 ,070 year. 1t is considered that she
ranks fifth among the naval powers of
the world.
The ambition of the Emperor of Ger
many is to have navy second to that of
no other nation, and his spirit may we'll
be Interpreted in the words he addressed
10 the new yacht Hohenzollern, when he
chrstened her with his own hands:
May you do honor to your name and
your flag; and remember always the
great Elector, who was the first to make
Us understand our mission on the sea;
also our great ancestors, who knew how
TO preserve the greatness and glory of
our country."-NewY York Herald.