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forts, succeeded in launching their surf
boat for ten trips to vessels, and sue
ceeded in rescuing nineteen men of the.
crews. Several, however. perished be-
fore assistance could reach them.
GREAT MASSES OF WRECKAGE.
BARNSTABLE (Mass.), Dec. L.
Great masses Of wreckage have been
coming ashore on the inside of Cape
Cod since Sunday. A piece of a vessel
marked Emma , Philadelphia,
came ashore at Sandy Neck, near Barn
stable Light, and last night three
bodies We're found near there on the
beach.
Much of the wreckage appears to be
that of fishing schooners.
HAVOC AT PORT JEFFERSON BAY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.--Port Jefferson,
Long Island, has just emerged from the
snow embargo.
The story of the havoc done in Port
Jefferson Bay by the storm came with
the first train Wrecks of pleasure
yachts and commercial craft are strewn
about the shores, or lie on the bottom.
During the hight of the storm the fish
ing schooner Hard Chance attempted
10 make the harboT, but was driven on
the rocks at OldEeld Point where she
lies broken in two 1t was impossible
to aid the vessel and her crew of four
men who perished. The body of her
Captain was found in the hold of the
schooner.
Early in the gale the beautiful steam
yacht Halcyon, owned by Commodore
Smith of the Stamford Yale Club, was
driven side-on against a dock, where
she crashed into the stern Of the
schooner Mary E. Cuff The steamers
port side was crushed in. She sank at
the dock
The steam yacht Rival dragged her
anchors across the end of Bayles dock,
carrying away her stern. She driftei
on the beach, where the heavy seas
soon demolished her and stove in her
matches.
The yacht Alsacionne filled and sank
at her anchorage.
The schooner yachts Carlotta, Way
ward, Comanche and Neara dragged
their anchors and went ashore.
The schooner Olive Leaf was driven
against Darling's dock and lies there
a complete wreck.
All of the sloops and cat boats housed
in the basin were ground into kindling
wood.
The damage to shipping at Port JEFF
ferson is estimated at more than $780,
QG0
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e-'s extensive department store this af-
ternoon, no doubt saved serious con-
Migration, and possibly the lives Of
many persons. The building was at
the time crowded with thousands Of
shoppers and employees, about so per
cent. of whom were women.
Flames were seen to suddenly spring
from a pile of wicker baskets, and at
the same moment an officer seized a
man who was STOPPING over the baskets
in the act of striking second match.
The man, who gave his name as Mich
ael Morgan, was locked up in default ct
bail. Two boxes of matches ana a
bottle Of turpe1ftine were found in his
pocket. Morgan said he had no home.
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Costly Fire at New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The seven
story granite building at Wooster and
Third streets was destroyed by fire
to-day, causing an aggregate loss of
$1S5,0OO. There was much delay in
getting the fire engines to the scene,
owing to the snow in the streets, and
when they finally did arrive the flames
had gained such a hold on the build
ing that little could be done except
to prevent their spread to adjacent
buildings. While the building was
burning a heavy explosion occurred in
it, from what cause is not known The
building was occupied by clothing and
cap manufacturing concerns.
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UNCLE SANS LEDGER.
Receipts and Expenditures for the
Month of November.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The month
ly comparative statement of the Gov
ernment receipts and expenditures
shows that during the month of No
vember the receipts aggregated $685.
900,915, as compared with S43, 1863, ,60J
for November last year. In that month,
however, is included about $1S,000,00
received on account fo the Pacific
Railroads settlement. Independent of
these payments, the receipts exceed
those for November, 1897, by about
$13. 100000
The receipts for customs last month
were $15. .335. 200, an increase of about
So, 100000; from internal revenue
sources, $21, 1886, 743, an increase of
nearly $S000,000.
The disbursements during last month
amounted to $49090,9S0, an increase
on account of the war of nearly Sill
100000. Since July the receipts have
aggregated $2O4, ,557, ,O93, as compared
with S14S liz, ,S75 for 1897.
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Ste amer Gate City Safe.

