Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-23
CAPTAIN SIMPSONS FLEET.
Vessels of All Types which Comprise
This Squadron.
baltimore American)

The vessels comprising the North At
lantic Squadron under Captain Sampson
at Key West are the following;
| NEW YORk-Flagship, armored crui-
ser, Captain f. f.. Chadwick; displace-
ment, 500 tons; speed n knots horse
! power. IL, 40l; length, $50 feet: beam, o.
feet; draught p feet inches; completely
J armored, besides having steel founda-
| tons. main battery OF six S-inch breech-
! loading guns and twelve finch rapid-fre
! guns; 20 officers and 526 men.
| INDIANA-Battleshp Captain III. G.
! Taylor; displacement, 10,2S tOnsi speed,
! ID knots; horsepower. 9.73S length, 3iS
| feet; beam 60 feet: draught. q feet; main
| battery OF four 13-inch breech-loading
| rifles. eight S-inch breech-loaders. and
! four 6-inch ones: 80 officers and 427 men.
IOWA-Battleship, Captain RObey d..
Evans; displacement. II 40 tons; speed,
10 knots; horsepower, 1l.00O; length, $50
feet: beam. y feet: draught q feet ,
main battery of four Pinch, eight S-inch.
and six 4-inch breech-loading rifles %
officers and 44f men.
TE-Double-turreted mont
tor, Captain c. j. Barclay; displacement,
1900 tons; speed, II knots horsepower,
1000; length. go feet; beam. 81 feet:
draught, II feet inches; armament, four
l0-inch breech-loading rifles and two
4-inch rapid-fire guns, besides other
smaller guns; S officers and li5 men.
PURITAN-Double-tu monitor
Captain r. f. Harrington; displacement.
900 tons; speed, II knots, horsepower,
300; length. 2S9 feet; beam. % feet;
draught, Is feet; armament, four l2-inch
breech-oading rifles and two 4-incn
rapd-fire guns, with smaller weapons;
II officers and l9j men.
TERROR 90 Doube-turreted monitor,
Captain y. Ludlow displacement, 1890
tons; speed. Y knots; horsepower. 1900;
length, 259 feet; beam, 81 feet; draught.
~ feet 6 inches: main battery. four 10
inch Notwithstanding rifles II officers and
1876 men.
CINCINNATI-Prote cruiser. Cap
tain c. NJ. Chester: displacement, 32l5
tons: speed IS knots; horsepower. 10000:
length. 300 feet; beam, ~ feet; draught,
Is feet; main battery, ten 5-inch rapid
fire guns and one 6-inch rapid-tre gun;
20 officers and 292 men.
DETROIT-Cruiser. Commander J. H.
Dayton; displacement, 2.0S tons; speed, IS
knots; horsepower 5,227: length, PSI feet:
beam, 81 feet; draught. II feet I inches:
main battery, nine 5-inch rapid-fire guns;
20 officers and PSI men.
MARBLEHEAD-Cru Commander II.
II. McCalla: displacement, 2OS9 tons;
speed. IS knots; horsepower. 5.i5l; length,
81 feet; beam. 81 feet; draught. u feet
I inches main battery. nine 5-inch rapid
fire guns. 20 officers and "a men.
MONTGOMERY-Crui Commander
G.. A Converse; displacement, 20S9 tons
speed, 10 knots horsepower, $50; length,
2s7 feet; beam. 81 feet; draught IL feet
inches main battery nine 5-inch rapid
fire guns; 20 officers and 254 men.
CASTINE,-Gunboat, Commander X. VI.
Berry; displacement, LIN tons. speed, 10
knots; horsepower, 2.l99; length. POI feet;
beam, 81 feet; draught. II feet, main bat
terry, eight finch rapid-fire guns; II Off
GERS and 143 men.
HELENA-Gunboat. Commander w T.
Swinburne; displacement, 1892 tons: speed.
Is knots. horsepower, 800; length, go
feet: beam, 20 feet; draught feet; main
battery, eight 4-inch rapid-fire guns; IL
officers and 100 men.
MACHIAS-Gunboat, Commander J. +.
Merry; displacement, LIN tons, speed 10
knots; horsepower, 2,O46; length, 20i feet;
beam, % feet. draught. II feet; main bat
terry, eight finch rapid-iire guns; IL OFF,
GERS and I43 men.
ASHVILLE-Gunboat, Commander w.
Maynard: displacement, 1.31 tons; speed,
II knots: horsepower /. $50; length, 220
feet beam. 20 feet draught. II feet; main
battery eight 4-inch rapid fire guns; Il
officers and 15S men.
MINGTON-Gunbcqt. Commander
c. c. Todd displacement 1,192 tons: speed.
Is knots; horsepower, 1.SO; length, 30
feet beam, 10 feet: draIght . feet; main
battery, eight 4-inch rapid fire guns; 10
officers and 100 men.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Commander y.
+. TiHey; displacement 1.T0 tons; speed.
" knots horsepower. so; length, l6S feet;
beam &c feet draught, l. feet man bat
terry. six finch rapid-fi-e guns; Al oficers
and 1875 men
DOLPHIN-Dispatch- Commander
II. w Lyon: displacement, Lass tons;
speed. Is knots: horsepower. 2.25s; length,
30 feet; beam 80 feet; draught. ii feet;
carries two finch rapid-fire guns; Of
ficers and l08 men.
DUPONT-Torpe flagship Of
torpedo-boat houlla. Lieutenant 5. $.
Wood displacement, $50 tons; speed. 20
knots; horsepower, $500; length, 100 feet;
beam. 16 feet draught. feet; four l.
FOUNDER rapid fire guns and three White
head torpedo tubes; officers and l6 men.
CUSHING Torpedo-boa Lieutenant A
GleaVes: displacement. 100 tons; speed y
knots; horsepower, l,72O; length. 139 feet;
beam II feet; draught feet; three D.
FOUNDER rapid-fire guns ana three White
head torpedo tubes: officers and 20 men.
RICSSON-Torpedo-bo Lieutenant
N r. Usher; displacement, 12O tons;
speed. "A knots; horsepower, 800; length.
lf9 feet beam. Is feet; draught, feet
inches. three 1-pounder rapid-fire guns
and three torpedo tubes; 3 officers and 20
men.
TE-Torpedo-boat, Lieutenant w.
l.. Rodgers: displacement. AZ tons; speed,
"A knots: horsepower 1900; length. $50
feet beam. is feet; draught, feet: three
l-pounder rapid-fre guns and three tor
pedo tubes: officers and l6 men.
PORTER-Torpedo-b Lieutenant J.
c. Fremont: displacement, $50 tons; speed.
2s knots: horsepower, 800; length. 80
feet: beam. Il feet; draught, feet four
i-pOunder rapid-fre guns and three tor
pedo tubes: / officers and 10 men.
WINSLOW-Torped boat. Lieutenant
]. b. Bernadou; displacement AZ tons;
speed. "a knots; horsepower. 1000; length,
100 feet: beam, 16 feet; draught. feet;
four l-pounder rapid-tire guns and three
torpedo tubes; officers and 16 men.
In addition there is also the dispatch
boat Fern. the tender Mangrove. the tugs
leyden. Samoset, Nezinscott. and others.