The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-05
WAR SHIPS OF UNITED STATES AND SPAIN
A Review of the Navies of These Two Countries Who
Stand on the Verge of War--A Statement of War
Ships in Process of Building in Europe.

displacement: t torpedo boat destroyers
or . tons displacement: . tirst-class
torpedo boats. of 50 II displacement
a total of Il vessels. at Il cost of S16.-
1914. 72O.
In addition 10 these there Will be
under construction during the wear
lS9i-9S. . battlcships. 4 armored cruiS-
ers. 10 protected cruisers. Is g~unboatS. :
torpedo boat destroyers, 10 torpedo boats
and ! submarine boat-a total Of 80 YES
sells Of all descriptions.
Japan comes next. leading Russia.
Italy. Germany and Spain. There are
now under construction in Europe and
the United States for the Japanese gov
eminent. ; I~attleships. of 1850 tone
displacement: one at Thames Iron
Works. one at Thomson'S. C~lydebank
one at Armstrong;: l battleShip. of 10.
700 tons displacement reported as order.
ed Of Armstrong. but contract moi
signed and specifications not completed
+ first-class armored cruisers. of 9.6O4
tons displacement two at Armstrong;
one at Vulcan Works. Stettin. one a
Forgeset Chantiers. Franco: / protec
ted cruisers two in the United States. ol
about 1850 tons displacement and 1--WE
at Armstrong;, of 4,50O tons displace
ment).
One protected cruiser. of $500 tons
and | of 1.S0O tons. at the Government
yard at EOkOsuka, Japan.
Nine torpedo boat destroyers # b,
Yarrow. t by Thornycroft. and 1 b,
Schichau, at Elbing, Germany; 8 o.
about O tons displacement. one some
what smaller: ID torpedo boats. of abou
80 10 80 tons displacement Is by Schi
chau and ; by Normandy.
Germany is expanding 1000 900 dur
ing the year 1S97-9S for vessels unde"
construction. and the following are au
thorized: One battleShip, , gunbolts.
The vessels under construction en-
bracq, , first-class battleships. l III
mored cruiser. > protected cruisers,
torpedo boat destroyer. s torpedo boats
Russia is ~eNpending S1.6GS.2U for ncv
construction. 1t is proposed to build
ba~ttlcShips. l coast defense vessel, / III
mOred cruiser. ! protected cruiser. / tor
pedo dispatch vessel, II torpedo boa
destroyers.
In addition there are under cOnstruc
ton Is battleships, ! coast defense YES
sci. | arnlorc cruiser, : prOtecte
cruisers. / gunboats, II torpedo boats.
The Italian estimates for mex COZ
struction for 1898 are about 5000
600. 1t is proposed to build ) battleship>
! armored cruiser. several torpedo boa
de~strOyers.
At present there are under construt
ton , b~attleships. t armOrcl cruisers.
protected cruiser, , torpedo cruiusers, /
torpedo boats.
Spain increased her Java power dui
ing the past year by the purchase Of
armored cruiser. and the completion
, first-class armored cruisers, 1 protec
ed cruiser. , %gunbOats and & torped
boat d~estroyerS purchased in England
i There are now under construction f'
the Spanish government. 4 armOre
cruisers. 4 protected cruisers, t Gu1
boats. + torpedo boats. and ) hattleshlp
to he fitted with new boilers and gun
in France.
The most striking feature Of alv;
progress abroad is that Of the Japale
government. She already ranks next
England and France III the extent
her naval building. She has added du
ing the past year to her fleet two frs
class battleships. built i'll England, IL
hcr. programme for the future will rem
err her by the yea 1902. the stronge'
! naval power in the Pacific Ocean.