The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-15

interest has been excited in navy circles as
70 the strength of the several fleets of these
powers. There is little or no apprehension
IN onlcial quarters here that the gathering
u foreign war ships Is meant as q menace
70 american interests in the Philippines
Al the same time the strength of the foreign
ttorces IN Asiatic waters is an interesting
tneme of conjecture From reliable sources
follows:
Germany's feet in Asiatic waters consists
~ eight hrst-class modern vessels. Ad-
miral Hoffman is the commander-in-chief
Win the battle ship Kaiser as his flagship
denry, brother of the Emperor of Ger
many, whose flagship is the battle ship
Duelschiand. Eight ships of the German
squadron are as follows:
Battle Ship DuetschIand-7,5 81 tons; speed
$50 Knots; armament eight 10.2-inch guns,
seesii ..S-lnch guns, nine 5.4-inch guns.
Battie Ship Kaiser-7.53l tons; speed Jag
knots armament, eight 10.2-inch guns, sew
en- c S.s1lneh guns, six 4-inch guns,
1rulser lrene-44O0 tons; speed. 10 knots;
armament. four 5.9-inch guns, eight 4.1-inch
guns, six 19-inch guns
Cruiser Prime WilhelmA,400 tons; speed,
~ knots; armament, four 59-inch guns,
eight 4.9-inch guns, six 1.9-inch guns.
1flser Gehon-4.G27 tons; speed, 20 knots;
armament, eight 5.9-inch guns; eight Az
men guns, six L9-inch guns.
Cruiser Arcona-2,373 tons: speed. IA knots:
armament ten 5.9-inch guns, four 4.1-inch
guns, six 1.9-inch guns.
q. cruiser Cormorant-1.6 $40 tons; speed, 16
KNOTS; armament, eight 4.7-inch guns.
All Of the guns of the German ships are
The British squadron in Asiatic waters is
greater IN guns and tonnage than that of
Germany, France and Russia combined. 1t
includes thirty-one modern fighting ships
ranging from the monster battle ship Vic
torieus, of 1890 tons. to the swift little gun
noats Plover and F'irebrand. The British
squadron is under Admiral Sir E. II. Sey-
mour. commander-in-chief with his flag on
the battle ship Centurion. Rear Admiral c.
r Fitzgerald is second in command,
IA Irnf
midable ships
= Battle Ship victorious-14,sOO tons: speed,
Ito Knots; armament, four Pinch guns,
Twelve 6-inch guns and twenty smaller
Battle Ships Centurion and Barfleur-Each
105OO tons; speed, 1875 knots; armament, four
IO-inch guns, ten 47-inch guns, ten smaller
qulcK-fire guns.
cissus and Undaunted-Each $500 tons;
speed, 1873 knots; armament, two 9.2-inch
suEs, ten 6-1nch guns, six 6-pounders and ten
Unarmored cruiser Powerful-142OO tons;
speed twenty knots; armament, two go inch
Guns twelve six-inch guns and thirty
Unarmored cruisers Grafton and Edgar
EEch $40 TONS; speed twenty-five knots;
armament, two go inch guns. ten six-inch
guns and ten quick-firing guns.
unarmored cruisers Iphemigenia, Rain
bow and Pique-Each $500 tons; speed,
guns six 47-inch guns, eight eight
FOUNDERS and one three-pounder.
Unarmored cruiser Archer-1,770 tons;
speed, 1850 knots; armament, six SiX-inch
guns and eight three-pounders.
-Four sloops,. Alacrity, Algerian Phoenix
and Daphne-1,700 tons each; speed, four
teen to seventeen knots; armament ten
Eix-pounders. six four-pounders, four three
FOUNDERS and eight five-inch guns.
Four destroyers, Handy, Hart. Fame and
Mhiting-26O tons each; twenty-seven to
thirty knots, speed each; armament, one
twelve-pounder five six-pounders.
ina
Pole, Esk and Firebrand
The Russian fleet consists of twenty-five
ships, with Admiral Reunoff as commander
in-chief. The fleet is made up of the follow
ing:
Three battle ships-The Navarin, 9,476
tons: the Sissoe Veliky, S,S0S tons and the
tevecb e7ns and ot6nr smae g,,n nour
Six Arnored Cruisers-The Ruric, 1929
tons; Russia. 1870 tons; Pamyat AZova,
miral Nachmoff, 1900 tons; Valdimer Mo-
namache, 500 tons.
Cruiser Admiral Korniloff, 5000 tons.
Shops Kreysser, 1900 tons, and Zalacia,
Armored gunboats Otvajny and Gre
miastchy 1900 tons each.
Also, gunboats Koriets. Maudschur,
Slvoutch. Vsadnk and Haidamek and Vol
unteer; cruisers Saratoff, Tamboff and one
The French fleet is made up of eleven
ships. with Rear Admiral Gigault de la
Bedolliere as commander-in-chief. with his
flag on the d Entrecasteau. The fleet is
made up OF the following vessels
Cruiser Bayard-6,OO0 tons; speed, fourteen
knots.
knots
Cruiser Vaubau-6,6OO tons; speed, four
teen knots.
Cruiser ENTHUSIASTICALLY tons; speed,
nineteen knots.
Cruiser Jean Bart, 100 tons speed, nine
teen knots.
Cruiser Pascal-4,OOO tons; speed. twenty
knots.
Cruiser Descartes-3,9OO tons; speed, TWEEN
ty knots.
Cruiser Duguay Truoin-3500 tons; speed,
fifteen knots.
Cruiser Eciaireaur-1,7O0 tons; speed, fif-
teen knots.
(SlnhoatS Surprise and Comet.