The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-04
WAR SHIPS OF UNITED STATES AND SPAIN
Review of the Navies of These Two Countries Who
Stand on the Verge of War--A Statement of War
Ships in Process of Building in Europe.

| displacement: torpedo BOAT deStroyerS
of 800 tons displacement; . first-clas!
/ torpedo boats. of So tons displacement
total of II vessels. at cost of SIG,
| 194.720.
In addition to these there will b,
under construction during the yea
1S9T-9S, hattleships, armored cruis
ers. 10 protected cruisers. q gunboats.
torpedo boat destroyers, 10 torpedo boats
and | submarine boat--a total Of 80 yes
sells of all descriptions.
Japan comics next. leading Russia
Italy, Germany and Spain. There are
now under construction in Europe ant
the United States for the Japanese gov
eminent, 3 battleships, of 14,SOO tons
displacement; one at Thames lroI
Works, one at Thomson's, Clydebank
enc ut Armstrong;; l battleship, of 10,
GOO tons displacement reported as order
ed of Armstrong, but contract not
signed and specifications not completed
first-class armored cruisers, of 9,6W
tons displacement two at Armstrong;
one at Vulcan Works, Stettin, one al
Forgcset Chantiers, France; 4 protee'
ted cruisers two in the United States. OF
about 4. 76O tons displacement and two
at Armstrong;, of 1900 tons displace-
ment)
One protected cruiser, of $500 tons,
and | of l.S0O tons. at the Government
yard at Yokosnka, Japan.
Nine torpedo boat dCstroyers "a by
Yarrow. by Thornycroft. and l by
Schichau. ut Elbing, Germany; of
about 300 tons displacement, one some
what smaller: Ii torpedo boats, of about
50 10 so tons displacement g by Schi-
chau and ) by NORMANDY.
Germany is expanding S9,000.000 dur
ing the year 1928 for vessels under
construction. and the following are au-
thorized: One battleship, gunboats.
The vessels under construction en-
bracu. , ffrst-class battleships, 1 ar
mored cruiser, ) protected cruisers, |
torpedo boat destroyer. s torpedo boats.
Russia is expending S766S,277 for new
construction. 1t is proposed to build 3
battleships. coast defense vessel, ar
mored cruiser. / protected cruiser. ] tor
pedo dispatch vessel, II torpedo boat
destroyers.
In addition there are under colfstruc-
ton 6 battleships, coast defense YES
sci, armored cruiser. 3 protected
cruisers, 4 gunboats, II torpedo boats.
The Italian estimates for new con-
struction for 1S9T-9S are about $1,000
OOO 1t is proposed to build 3 battleslips,
/ arnored cruiser, several torpedo boat
destroyers.
At present there are under construc-
ton battleships, armored cruisers. /
protected cruiser, torpedo cruiusers, Is
torpedo boats.
Spain increased her naval power dur
ing the past year by the purchase of l
armored cruiser, and the completion OF
. first-class armored cruisers. 1 protect
ed cruiser, 2 gunboats and 6 torpedo
boat destroyers purchased in England.
There are now under construction for
the Spanish government, 4 armored
cruisers. protected cruisers, gum
boats, torpedo boats, and 3 battleships,
to he fitted with new boilers ana guns
in France.
The meet striking feature of naval
progress abroad is that of the Japanese
COVE -nment She already ranks next to
En-. and and France in the extent of
her naval building. She has added dur
ing the past year to her feet two first
class battleships, built in England, anu
her programme for the future will rend-
er her by the year 1902, the strongest
naval power in the Pacific Ocean.