New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
VESSELS IN SERVICE AND AVAILABLE
FOR USE IN WARFARE

DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION AND AHAAhHNi "
THE r1oHTINo FLEETS MEN WHO AXE Nv
COMMANDO NEW FEATURE OF
NAVAL LIFE
Nh. following list gives the details OF the snip'
~ ths limited States Navy now IN COMMISSION
and available for duty. including those pu'
chased and classed as auxiliary meet S'"@'
preparations for the war began
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
,n.,,., WILLIAM T. SAMPSON. Com
handing
NETWORK (nagship). Captain frencn -, N"@u
u,cx Steel srmored cruiser. $3.50 tons; 400 horso
~ ., Loto snccd Armament-Six 8inch
,..ch,o,dinr rifles and twelve 4-inch rapd-hfe
,no IN main battery: eight 6-pounder, TOUR i
nounder rapid fire guns and four eating eu'' "
secondary battery. Built In 1890 by "iiiia' O'''''
& Sons: contract price. s2'S''V"
IOWA. Captain Robley d. Evans steer seAso''5
hattlo-shp II, 296 tons: ll,oOO horsepower ,,
.n..d Armament-Four Pinch breech-'o"u'"s
,rs :, two l2-inch barbette turrets eight
e,.., hreech-loading rifles In pairs In -FOUR oihch
horh.,.e turrets and six 4-inch rapid-hre gums :"
main battery: twenty e-pounder and SIX l-pou,ur
rand-nre guns and four Calling guns III ee.o, r
battery. Built in 1893 by william cramp q 'o"''
contract price, S3.VloVU.
linz hattle-ship. lo2Ss tons; 300 horse power 10
lot. s,eed Armament-Four l3-inch breech-Ioao-
In. rres IN pairs In two l3-inch barbette tur1e."
e,ebt s-inch breech-loading rines In pairs IN iou'
ainch barbette turrets. and four e-lhcn rAp'u 80
guns in main battery twenty s-pounder an" s'N
I-poundcr rapid fire guns and four Gatihes III SEC
ondary battery. Built In 1881 by "iihan O'a'''
Sons: contract price S.o0@.
PURITAN Captain Purnen r. Harrington lroh'
at monitor.
.7u borse-pover: Il knots speed. Armament-foul
,.inch breech- loading rines In pairs In TWO b'oe
barbetts turrets, and Elk finch rapio hu "
main battery: four 5pounder rapid-hre sunA' Iou
x7-mm Ho,chkiss revolving cannon and iour "a'
unr, in secondary battery. Keel laid In lo.o oy
John Roach Chester Penn: nnisheo j" '"''
Rrooklyn Navy Yard by the government
ruppOp C.n,ain Ncor Ludlow Iron, low rec
,o.rh coast-derence monitor 400 tons: 800 horse
power: 10 knots speed. Armament-four "'io"
breach loading rifles IN pairs In two steel oaf'e'.e
turrets in main battery. two e-pounder ana '"o >
pounder rapid-nre guna two 37nm- hotchhiSs &c
volvine cannon and four Gatlngs In secondary Dat
K.., laid IN 1874 by William Cramp Sons
or,sh~d in 1887 at tho Brooklyn Navy farc oy the
Government
CINCINNATI. Captain Colby NJ. Chester Pro
,.c,.a cruiser AIS tons 900 horse power; KNOTS
sneed Armament-Ten 5-inch and one ench rapid
nre guns In main battery; eight spounoer ana iou'
l-pounder rapid hre guns and two Gauihss IN sec
ondary battery. Built IN lcl al Brooklyn Navy
Yard by the Government
nE-rROIT Commander James II. Dayton. Cruiser
LOCO tons. 500 horse power IS knots speed ArmA-
ment-Eaght 5-inch and two snch rapid guns In
mai, battery. SIX 6-pounder and two l-pounder
rapid-nre guns and two Gatlings In secondary bat
,ery Built In 1890 by Columbian Iron "orkn, Bal
umore contract price. &lz.n
MONTGOMERY, Commander George A. Converse
Description identical With that of the Detroit
MARBIEHEAD Commander Bowman H. Nc
Gala Description Detroit Built In lSo
BY City Point Works Boston; contract price. SS7A-
o.
DOLPHIN. Commander Henry w. Lyon DIS
pateh-boat llS tons; 224o horsepower, IS knots
speed Armament-Two finch and two epounder
rapid-hre guns two 37mm- Hotchkss revolving can
non and two Gatlings- Built IN ls7 by John Roach
Sons: contract price. S3la,o6.
WILMINGTON. Commander Chapman c. Todd.
Shea,hed cruiser 1872 tons; Loo horse power; 10
knots speed Armament-Eirht finch. six e-pounder
and two l-pounder rapid guns and two Cat
nnga Built in 1895 by Newport News Shpbuding
Company: contract price. 10000
HELENA, Commander William T. Swinburne.
Cruiser 200 TONS 100 horse power l3 knots speed.
Armament-Same as Wilmington. Built In lSS at
Newport News contract price. $4,000
NASHVILLE. Commander Washburn Maynard
Cruiser l3u tons; l7so hors power; "a knots speed
Armament-Eght finch. four 6-pounder and two
l-pounder rapid fire guns and two Gatlings Built
In 1895 at Newport News: contract price $36o. 900.
CASTINE. Commander Robert NJ. Berry. Gun
boat LIT tons. 2,l8s horse power; l6 knots speed
Armament-Eight 4-inch. four 6-pounder and two
l-pOunder rapid Are guns and two Gatlings Built
In 1881 at Bath Iron Works; contract price. &3lSoo
MACHIAS. Commander John r. Merry. Descrip
tiOno aynAQ