SAVANNAH (Ga.), Dec. 1.-The
Ocean Steamship Company's steamer
Gate City, from Boston, passed in Ty-
dee safely this morning. The Gate City
was badly lashed by the waves and
shows the effect of the storm. She was
compelled to anchor thirty hours off
Vineyard Haven to escape the fierce
blow. She lost some sails and several
small boats. No passengers were in
jured. Captain Googins reports pass
ing eight sunken vessels and eighteen
stranded crafts around Vineyard Ha
ven. The United States transport
Panama arrived here to-day.
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Troops for Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Major Gen.
eral Lee, commanding at Savannah, has
telegraphed the War Department as
follows respecting the departure of
transports to-day with troops for
Cuba:
Manitoba, with General Snider and
Fourth Tennessee, cleared here at $40
this morning Chester, with the Fif-
teenth Infantry, left her anchorage six
miles below the city about the same
hour and is probably now on sea sail
ing for Cuba. She might have been at
the bottom of it if she had gone out
the day she started. Panama still
here"
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Legal Battle for Possession.

CLEVELAND, Dec. John A.
Barnes won an important point in the
Barnes -MaGowan litigation for the
possession of the child, Edith E.
Barnes, recently kidnapped, Judge Ong
disselving the injunction preventing
Barnes from interfering with
Mrs. Barnes -MaGowan in the
possession of the child. Judge
Ong said it was necessary to dissolve
the injunction in order to give Barnes
standing in the Erie courts, where the
battle for the possession of the child
rfod
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Lightship Picked Up by Steamer.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-The
American Line steamship Switzerland,
from Antwerp for Philadelphia, which
passed in the Delaware CaDes this
morning, had in tow the Pollock Rip
lightship. The lightship was located
off the New England coast, at the east
ern entrance to Nantucket Sound. 1t
is probable that she lost her anchor
during Sundays mornings blizzard,
and she therefore drifted helplessly at
sea three days before being picked up
by the Switzerland.
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forty friars imprisoned since the COM

forty friars imprisoned since the COM
Increment of the war.
GERMANY AFTER CAROLINES.
BERLIN, Dec. IA German Gov
ernment official in an interview with a
correspondent of the Associated Press
reports the report that Germany is ne
gotiating with Spain for the purchase
of the Caroline Islands. 1t is under
stood that Spain expects to get 10000
600 francs for them, which Germany
considers excessive.
Germany also makes the proviso that
the negotiations shall be contingent
upon no international complications
arising, especially with the United
States.
Prince Won Arenburg, President of
the Colonial Society. assures. the cor
respondent of the Associated Press that
the acquisition of the Caroline ISL
ands is important, less from the stand
point of commerce which is insignifi-
cant, than from naval point of view."
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An Anti-venomous Serum.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. - Consul
Skinner at Marseilles reports that Dr.
Calmette of the Pasteur Institute at
Lille has discovered an anti-venomous
serum, by means of which the poison
ing from snake bites can always be
checked and death prevented, if the
serum be injected within four hours
after the person has been bitten.
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Union Pacific and Short Line.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The Directors
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
are reported to have come to a deci-
sion to recommend to the stockholders
the authorization of an exchange of
Union Pacific common stock for stock
of the Oregon Short Line Company so
far as applies to two-thirds of the
Oregon Short Line stock The dispo-
sition of remaining one-third of the
stock, it is said, will rest in the dis
cretion of the Directors
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Isaac d. smead a Bankrupt.

TOLEDO co.,, Dec. 1. = Isaac d.
Smead, known from ocean to ocean as
a manufacturer of ventilating and
heating apparatus, filed petition in
bankruptcy here to-day. Smead placed
his liabilities at 100000, so far as he
knows, with no assets. His creditors
are banks and commercial houses III
every large city in the country.
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All But One of the Crew Rescued.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-The steamer
Lahespaye, from Glasgow, arrived to-
day and reports that on November
25th she rescued Captain Appleby and
his crew of eleven seamen from the
barkentine st. Lucie of Antwerp, from
New York for Santos. The st. Lucie
was dismantled during the gale, and
lost one man.
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Losses of Marine Underwriters.

NEW YORK, Dec. MARINE under
writer's of this city estimate that the
losses sustained by the insurance COM
panies as result of the storm be-
ginning last Saturday will probably
amount to something more than
81 100000.
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Cruiser Chicago.

