New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-31
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

The three new bat'leships in course OF cons'ruc-
ton for the French Navy-the Charlemagne
Saint Louis and Henri Twill be more wall-sided
than the Jaureguiberry type; their lengths will
exceed those Of any other French batteshps and
their lines promise greater speed. while their
high freeboard forward assures good seagong
qualities Their armament. in both callbre and
number OF guns land consequently in weight. Will
be less than that in the batteships previously
built. Each will have four l1S-lnch breech-load-
Ing rifles On pairs) in two turrets. az the sx-
tremIties ten 5ianch rapid-fring guns eight
mounted in central steel casemate the main
4nch rapd-1rng guns on the spar deck: sixteen
47-mmetre rapid-nring guns. eighteen s7-milli-
metre revolving cannon. and ten torpedo tubes
Each vessel is 1856 feet inches in length &C feet
II 26O tons displacement.
Lieutenant f. +. Qualtrough. OF the United
States Navy, who has made a study OF ordnance
In the foreign navies. says, in paper published
by the Bureau OF Naval Intelligence. that leading
authorities agree that the naval artillery OF the
future will be Of moderate dimensions. one OF the
important considerations being that the endurance
OF guns dIminishes the calibre Increases He
adds that guns of abnormal size can only be
fired at intervals Of several minutes the practice
is necessarily very uncertain against swiftly NOV,
moderate size paves the way for valuable improve
ments IN ooai and Increase in the number
Of ships and guns for a given outlay
Considerable discussion has been INDUCED in by
British naval experts recently as to the wisdom or
puttinC water-tubular boilers in the large war
vessels. general drift of criticism IL that the
Admiralty has acted in n mistaken IL not Tool
hardy manner by ordering ninety-sx BeleviHe
boilers for the two enormous cruisers-foweriui
and Terrible" II is argued that If the costly ex-
periment' had been tried with only one Of these
LA.p fOh |
Accidents have recently taken place which have
caused the hremen Of the navy 10 deVeiop an uh-
doubted degree OF dstase and dislike for water
tube boilers
"Britains Naval Power Is a condensed history
OF the achievements OF the British Navy written
by Mr. williams one OF the instructors on the
Britannia. Lord Brassey has written a letter COM
mending 1t, in which he says he knows OF no 2'ner
history OF the British Navy whereup na savs that
ENGLAND the Sea published Ten years ago a,h
shar hs t,fs oy sehoo uss and Mir
Willians's BOOK.
Admiral OF the Fleet Sir Godfrey Phipps Hornby
vii be retired for age on February 20 Che VIII be
seventy or eight years beyond the retiring age
I'm the United States Navy. and this VIII promote
the Earl OF Clanwiliam to the highest rank IN 'he
British Navy. equivalent to Field MarshiI IN the
army Sir Godfrey will also. at the same Time. re-
eicn hts appontment OF principal aide-de-camp 10
the Queen.
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Rear-AdmIral II. +. Cleveland, one OF t'e mus
conscientious and hard working men in the British
NAVY although never popular as lieutenant. com
mandor or CAPTAIN has been placed on the ra,red
list at his own request to accept seat on 'he
Thames Conservancy Board.
The Powerful and Terrible. referred to above
will have an armament more effective than ANY
vet supplied consisting OF two 9?nch breech-loac-
ing rifles, twelve 6-inch rapid-fring guns. sixteen
~ ponder and fourteen smaller rap'dhrinS guns
Each is 10 have n complement OF officers and crew
of 730 but they Will not be ready for sea for three