The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-27

friendship for this republic, whose OPP
position in the Chinese apportionment
she knows she need not fear
To say that Englands wishes in this
particular matter will not go a long
way with Germany. is to say that Ger
many doesn't know geography, or real
ize how far from home that Aslatic
squadron is. The German fleet is not
superior to the American fleet at Ma
Mia Henri knows Dewey, and Hon
knows that the fleet of Great Britain
in that immediate vicinity outnumbers
all the others there combined.
For instance, Germany has eight
first-cIass modern vessels, Admiral
Hoff, comander-in- chief, with the bat
tleship Kaiser as his flagship. Sec
ond in command is Vice Admiral Prince
Henri, brother of the emperor of
Germany, whose flagship is the battle
ship Deutschland. The eight ships of
the German squadron are as follows:
Battleship Deutschland, 1917 tons,
speed 14.5 knots; armament. eight 10.2-
inch guns, seven 5.9-inch guns, nine 81
inch guns.
Battleship Kaiser, 1881 tons; speed,
14.6 knots; armament, eight lO.2-inch
guns, seven 5.9-inch guns, six 4-inch
guns.
Cruiser Irene, 400 tons; speed, 10
knots; armament, four 5.9-inch guns,
eight 4.1-inch guns, six 1.9-inch guns.
Cruiser Princess Wilhelm, 400 tons;
speed, 10 knots; armament, four So
inch guns, eight 4.1-inch guns, six 1.9-
inch guns.
Cruiser Gefion. 4,2O7 tons; speed, 20
knots; armament, eight 5.9-inch guns,
ten 4.1-inch guns. six 1.9-inch guns.
Cruiser Arcona, 2,97a tons; speed, IA
knots; armament, ten 5.9-inch guns,
four 41-inch gins six 1.9-inch guns.
Cruiser Cormoran. 1,640 tons; speed,
l6 knots; armament. eight f-inch guns.
All of the guns of the Germans ships
are quick-f firing.
If Russian aid were invoked, the car
has % ships there, with Admiral Reu-
hoff as comander-in-chief. The fleet is
made up of the following:
Three battleships-the Naverin, 9,476
tons; the Sissoi Velixy. $3.50 tons, and
the MCCALL $40 tons-each carrying
four 12-inch guns and other smaller
guns
Six armored cruisers, viz: Ruric, TO-
925; Rossia, 2,13O; Paymat Azzova, g.
900; Dimitri Donskoi, $3.50; Admiral
Nachimoff. 100; Valdimer Monamache,
500 tons.
Cruiser Admiral Korniloff, 5000 tons.
Shops Kreysser, 1,500 tons, and Ia
acia, 1000 tons
Armored gunboats Otvajny and
Gremlastchy. 1000 tons each. Also gun
boats Korists, Eaudschur, Sivoutch.
Vsadnik and Harkmek, and Volunteer
cruisers Saratoff. Tamboff and one
other.
The French fleet is made up of IL
ships. with Rear Admiral Gigault de
la Bedolliere as commander-in chief
with his flag on the 'Entrecasteau
The fleet is made up of the following
vessels:
Cruiser Bayard. 5000 tons; speed, IA
knots.
Cruiser Bruix. 1900 tons; speed, IS
knots.
sulse vaubau, $500 tons; speed, IA
knots.
Cruiser 'Entrecasteau, $500 tons;
speed. 10 knots.
Cruiser Jean Bart, 400 tons; speed,
10 k2ots.
Cruiser Pascal, 1000 tons; speed, 20
knots.
Cruiser Descartes, 1900 tons; speed,
20 knots
Cruiser Dugday Truoin, 5000 tons;
speed. Is knots.
Cruiser Eclaireur, LOO tons; speed,
Is knots
Also the gunboats Surprise ynd
Ccrlet.
But there, as everywhere, the British
squadron is greater in guns and to mage
than that of Germany, France and
Russia combined. 1t includes 81 modern
fighting ships, ranging from the mon
ster battleship Victorious, of 14.900 tons,
to the swift little gunboats Plover and
Firebrand. The British squadron is
under Admiral Sir E H. Seymour, COM
chief. with his flag on the
battleship Centurian. Rear Admiral
c. C. P. Fitzgerald is second in COM
ton. The squadron is made up of the
following formidable ships:
Battleship Victorious, Il, 900 tons;
speed, rs knots: armament, four p
inch, twelve 6-inch and 20 smaller
guys.
Battleships Centurian and Barfeur
each 10000 tons; speed, 1875 knots; ar
nament, four 1O-inch guns and ten A.
irch guns. ten smaller uick-fring
guns.
Three armored cruisers, Immortalite,
Narcissus and Undaunted, each 5000
tons; speed, is knots; armament, two
9.2-inch guns, ten six-inch guns six
and ten three Founders.
Unarmored cruiser Powerful, 1920
tens; speed. 20 knots, armament. two
s. 2-inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns and 20
smaller cuick-fire guns.
Unarmored cruisers Grafton and Ed
gar, each 1850 tons; speed, % knots;
two 9.2-inch guns, ten 6-inch
guns and II smaller quick-fre guns.
Unarmored cruisers Iphigenia, Rain
bow and Pique, each $500 tons; speed,
10 knots: armament, two 6-inch guns,
six 4.7-inch guns, eight S-pounders and
one 3-pounder.
Unarmored cruiser Archer. LILO tons;
speed, 1876 knots; armament six 6-inch
guns ard eight 2-pounders.
Four sleeps. Alacrity, Algerian. Phoe-
oh.
IA to II knots; armament. ten 6-pound-
ers. six 4-pounders. four 3-pounders and
eight s-inch guns.
Four destroyers, Handy, Hart, Fame
and Whiting, $50 tons each; speed, %