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-The cruiser
Chicago, reconstructed and capable of
much greater speed than when she
was taken out of commission over two
years ago, was placed in commission
at the navy yard to-day.
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All Members Of the Crew Drowned.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-Informa-
ton was received here to-day that the
schooner Leander ". Beebe from
Philadelphia for Boston, had been
totally wrecked off Black Rock, Mass,
and that all the members of the crew
were drowned.
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SERIOUS FIRE AvERTED.
Attempt to Burn John Wanna
makers Department store.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-The time
ly discovery by a special officer of a
miscreant in the act of starting fire
in the basement Of John Wanamak-
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. - To-day's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
S296, ,316, 100; gold reserve, $341, ,46S,-
443.
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NEGOTIATIONS MAY
Be PROLONGED.
No Joint Session Of the Paris Com
mission Held Yesterday.
New Propositions Which Call for DeIIhera-
iion on Part Of the Americans.
Spain Asks United States to Grant

Spain Asks United States to Grant
Spanish Ships the Same Privi-
lege in Porto Rican and Cuban
Waters as American Vessels
Engaged in the Same Trade
Also Refuses to Cede an Island
in the Carolines, the Granting
of Religious Freedom in Those
Islands and the Cession Of a
Station at Ceuta.
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RESERVE FORCE
OF NAVAL MILITIA.
The Late War Demonstrated Its
Imperative Necessity.
Lieutenant Sutherland Reports to the As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy.

The Men Should be Enrolled for
Five Years and be Governed by
the Same Laws Which Apply
to the Regular Navy During the
Time They Are Taking the An
nual Course of Instruction Pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the
Navy.
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The SEA GIVES UP
But FEW OF DEAD.
Only Thirty Victims Of the Portland
Disaster Recovered.
Nov Thought Over One Hundred and Fifty
People We're on Board.

Growing Belief That Many Bodies
Are Still Within the Hull of the
Sunken Steamer-Tugs to be
Sent Out to Patrol the Section
OF the Sea Which Has Been
Fixed Upon as the Probable
Scene OF the Wreck.
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RAIL ACCIDENT
IN LOUISIANA.
The Sunset Limited, Wastbound,
Wrecked Near Jennings.
Engine and First Three Cars Plunge Down
an Emhankment.

