The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-29
THE SHIPS OF THE AMERICAN
NAVY
Described and Pictured in New
Portfolio Series-A Delight to the
Eyes-A Treat to the Mind.

The FIRST part of The Star portfolio
series of Photographic reproductions
of the American Navy and of Cuba
and Hawaii will be ready tomorrow
for distribution. The series consists
/ of ten parts. the first being devoted
to the American Navy and the others
to scenes in Cuba and Hawaii.
BY the aid of these beautifully il
lustrated portfolios one is enabled to
miliarize himself with the vessels in
the Navy. which at the present time
is attracting the attention and eXcit-
ing the interest of the world. All
Americans remember the celebrated
battle between "barn" and "cheese
box" in 1861. which revolutionized ma
val architecture. The barn was the
huh of the United States steam frig-
ate Merrimac. raised by the Confed-
| crates, armed with an iron beall for
ramming and rooted over with four
inch iron plates supported by massive
timberS The "cheese box" was Eris-
sons newly finished Monitor, a war
vessel consisting of an iron turret up
held by nearly submerged hull. Four
hours mutual humping with the
heaviest ordnance of the period result
ed in a drawn battle, which the retire
ment of the Merrimac made a tactical
victory for the Monitor. Neither was
| able to pierce or seriously iniure the
others armor. This was the first en-
! gagement between ironclads, and it
made obsolete for war purposes the
wooden ships of all existing navies.
BY the illustrated portfolio series
| the evolution that has since taken
/ place in the American navy is shown
by striking Photographic reproduc-
tionso Every nation with maritime
interests to protect has since steadily
increased its naval appropriations and
striven to raise the efficiency of its
fleets. Millions are expended every
! year on naval armament and on for
! tifications, and the end is not yet.
Each new improvement in artillery is
met by an advance in defensive armor.
\, To the Maine, recently destroyed in
/ the harbor of Havana, is given the
/ first place in the naval portfolio. The
/ Photographic reproduction is accom-
panied by an EXTENDED description of
I ho hnt 10 i,h IN,
terest is attached at the present time.
The first part of the naval portfolio
contains sixteen vessels of war and
presents a fine study of the evolution
in naval warfare from the time of
the Monitor and Merrimac to the de-
velopment of the typical modern bat
tleship, the Kearsarge.
The parts of the portfolio series
devoted to illustrations of scenes in
Cuba furnish a most interesting study
at this time. Havana and its harbor
and the much talked of and written
about MORO Castle, with its frown-
ing MASONRY and which may play an
important part in case of war with
Spain, are clearly depicted. These
Photographic reproductions form most
appropriate companion pieces for the
naval views,
Each of the ten parts of the portfo-
Ito series will he furnished Star read
ers for 10 cents, accompanied by a
ment. Or it may be found more con-
Went to send 81 and coupon at the
outset and that will insure the sub
scriber each of the ten parts as they
are issued, or complete portfolio Sc.
ries.
THE ORIGINATORS.