The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-03
Our Asiatic Squadron

The following vessels compose the
squadron under Admiral Dewey. now
on its way To attack the Spanish fleet
at Manila:
OLYMPIA. Protected cruiser; Cap
tain Charles V. Gridley: speed. II
knots; displacement. $50 tons: ton
mage, 2,191 ons length. $40 feet: beam.
90 feet; draught p feet 6 inches: horse
power, 1928; twin-screws: main bat
terry comprising four s inch breech
loading rifles and ten D inch rapid-fire
guns; "a officers and 395 men: built
in 1893 at Union Iron Works, SAN
Francisco, at a cost Of 81, 796. 600.
BALTIMORE. Protected cruiser;
Captain n. NJ. Dyer; speed, 90 knots:
displacement, 4,413 IONS; tonnage. 2,l63
tons; horsepower. 10.064; twin-screw;
length, 327 feet; beam As feet: draught.
19 feet 6 inches; main battery compris-
ing four s inch breech-loading rifles
and six 6 inch breech-loading rifles; SO
officers and $50 men; built in 1883 by
William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia.
at a cost Of 81, 325, 600.
RALEIGH. Protected cruiser: cap
tain j. b. Coglan; speed, 10 knots; dis
placement, 1913 tons; tonnage, 1863
tons; horsepower, 10000; twin-screw:
length, 300 feet; Beam AZ feet; draught.
IS feet; main battery comprising ten ;
inch rapid-fire guns and one 6 inch
rapid-fire gun % officers ana 292 men:
built in 1894 at the Norfolk navy yard
as a cost of 81, 100, 900.
BOSTON. Protected cruiser: Com
mander d. p. Lamberton: speed, l.
knots; displacement, 5000 tons: ton
mage, 1,495 tons; horsepower, 1920:
single screw; length, 271 feet; beam, AZ
feet; draught, is feet 10 inches; main
H. - Q ~ .AI - il
rifles and six 6 inch ones: 10 officers
and 265 men; built at Chester. Pa, by
John Roach & sons in 1885 at a cost of
S619, coo.
CONCORD. Gunboat: Commander
A. Walker; speed, 16 knots, displace-
ment, LILO tons: tonnage, 6SS tons;
horsepower, 1892; twin screw; length.
230 feet; beam, SO feet; draught, IA feet;
main battery, six 6 inch breech-loading
rifles; 13 officers and $50 men: built at
Chester, Pa, in 1859, by Palmer &
Co, at a cost of $490, 900.
PETREL. GunbOat; Commander, T..
P. Wood: speed, IL knots; displacement,
S92 tons; tonnage, 401 tons; horsepower
1895; single screw; length, 10 feet;
beam, Sc feet; %draught, II feet Z inches;
main battery, four 6 inch breech-load-
ing rifles; 10 officers and 122 men.
MONOCACY. Gunboat; Commander
o. ". Farenholt; speed, IL knots; dis
placement, 1870 tonS; tonnage, e41
tons; horsepower, $50; paddle wheel:
length, 255 feet; beam, 80 feet; draught,
9 feet; main battery, four s inch
smooth-bOre guns and two 60 pound
breech-loading rifles.
M'CULLOCH. Auxiliary cruiser;
Captain D.. B. Hodgson; (revenue ma
rine;) speed. Il knots; displacement,
1880 tons; tonnage. $50 tons; single
screw; triple expansion engines; length
219 feet; beam. SO feet; draught, IL
feet; main battery, four y inch rapid
fire guns; s officers and A. men; built
in 1897 at Cramps shipyard, Philadel-
phia.
NANSHAN. Transport steamship.
recently under British registry: gross
onnage, 1900 horse power. 233: Steel,
single screw; length 2S5 feet; beam, 80
feet; draught % feet; built in 1896 at
the Grangemouth, England, dockyard.
ZAFIRO. Transport steamer, re-
Gently under British registry; gross
tonnage, 1,0S2; horse power, 213; steel.
single screw; length. 213 feet: beam.
81 feet; draught, q feet; built in 1854
at Aberdeen, Scotland. md Until two
weeks ago employed as a passenger
and freight steamer between Manila
and Chinese ports.