Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-13
The Ships on Both Sides and Their
Descriptions.
By Numbers About an Even Thing United
States Had the Advantage in Ton
mage and Guns.

| all iiOop anu opdpleu SHIPS
engaged at Manila. Computation
gives the United States tonnage at
22,S62 tons, allowing an aggregate
of 1900 tons for the three vessels
for which figures are wanting.
The Spanish tonnage was 1907,
or 47S5 tons less than the Ameri- =
can. Giving nothing to the Unit
ed States collier and supply yes
sci, the armament of Commodore
ID, wey's squadron was 13S guns
of all kinds. That of the Spanish
fntila was LOG guns, allowing the
lmprovised cruiser LILA de Minda
mao six. Afloat, accor ding to Ties,
figures, the United States had
large advantages in both ships
and guns. Her ships were besides
in the main of more modern con-
struction and equipment. 1t is to
be remembered, however, that the
American feet had to run the
gauntlet of thickly strewn subma-
rine mines and torpedoes, and
when it closed in for action had to
sustain the hot fire of the forts un-
der which the Spaniards had taken
refuge. On the whole the Amer
leans had the odds against them,
and nothing can detract from the
dash and gallantry with which
Commodore Dewey led his forces
on to glorious victory. Here are
the lists of the ships on both sides,
given in a Washington dispatch
of the LIST inst:
United States Ships.
Olympia-First class protected
cruiser, $500 toms; launched
in 1892; speed, 81 SO knots; hat
terry, four 8 inch, ten 5 inch rapid
fire, fourteen 6 Founders, seven l
FOUNDERS and four machine guns.
Baltimore - Second rate, 1900 |
tons; speed, 2O.6 knots; battery,
four 8 inch, six 6 inch rifles, four
6 Founders rapid fire, two 3 pound |
ers, two l Founders, two l 8 inch,
two IA inch and two machine
guns.
Boston = Second rate, 31S9 tons;
speed, Is knots; battery, two s
inch, six 6 inch rifles, two pound
rapid fire, two 3 Founders, two l
Founders, two l8 inch, two IA
inch and two machine guns.
Raleigh - Second class, 3183
tons; speed, 19 knots; battery, one
6 inch and ten 5 inch rapid fire
rifles, eight 6 Founders, four l
Founders and two machine guns.
Concord-Third rate, 100 TONS;
speed, II knots: batter, six 6 inch,
two 6 FOUNDER rapid fire, two 3
Founders, one ! FOUNDER and four
machine guns.
Petlel-Fourth rate, 800 tons;
speed, l3 knots; battery, four 6
inch guns, two 3 FOUNDER rapid
fire, one l FOUNDER aud four ma
chine guns.
M'Culloch - Revenue cutter,
four 6 Founders.
Nanchan-- Collier.
Zafro--Supply vessel.
spanish Ships. .'.
Reina Cristina-Second rate,
1920 tons; built, 1886; speed II
knots; battery, six 62 inch Hon
toria guns, two 27 inch and three
2.2 inch rapid fire rifles, six IA
inch and two machine guns.
Castilla-Second rate, 3342 tons; .
built in 1881; speed, IA knots;
battery, four 5 8 inch Krupps, two
II inch, two 3.3 inch, four 30
lnch, eight rapid fire and two ma
shine guns.
Velasco-Third rate, 1852 tons;
battery, three 5 9 inch Armstrong,
wo 27 inch Hontorias and two
guns.
Don Antonio de Ulloa and Don
uan de Austria-Third rate, each
.13O tons; speed, IA knots; bat
cry, four At inch Hontorias,
hree 90 inch rapid fire, two 1.5
nch and two machine guns,
General Lezo and Ell Cano-
Jun vessels, 524 tons; built, 1885;
peed, l1.5 knots; the General
Iezo has two Hontoria rifles of
IL inch caliber, one 3.5 inch, two
mall rapid fires and one machine
,un; Ell Cano, three At inch guns,
wo small rapid fires and two
Machine guns.
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