The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-14
SEA POWER OF THE WORLD.
Enormous Expenditures to Be Devoted to the Construction
of NavieS.

| er forces than these lie behind 1.-THE
! forces of inheritance and of events
| Are we, by virtue of our surroundings
and institutions, become a different
| people from our ancestors, or are we yet
! the same race of Anglo Saxons, whose
restless energy in colonization, in con-
quest in trade, in the spread of civil
zation," has carried their speech into
every part of the world, and planted
their habits everywhere?
The Jeanne dare is a steel cruiser
| 1863 feet 2 inches long and 63 feet 5
inches broad and will have a draught
of 20 feet inches: she viii disDlace
11.27O tons. In size she can be compared
with the Russian Rossia, which is
somewhat larger, and with the four
vessels of the protected British Abouklr
class. She will have three screws and
be propelled by three sets OF triple ex-
pansion engines of %, 900 horse power,
being intended to make % knots an
hour. a shade better than our Columbia,
which is a. much smaller vessel. She
will have six smokestacks, arranged in
two sets of three at either end, the en-
gines being amidships, and will carry
two small military maSts. Her armor
consists of a protective belt varying
from six TO three inches n thickness:
she has two protective decks with plat
ing of % inches and with cellulose be-
lNGeu. T1GT COdl Viii IiOlO 1s1OO
tons. which will give her radius of
action of 5000 knots at 10 knots, but
she can stow away 700 tons more,
which would increase her radius to 49,
500, knots.
The plans for her armament have
been changed repeatedly. The latest
project is to arm her with two 7A-inch
guns in armored cupalos on deck, with
Il 512-inch guns and 26 smaller quick
firing guns. and two torpedo tubes. She
will carry a crew of 626 men.
Germany's naval programme is also
designed to expand her strength on the
sea considerably. 1t provides for the
building, exclusive of torpedo boats,
gunboatS and vessels for special pur-
poses, of II ships of the line, eight ar
mored coast defense vessels, II large
cruisers and 26 small cruisers, besides
nine large ships in reserve. For this
fleet there are now being built u ships
of the line, eight coast defense vessels,
ten large cruisers and 10 small cruisers,
leaving seven ships of the line, two
large and seven small cruisers to be
completed by 1904.
Russia has recently completed a 49,
000-ton battleShip, and has another sis
ter ship building. Besides, she has a
number of small cruisers, II torpedo
destroyers and several torpedo boats
building.
The growth of Japan's naval strength
is shown to be remarkable, both as to
the number and the strength of vessels
being added to her force. In 1896 she
brought out a programme, to be COM
pleted in ten years, involving an ex-
penditure of 1892, 100000 and intended to
give her four battleships, four armored
cruisers. three second-class and two
third class protected cruisers, SO tor
pedo boats and a number of smaller
vessels, all in addition to her present
available navy.
Spain supports three adInirals Of the
fleet. ten admirals. 20 vice admirals and
80 real admirals.
The Argentine republic is combining
the increase of her navy to one training
ship. Austria is building one little
cruiser. Brazil one and Chile a training
vessel. while China has quite an ex-
tensive programme. Italy's navy is
receiving few additions and she has no
vessels of consequence now under con
struction.
About Spain's navy, the Annual says:
at is reported that a cruiser similar
to La Plata is to be built at Caraca, to
be named the Puerto Rico. and another
Of the same type to be called the Mex
leo.