The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-27
THEIR NAVAL FORCE.
COMPARISON OF THE AMERICAN AND
SPANISH NAvlgS.
Lieutenant Hamilton Throws New Light
on spain's Naval wsaknsss-ns SAYS the
United States Navy L. the Superior In
War Vessels. Guns and Armor.

War Vessels. Guns and Armor.
Lieutenant William Il. Hamilton. L. ;
A, now attached 70 the garrison at For'
Hamilton. has written for the New York
World the following comprehensive com
parison Of the naval strength OF Spain and
the United States Lieutenant Hamilton
is regarded as al expert ON such matters.
What is the relative strength of the two
naviesS'
A first class battleship is one Of a ton
mage of 5000 and upward OF this class
Spain POSSESSES one, the Pelayo. This
vessel has a displacement of 1900 tons, a
speed of 49, knots at forced draft and de-
veloping horsepower OF 9,4T3. Her armor
consists Of a complete steel belt lis 90
III inches thick, while the barbettes
around the large guns are steel and H. S
inches thick The bulkheads are To- 7
inches thick and the protective steel deck
SO inches thick She is armed with two
1915 inch Hontoria breeohloading guns,
two IL inch Hontorias, one 6.2 inch Hon
toria twelve a. inch HontOrias, one 3. 3
inch, two 81 inch three Founders, all
breechloaders, and twelve l FOUNDER re-
volving cannon. She also carries seven
torpedo tubes.
Second class battleships are those rang
ing from $500 TO 5000 tons, and third
class are those below q 900. Spain has none
Of the second class and but two of the third
class. Both of them are very old, having
been built in 1868 and 1865 respectively
The first is the Numancia, the second the
Vitoria. Their displacements are 7035
and 1000 tons; speeds, 10 and 1876 knots.
horsepower, 3, 700 and I, 500. The human
cia's armament consists of eight 10 inch
muzzle leaders, seven 5 inch, also muzzle
leaders; one Z. s inch breechloader and one
3.5 inch and two 81 inch boat guns and
eight machine guns. She also carries two
torpedo tubes. The Vitoria has five less
inch and instead of 10 inch she has inch,
all muzzle leaders, and the other guns the
same.
1.-THE United States possesses four first
class battleships and one of tho second
class. They are the Iowa, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts and Oregon of first class and
Texas second class. The following are
their dimensions respectively; Displace-
ments, IL 1896, 0,23l, 10, 239, TO- 23l, $500
tons; speeds, 1875, l7.2, l75, II and IL
knots; horsepowers, ll,00O, $500 (three)
and 5000.
THE armor consists of belts from inch
TO j. inch steel. bulkheads and barbettes
decks from 8 to inches steel The arma-
ment of the Iowa is four Is inch and |
eight 8 inch breechloading guns. S2 !
quick flrers, four machine guns and six |
torpedo tubes. The next three have each |
four 10 inch and eight inch breechload- |
ers, 80 quick flrers and four machine guns |
and seven machine tubes The Texas has !
two ~ inch, six 8 inch breechloaders, 22 |
quick irers and two machine gyms and six |
torpedo tubes.
"A coast defense vessel may be seagoing
or nonseagoing. Spain has no seagoing |
coast defense vessels, while the United |
States possesses six-the Monterey, the |
Puritan, the Miantonomoh che Amphi. (
trite, the Monadnock and the Terror,
Their displacements range from 1890 to !
4, l3o tons, their speeds from 1919 to Is |
knots, their armor all steel from Z. 5 inches
TO IA inches in thickness, and their arma-
ments from two II inch and Ia quick firers
to four 10 and II inch and Is quick firing
and machine guns.
spain possesses two old nonseagoinp
coast defense vessels. The United States
has l2-old iron monitors Spain S great
est strength lies in her armored cruisers,
Jt which she has seven, while the United |
states has two. The first are the Empera-
Tor Carlos V, the Cardinal Cisneros. the
Catalina, the Princessa dc Asturias, the
Almirante Oquendo, the Vizcaya and the
Infanta Maria Teresa. Their displace-
nents run from 5000 to 1880 tons. their
speeds from 1876 to 90 ? knots, their armor
rom partial belts of l2 inch thickness
teel to inch steel decks and their arma-
nents sre all of ell inch Hontorias.
7reechloaders and % to 70 quick firers
md four machine guns also six Co eight
orpedo tubes.
Either of the United States armored
ruisers the New York and BROOKLYN. is
more than match for any Of SPANS. The
New York is ), $50 tons displacement,
peed OF q knots armor g. inch to 10
nch belts and shields; armament. six )
nch breechloaders and "a quick firers, four.
Machine guns and six torpedo tubes. The
5rooklyn Is J.l53 tons speed 81 knots.
rmor &c 10 inches thick and guns the
anne, excepta AN addition Of l2 quick firers
Uncle sam also has an armored ram,
be katahdin, that Spain has no prototype
whatever Uncle sam possesses IL new
teel cruisers and 10 new first class gun. |
oats all steel vessels and well armored, |
While spain has ~ cruisers, of which but
We are at all modern, and 10 old gunboats.
spain mas 90 urst class torpedo boats
nd seven second class and one submarine
allure, the Peral Uncle Sam has 81 boats
the first class. A boat to DO first class
aust be l25 feet in length or upward, to
e second class from 100 to l25 feet and
bird class under 100 feet.
so. taken in every particular, it will
e seen that Uncle Sam 8 fleet is way ahead
I SPANS. In case OF war there are many
1ore vessels in this country than in Spain
hat could be quickly and easily trans {
ormed into privateers or cruisers. and the I
ncilities for quick building OF torpedo :
oats are infinitely ahead
spain, however has an entire feet of |
large steamers Of the Compania Tras
tlantica Of Cadiz that are subsidized and
re at once available as cruisers Against
hese the United States possesses but four
the IT. Paul, the st Louis, the New
'ork and the Paris But there are 30 | G
'ore that could be utilized in time.
. As to relative powers Of United States ,
nd Spanish guns, it may BIO noted that /,
DO Hontoria breacbioading system consists
guns from ~ TO 1910 caliber which
lrow shots of from % To l. OH pounds in !