New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
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knots speed Armament-Two Sinch ana DIX 0-'"'"
breech loading rines in main battery Two opouhuei'
two spounder and two l-pounder rapld-hre guns
,our uo,chkiss cannon and two Gatlings In second
airy battery. Built In 1888 by John foacn ''
Chester Penn: contract price. S6lSWV'
CONCORD. Commander Asa Walker. Gunooat'
7oo tons: s4os power: 1s knots speed Arma-
ment-Six e-inch breech-loading rifles In main oa'
terry; two e-pounder. two 3-pounder ono i-pounu'
ranid nrs guns two 37mm. Hotckiss cannon ana Two
Gatlings in secondary battery Built In 1883 oy ~
= Palmer Co. Chester. Penn; contract price.
1890 ooo.
PETREI. Commander Edward p Wood Guh-
boat 80 tons; Isl, horsepower: II knots speed
Armament-Four 6-nch breech-loading rines III
main battery; two 3-pounder. one l-pounder RAPID
IRE guns two 37mm Hotckiss cannon and Two ua'-
lngs in secondary battery. Built In 1887 at the CO.
lumbar Iron WorkA Baltimore: contract price,
200.
MONOCACY Commander Oscar w. Farenholt.
Wooden corvette l370 tons: $50 horsepower. IL
knots speed. Armament-Two eo-pounder oreech-
loading rifles. four s-inch smooth-bore guns. Two
small guns. eight Hotchkiss cannon and one Cat, Cat
ling. Built In 1858 by A w Denmcao " son. p"'-
moro
UNASSIGNED.
SAN FRANCISCO Captain Richard P. Lrary.
Protected cruiser 4oS3 tons 1000 horse power %
knots speed. Amament-Twelve 6-lnch breech-Ioao-
ing rifles in main battery: four s-pounder. -FOUR
3-pO
37mm Hotchkiss cannon and four Gatnngs III
secondary battery Built In 1883 at Union Iron
Works. San Francisco: contract price. sl.42soc
BANCROFT Commander J. V. b. Beecker Ca
det-trainng ship 80 tons: 1913 horsepower; "A
knots speed Armament-Four finch. two C-pounder'
two 3-poundcr. one l-poundcr rapid-hre guns. one
,7mm Hotchkss cannon and one Calling. Built In
1891 by Moore & Sons. Elizabethport. N. J
NEW ORLEANS Captain W. NJ Folger. Cruiser.
steel shea,cd $500 tons: 1900 horse power % knots
speed Armament-sis s-lnch. four A7-inch. ten
s-poundcr four l-pounder rapd-h:e guns and four
machine guns. Built In 1896 at Elswick. England
(Formerly Brazilian cruiser Amazonas)
GWIN. rieutenan, Clarence 8 williams Tor
pedo boat
TALBOT. Lieutenant, william r. Shoemaker. Tor
pedo- boat
SPECIAL SERVICE
WHEELING Lieutenant Commander Urcl Sc
br~c Cruiser. steel shcathed 10 tons. 80 horse
power !, knots speed. Arnamcn,-si1 t-lnch. four
s-poundcrs on. ,pounders and two l-pound rapid
nr- guns 57mm Hotchkiss cannon and Cat
/ Ting Built in 1877 NJ Union Iron Works, san
Francisco. contract price. $4,000
MARLBOROUGH. Captain Mortimer I. John
son. Iron. low trectoard. coast defence monitor.
1000 tons T. tcs horse power 10 knots speed Arma-
ment-Four io-inch br~s-rh loading r,nes IN pairs.
In two compound armor turrcts. In main battery:
two e-pounder. two ,-pounder and one l-pound
by John Roach. Chester; finished In lU at League
Island 10y the Government
PENSACOLA Captain Henry Glass Wooden
freate 900 tons so horse power knots spee,i
Bull, in 1850: a, Pensacola. Fla Fitting out at
Marc Island Navy Yard California
MONITORS
CATsKIII. Lieutenant NJ. f. Hall Low free
board. single turrct monitor iro tons $40 horse
power S knots speed Armsment-Two l5-inch
smooth bore guns Built In 1852 by John Ericsson
brooklyn. cost. AZ TO.
MONTAUK. Commander Edward T Strong De
scrtption Same As CatskiL
PASSAIC. Lieutenant Francis H. Sherman De
scrtpton same as Catskill
JASON Lieutenant r. H. FIckbohm- Description
similar TO Catskn Built In les1 by John fNtcseor
at Chester Penn
LEHrGH Lieutenant Robert @. Peck. Descrtp-
ttn same as Jason
NAHANr Lieutenant Clayton s. Richman De
l>oring. Boston.
! CANONICUS Commander not appointed De
scription same as Nahant
MAHOPAC, Commander appointed Descrip-
| ton similar TO Catsk Built In lSG2 by Secor at
Jersey city.
| MANHATTAN Commander not appointed De
scriptjon same as Mahopac
NANTUCKET commander not appointed. De
scrpton similar to Catskill Built In 1867 by the
Atlantic Works, Boston
TRAINING SHIPS
| CONSTELLATION Commander John MCGOWAN
Ship. lis6 tons sail power Armament Eight Sinch
smooth bore guns. two 20 FOUNDER breech loading
rthcs. smaller guns and four 3,mm. Iotchkiss
cannon. Built In 1854 at Gosport by tho Govern
ment
ALLIANCE Commander Albert Ross Bark 800
tons: go horse power: . knots speed Armament
Four +-Inch. TWO e-pounder two 3-pounder. one /
FOUNDER rapid-firc and tiatlin,; Built
M3-76 at Norfolk by the Government