The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-25
FORCES OF GREECE AND TURKEY.
Greece Has a Smaller Army, but Her
Navy Is in Better Fighting Trim.
From the New York sun.

From the New York Sun.
The army of Greece is small when com
pared with that Of Turkey, but her navy,
although also small, is in much better
fighting shape The total peace strength
of the Greek army is estimated at D.
COZ men, as follows: Infantry. A,7OO; cav
airy, 2,64S; artillery 1920; engineers, etc,
1924. In the first reserve there are $500
men. and in the second reserve 125, 900,
making in all total. war strength of
land forces of 2O9,4
The total peace strength of the Turkish
army is estimated at 800 men, divided
as follows: Infantry, $1,000; cavalry, %,
200 artillery, 1880; engineers. etc, $500.
In the first reserve there are 1900 officers
and 295,0O0 men, and in the second re-
serve q $3.50 officers and $4,000 men, max
ing a total war strength of SGT 300 men,
The navy of Greece consists of five
armor-clad vessels. The Oldest built nj
1867 and 1859, are the Basileus Georgios,
1,T0 tons, carrying two lotion Krupp
guns on the upper deck, four light and
two machine guns, with a speed of 12
knots, and the wooden vessel Basilissa
Olga, 1900 tons, carrying four 5l5-ton and
two 312-ton Krupp guns, with a speed OF
10 knots. The steel-built Hydra ass tons
and her sister ships, the Spestal and Psa-
ra, were built in France in lSS9-9O Each is
inches at the water line, above which Is
another belt 80 inches thick. Each car
ries three 106-inch and four 5.9-inch guns.
besides seven 6-pounders, and eighteen
other small and machine guns. There are
seventeen torpedo boats over Sc feet in
length. one torpedo depot and two Nor
denfeldt submarine torpedo boat
The unprotected vessels consist of two
corvettes $500 and 1900 tons). two cruis-
ers Q,0o0 tons each), launched 18S4-S5;
twelve gunboats six built in 1Ss1-sD, and
three revenue vessels. The navy is man
ned by 1856 officers and cadets, 2l7 en-.
ployes, 5S7 petty officers. 1913 sailors, JOB
stokers etc; total, 3l6j men.
The navy Of Turkey is in a very weak
condition. owing TO the fact that most OF
the best ships have been sold TO other pow
ers. There are but three vessels which
can be regarded as seagoing armorclads
Of fighting value.
The others are Of such small dlsplace-
ments or are 80 Old as to be only NJ for
conveying cruisers and local defense YES
sells. While the navy docks formidable
in numbers, most Of the vessels would be
useless IN a marine engagement.
The best vessel In the navy is the Abdul
kadcr, q 1rst-cass modern cruiser Of 5000
tons, armored with 13-inch plates and car
ryng ten l02-inch and two 66-inch Krupp
guns, with a possible speed Of II knots
Then there Is the Hamidiyeh. built In 1885
600 tons. carrying ten 102-inch and two
6.G-inch Krupp guns. with a central battery
and speed of 10 knots; the Mesondiyob,
built in 1874 Of $3.50 tons, 12-inch armor
carrying ten l0.2-inch and two 6.6-inch
Krupp guns, central battery and speed Of
- knots; the four sister barbotted cruis-
ers. Azziyeh. MahOmoniyeb, Ormanlyeb
and Orkanycb, each Of 600 TONS carry
ing two i1-ineh, eight 5.9-inch. and six 3d.
inch Krupp guns, with a speed OF Y knots.
These, however, were built IN 1864. The
Assar-i-Shefket and Nediim-i- Shefket, Of
2,O50 tons each, built in 1868. carrying one
9-inch and four 7-lnch Armstrong guns,
have a speed Of II knots; the Assar-i-Tev.
fk, 1900 tons, built In 1868, carrying eight
9.i-inch and two 82-inch Krupp gurs, with
n speed Of 10 knots; the Hufzi-i-Rahman.
built in 1868. Of $500 tons carrying two o
inch, two 7-inch Armstrong guns. and one
5-inch KrupD gun, and the Feth-i-Bou-
lend. built IN 1870, Of 2.720 tons. with four
9-inch Armstrong gums, and q speed Of u
knots
The navy g. manned By six vice admit
rails. eleven rear admirals. POS captains go
commanders, 22s lleutenants. ISL enslgns,
and 5000 sailors, besides 900 marinea.