The record-union., 1898-05-16

II knots speed Armament-FOur D.
inch breech-loading rifles in main bat
terry: two 3-pOunder, one 1-pounder
rapid-fire guns. two 37mm. HOtchkiss
cannon and two Gatlings in secondary
battery. Built in 1887 at the Column
bian Iron Works, Baltimore; contract
price. $247, ,OC0.
/ MonOcacy- Commander Oscar w. Fa-
renholt Wooden corvette, 1870 tons;
| $50 horsepower, II knots speed. Ar
mament-Two 6-pounder breech-load
! ing rifles. four S-inch smooth bore guns.
two small guns, eight Hotchkiss can
non and one Gatling. Built in 1868 by
a. W. Denmead & Sons, Baltimore.
UNASSIGNED.
San FranclscO-CaDtain Richard p.
| Leary. Protected cruiser, 40S3 tons;
| 10, 400 horse power; 20 knots speed. Ar
mament-Twelve 6-inch breech-loading
rifles in main battery; four 6-pOunder,
| four 3-pounder, two 1-pOunder rapid
fire guns three 3Imm. Hotchkiss can
non and four Gatlings in secondary
battery. Built in 1888 by Union Iron
Works, San Francisco; contract price,
81 ,4.S, 0C0.
Bancroft-Command ]. V. B.
Bleecker Cadet training ship, S32
tons: 1,213 horsepower; II knots
speed Armament-Four 4-inch, two
I6-pounder, two 3-pounder, one l.
pounder rapid-fre guns, one 31mm.
Hotchkiss cannon and one Gatling.
Built in 1891 by Moore & Sons, Eliza
bethport, n. ].
New Orleans-CaDtain w. NJ. Folger.
! Cruiser. steel-sheathed $500 tons;
800 horse power: 20 knots speed.
| Armament Six 6-inch. four 4.7-inch,
| ten 6-pounder, four 1-pounder rapid
| fire guns and four machine guns. Built
| in 1896 at Elswick, England. For-
merly Brazilian cruiser Amazonas)
! Gwin-Lieutenant Clarence s. Will
! Jams. Torpedo boat.
| TaIbot-Lie William R. Shoe
maker. Torpedo boat.
SPECIAL SERVICE.
! Wheeling Lieutenant-C Commander
| Uriel Sebree. Cruiser, steel sheathed,
! l POO tons: $50 horse power: l. knots
| speed Armament-Six finch. four o.
| Founders. one 3-pounder and two /
! pound raoid-fire guns, one 3Imm.
| Hotchkiss cannon and l Gatling. Built
! in 1891 at Union Iron Works, San Fran
! cisco; contract price. S46O, 600.
MiantOnomah-Capt Mortimer l.
Johnson Iron, low freebOard. coast
defence monitor. 1000 tons; 1926 horse
| power; 10 knots speed. Armament
| Four 10-inch breech-loading rifles in
! pairs. in two compound armor turrets
in main battery; two 6-pounder. two )
FOUNDER and one 1-pound rapid fire
guns in secondary battery. Built in
| 1874. by John Roach. Chester finished
in 1891 at League Island by the Gov
ernment.
PensacUla-Captain Henry Glass
| Wooden frigate 1900 tons: go horse
power; Q knots speed Built in 1888
| -. at Pensacola, Fla Fitting out al
! Mare Island Navy Yard. California.
MONITORS.
| Catskill-Lieutenan NJ. E. Hall Low
! freeboard. single turret monitor; Isl.
/ tons: $40 horsepower; ) knots speed
| Almament-Two 1J-inch smooth bore
guns. Built in 1862 by John Ericsson
| Brooklyn; cost S42T Ili6.
! Montauk-Command Edward T
Strong. Description same as Catskill
Passaic-Lieutenant Francis H. Sher-
man. Description same at CatskilI.
Jason-Lieutenant F. II. Fickbohm
1 Description similar TO Catskill Built in
lS62 IVY John Ericsson. at Chester Pa
Lehieh-Lieutenant Robert G. Peck
Description same IS Jason.
Nahant--Lieutenant Clayton s. Rich
man. Description similar TO Catskill
Built by HanisOn Loring, Boston.