New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
NAVAL STRENGTH AND PLANS.
COMPARISON OF THE SHIPS or "'N
NATIONS.
WHAT ENGLAND. rRANcE. R''"'N'
,,r,x AND THE UNITED STATES WIZ"
RE.

,,p,x AND THE UNITED 'IN''"
HAVE II THE NEAR Frr' IKE
NH, :. NOT tn. plac, to discuss the c'''"'V "
oa, ,,,, between England ani certain '''''
,,....,,>,a, Powers for tn, trade OF Ch'a' '''
a., ,ossihiIitv that the United states may ''"'
49,. ,,-, i, IN. conflict as the al! VI
I.. britain But those possibilities enu i'''
49,, ,,oros, IN some figures that nave re''""s
49,, ,,,,,isbcd in The Engineering MaSaH'.'
=, 49, current number % that PERIODICAL H. "
,,,., ,,sc,,.s.s tho present tcndcnci'S II" Nv
sign. armament ana
pavics Of the world. ~,
49, ou,s., bo says THE strength "' wv
.,.or,o,, generally throughout the worm
,,,,, ,o, IN. better illustrated than ~ IN
- -, tom wears iS,S-sI ~" seven c'''c'
, po,.rs launched fpr;y-ninc batt'-S"''S'
- - ,,, IT,, wears lsSS-o1 these Powers
,,or,v-riu. The seven Powers ~"
no,.,, ba,t,-ships On the stocks 1T '''
-, 1887 hut had twcnty-GF" At the ''''r
y, ,so-" Narrower the programmes ''r ','''
.,,o,, a marked development. due Ill 'he JUS
,or, ~, Mr. Wilson to the feeling tha' i S''"h
~, f,r The trade of China is AT mann
c..,,,,r,. h,s laid out a sch me when VIII r.
in, civ wears for it's cornplct" reaiiZa'''h
or;,c FOR seven new battle-shpS. TWO arS'
or,,,.ors seven small cruisers, ana the recon
.,r,c,ion NJ five obsolete battlc-shi2s am tNeNc
.r,,u cruiser5 Grouping The new constructor
,,,,,.d hv France for 1894 and lS'S TINS IN
croos. i =, bc expected in the near future TWO
ho,,lshins six cruisers three small cruS'rS'
.a,,,n dcstroycrs and thirty -hvc t"Ip'do-noa'S'
puget, startled the world last March by i"r-
mid,hI, appropriation for naval purposes. She
hos ,u,horizcd in addition to the vessels pre-
viouslv ordered five battlr-ships. on" ar;n"red
cruiser four other cruisers and twenty-ci@ht
destr,y,rs Iik, England. Russia seems 10 nave
stoppcl build NJ ordinary torp'do-boatS.
Great .ritain's original programme for IN'N'
a. for fin. previous year was thrc" baitIe-Sh'i''
e;,ht lorr. cruisers and four d"Sr"y"fs. i"'
la, p,onth Mr. Coschcn asked Tor Slo"op"''
,,or, :, provilc for this additional constructor.
-Four battlo-ships. four cruisers ana twrlN" d'-
s,roy.rs Jaran has already begun, or VIII soon
helm work on one battle snip. three cruisers.
ejrhi dcstroyers and twelve torp"d'-h'atS Ana
tn. new construction authorized 10y the United
El,tes includes thr.c hattlrships. four monitors.
sixteen dcstroycrs ami - I've torp"d'-h'Ais.
Mr. Wilson. attempts 10 max" a comparison OF
TIN actual strength Of IN" leading naval Powers
at IN. present tim" but encounters several am
cultics in 81 doing II = somewhat W. 'rtdin
IN which class - put several vessels. especially
as he makes no less than four grades II battle
ships He counts I'm f"w vessels that hay"
been authorized but not begun. II - interest
inC - obscrv" that ne includes among the SOC
ond rate battle ships Of the United states ten
monitors However he follows very closely. h.
says the classification and cnunrration of Lord
Charles Bcrcsford Here is summary II his
more extended tables. II" stands for battle
ship a G." for armorcd cruiser. "P c.. for
protected cruiser tin which class arr included
both vessels that have NJ armor belt but protect
the gun positions. and lot ~ scouts and com
mcrce dcstroycrs that have no armor n alb.
and ..T A fnr inru.ln- Lnlis and l..trli ..Is