No Loss Of Life, but the Engineer,
Fireman, Conductor and an Air
Inspector Riding on the Engine
Seriously Injured-The Giving
Way of an Axle on the Locomo-
Cause Of the Accident.
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forts, succeeded in launching their surf
boat for ten trips to vessels, and sue
cceded in rescuing nineteen men of the
crews. Several, however. perished be-
fore assistance could reach them.
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down his flyer within the boundary.
McAlpin is the only amateur now shoot
ing al 81 yards, and has never been beaten
In a match. though he has been up against
some of the hardest men TO defeat in this
country.
His experience is all the more wonder
full owing to the fact that until only a
little over two years ago he had never
shot at live pigeons. all his shooting. at
his home III Georgia, being done at clay
pigeons. Any one who has done much
shooting will readily see the handicap he
was under. and will appreciate all the
more his wonderful skill acquired in 50
short a time.
In reply to the question as to how he
became an expert SO quickly, Nj. Nc
Alp'n said
There is only one way 10 become an ex-
pert pigeon shot. and that is by constant
practice. I practice whenever get a
chance. Sometimes when i am in my
bedroom and happen 10 notice my gun
in the corner. get into position and aim
at some object on the wall. Then I pul
the trigger just as I would when Il. the
traps. II after the trigger Is pulled
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an identical response. cheerful TO the last.
yet. II was with n nsng of pity that her
majesty saw this bright Young fellow.
CT ppied a. the age Of twsniy-one. having
just seen three years service. But there
was never a murmur ot complaint or re-
pining from him. III was on September
- that | feli" Ne said. and II was on
the 18th that l was Under fire for the first
time. | WAS shot IN the right <, when
We were attacking the village OF Radelai,
and the limb. you see. was amputated."
y case in which hsr majesty did not
fail to take deep interest was that Of
Private Lever Fist East Kent who was
shot in THE right thigh SO long ago rs
September rs at Belot Lever MAS lying
ia his bed. pale and wan. When they
told her that had contracted rheumatic
fever from the wound" he related, very
simply. ''she said 4 am sorry But
put tn The Princess Beatrice. you AZ
Htt.e better tnan you were the last lime
| was here Thu queen had be n wheeled
10 thu foot ~ my bed. and Major Dick
told her al about ne Her majesty asked
me 10 what reg men; I belonged. and In
what par, of India | had been and the
doctor told her al the Yest. You see
WAS with jsfveys brigade. AMI was one
of the az meu that went oUt with Lieut.
Wilson. hat was shot"
Another t,ast Ken; mla was Private
f!tEFFF.Alls VIC RAD. was tNG GTSf one
wounded IA going ~ the bi.l 81 Inayat
killa. an September l>-gun shot in ief.
arm In the same ward there were
other interesting <lTg cal cases from the
frontier brought L. Ih- notice OF me
qUsea. There VAS = Bradford. a kaval
West SUTffN man. Who was wiki Gen
Wodehou when he was wounded This
solder WAS shot in the ieft upper arm
when The NobmAuis, l. S9 stroug attacked
the NaNAgai camp. ana ;he swordsren
darEneiy charged - within flftv yards Of
the queens who received them steadily
pouring w.tkerI1g SoGe$s late their ranks
Rut even when thus Tepu.Stsi the tribes
mar beSaN - "Suipe'' al short range
Yes" said Bradford - vas pr~ttv
warm that nisht. Il began a. a quarter
- IL and Wen; on uulu after l. a~f
was wounded after We hsd been az IL far
quarter II BIB hour. An express buslet
Did ihe Job for me We were ;he only
british regiment; the Test wsre al ma
tlves"
Edwards. a Royal West Kent TT r. was
strSeA ~ a bullet ~ the face on :. gtem-
leer - at AGRA ard : ytot ": Vel. The
queen ASKED HIM whether il hurt him
mach Private CIipsaNm. - the same
regiment. vas shot throush ,ha spine and
rishs kidney q; Radical; J.pts had =
wound in E.ght arm ana Meag5r, another
september Si az Asra. 90 the NoAmand
valley. W werv going up t. Mr- Bgace
CANYONS body a chs jpg, ~ he p L."
the latter SAID. and / was within gifi>
yards = he s4ag2r when MAS struck
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OF vessels is rot 50 difficult IN some re-
spscfs as was model making in the days OF
elaborate rigging. The twisting and string
Ing Of the little cords which we're 10 rep
resent the ropes usfc on rnasts ard yards
~as All intricate piece Of work Now the
wood and metal workers have the hardest
work 10 do on a model. There are not 50
many guns carried on the rev ba.tlesnips,
but they are more intricate n design, and
the woodwork OF the vessel-taa knees. the
bulkheads. the beams. rne stancbions-
must be made as carefully as the originals
aboard the big ship. For this reason the
men VINO work on models receive fancy
salaries. and it Is this rather than the cost
OF material which makes the model so ex-
pensive.
The models are not made merely for
SHOW, although they have been taken la
some of the expeditions to give the people
OF inland cities an idea Of what the navy
really IL. The chief use or the models Is
10 bring into the eye Immediately all the
salient outward features OF the ship. even
II that ship is at Genoa or of the coast Of
Japan. The models have a decided educa-
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tionai value whenever new man comes
30 the head OF the navy department. far
few OF the men who ire made secretaries
OF the navy are familiar with the structure
OF ships. and the average secretary OF the
navy has never been aboard of naval yes
sci up TO the time when ne accepted Of
fce.
The navy department Is soon TO find a
new use for models. tank is heing con-
stracted at the navy yard 10 test for speed
various forms Of construction. The mcdeis
In the navy department VIII not be used
for this purpose. They are 700 pretty and
too expensive to he risked In the model
tank. For experimental use the navy de
partment has had plain wooden models OF
several ships made by workmen employed
at the navy yard. Two years and a half
ago the FIRST Of these models eight feet
long. was constructed on the lines Of the
hull Of the Indiana. II WAS waxed. and.
for lack OF a better place TO test il. was
taken out in the Potomac and lowed be-
And steam launch. When the navy
yard tank Is constructed the models will
be equipped with troieys and Will he run
by electricity from one end of the tank to
the other. The tank Will be 4@1 feet long
by $50 feet wide
The object OF the model tank is 10 test
the speed OF different types of ships. The
OIL means the navy department now has
OF knowing the speed of any new tyNz of
vessel Is from reports -ens = 10 by our
naval intelligence officers Of the exper.
ments and performances Of foreign navies.
Whenever a new mouei is adopted by the
bureau OF construction for one Of She yes
sells authorized by congress. il is an open
question what speed tho vessel will show.
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ere reproduced IN perfect proportion. All
the details OF mas. and rigging. Of fun
neis and bridge and coming tower are
worked ouf win remarkable fidelity. and
fhe lines Of the original are followed in
to- model with mathematical exactuess.
In contrast with the dynamite vessels
and the swift cruisers the oa;iieships and
tnrpsae teats of the new navy is the
sr,rturt uf the line Of hattleshlp Of the old
navy the Pennsylvania OF which model
Eaai.s u Secretary Longs reception room.
5s1e Pc Iy mig mounted l2o guns, but
far guns II the modern coast defense yes
El are s.na vier battery than all that the
oil shifs carried
The n}afie II 4 vessel costs a great many
hasfged collars Some have cost a much
q szags ai.d oven s. $50. They are aaa!at by
sha builders of The ship. under the super
yIsian az a navy officer who Is detailed 10
tie s1inb,uldiug establishment during all
Che ,ine taa; the government has work
rn4leT contract there. Model making is al
ssys eynensive work. but he making OF
eA.r assss.ss..a !. Especially costly because IL
mus be done by the fncat eSpsT- 2aechan-
les and glggers In u shiphuiding establish
nsns The work viii occupy dozen men
tuetinfs six or seven nenths. TIE cost
seems large but compared with the cost OF
TIE biz ship (. ~ lncaaslderahle. The Maine
eass S. sf0.W10 There are sixteen vessels
Of the rev navy walch have cost the gov
ssaneni s coo 600 t. 81 80 tsn each.
The making OF models Of the new types
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find that my aim IS stin True. I krow
am in irir. for II ! can hold ny gun
steadsiy Armed while pulling the trigger AZ
a pinhoIe on the wau Il follows ihaI can
do IL a much larger Object farther away.
The reason why A great many amateurs
do rot become experts Is because they DO
no. practice constantly
Another thing Eece8 sry to sxpeTtness
is to sand III proper position Then.
when properly placed. and yoaT gun ready.
you can give the word. and In whatever
direction the bird NAV fly. you can get
good she; al him. Most amateurs do not
stand properly when shooting. consequent
" when the BIRDS Fly IN certain directions.
they cannot get good shots at them Jack
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attain a certain speed. The British adj
m,ralty has had tank for experiments
at Haslar for many years. and three or
four OF its skilled officials are on duty
there constantly. The late William Froude
wrote many valuable scientific reports on
1.-THE sls5ance OF ships" based on expert
ments in the admiralty tank.
The navy departments tank will cost
sl00 eco and aside from its scientific value
IL Will be an interesting show for visitors
who come 20 Washington.
The government can get together on
short notice models OF most of the aux
Hilary ships Of the navy The Cramps
have built for the American line five mod
els Of the ST. Louis and st. Paul. The COM
pany has In It's New York Offices British
built models OF the Paris and New York.
altered 10 conform 10 the present equip
ment OF those vessels. Those models are
mounted with miniatures Of the guns
which are to be used on the ships when
the government takes possession CT them.
The models of many Of the large ships
OF the British auxiliary navy are in his
country also. The White star line has in
its New York office models OF the Teuto7ic
and Majestic, which cost $500. Moe ~
the tampania and Lucania, which
exhibited at the Worlds fair, are IL
New York office of the Cunard line. \
the exception OF the American line mo-. :
all Of these miniature ships were built
abroad, some OF them by pensioners of the
great British shipyards who are too Old
for reavs' work. hut whose hands have
lost little or their cunning. The models in
the navy department arr ell American
hult and they will hear comparison uith
any OF the models made abroad.
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MODELS OF WARSHIPS ON
s. EXHIBITION at WASHINGTON.

For many years II was the practice OF the
department 20 crust largely 10 the cen
tractors 10 build vessels for speed aIio
large premiums have been onerea fof
every knot or for every fraction OF K'ot
above a certain minimum attained oS tne
shin On ner .riai Under this system the
Philadelphia. San Francisco ana MaSsa-
chusefs earned sie0. oae each for their ousio-
ers. the Marbiehead $4,000: the DeIroit.
$50, ooa: the oregon. sis5,ooe; the New ON
and Montgomery $40 600 each: the oiym-
pia $3.50 0.,: the Columbia and bToohiyn'
$3.50 CO. each, and the Minneapolis, AiAl'"'
With the splendid winning of the MIN
neapoiis the speed premium poiicy was
abandoned By the department Before
that time however. the question OF oulid-
Ing an experiment tank had been consider
ed. The commercial value OF such tank
had been demonstrated by a pirate Ilr-n
OF snipbuiiders on the Clyde. which mas
had one I'm operation for mere than tnir-
teen years This firm claims 10 have saved
many thousands Of dollars by ascert9lnlng
through experiment in the tank the best
form Of ship of certain displacement %