The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20
Other Ships.

The turret ship Hufzii- Rahman was
built in 1868; tonnage, $500; thickness
of armor, So inches; armament two
9-inch and two Finch Armstrong guns
and one 5-inch Krupp gun, besides
smaller guns. Her horse power is O.
900, and speed II knots per hour. The
central battery ship Hamidiyeh launch
ed at Constantinople in 1885, is said
after long delays to have made her
trial trip, but it is believed that not
all of her guns are even mounted now.
She is of g. 700 tons displacement; thick
ness of armor, 9 inches; armament, ten
10-inch and two finch Krupp guns, be-
sides smaller artillery, two torpedo
electors; horse power, $500, and speed
Is knots per hour. The unfinished ar
mored barbette cruiser Abdul Kader is
one of the largest and best ships in the
navy. Her displacement is 5000 tons:
thickness of armor, IA inches; intended
armament, four 11-inch, six 5.9-inch
krupp guns and ten quick fire guns
with ten torpedo electors and engines
OF 1850 horse power and a probable
speed of II knots per hour. The Hun
deVendighiar is a deck protected cruis-
er of 1850 tons, intended to steam u
knots. For the navy of Turkey the
crews are raised in the same manner
as the land forces, partly by conscrip-
ton and partly by voluntary enlist
is twelve years, five in active service
three in the reserve and four in the
Redif. The nominal personnel of the
navy is six vice admiralS. eleven rear
admirals, POS captains, 2s9 commodores,
2SS lieutenants, 1877 ensigns and 30 900
sailors, besides about 5000 marines
Navy of Greece.
The navy of Greece consists chiefly of
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Oldest 0S67 and 1869 are the Basileus
Georgius, Ito tons, carrying two &C.
men krupp guns on the upper deck
with ten light and machine guns; speed
Il knots, and a wooden vessel the Bas-
silisa Olga, 1000 tons, carrying six 60
inch guns; speed, 10 knots. The steel
built Hydra, 1855 tons. and her sister
ships the Spetsai and Psara, were built
in France in 1SS9-90. Each is protected
by an overall steel belt of 11S inches at
the water line, above which is another
belt 20 inches in thickness. Each car
rieS three 10.6-inch and four 59-inch
Canet guns, besides seven 6-pounders.
quick firers, and sixteen other small
and machine guns. The Psara has re-
ceived new and additional armament
lately at Toulon, France
There are seventeen torpedo boats
over Sc feet in length, one torpedo depot
and school, and two Nordenfeldt sub
MAJ iiiC w ptuo DOdtS. VI unprotected
vessels there are two corvettes, 1900
and 1.S00 tons, two cruisers. 1000 tons
each, launched 1SS4-S5 twelve gun
boats, six built in 1SS1-S4 the rest old;
three revenue vessels. built in 1884, a
steel yacht built in 1868, and an iron
transport, besides smaller and miscel-
laneous crafts. The personnel of the
navy includes about 1S5 officers and
cadets, 247 employees 587 petty officers.
1.643 sailors, 500 stokers, &C., total of
$3.50 men. The navy is manned partly
by conscription from the people of the
sea coast and partly by enlistment. In
1887 the period of service was made two
years instead Of one.
About the Phelps.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 4.-The A
merican four-masted bark Erskine NJ.
Phelps now on her way from the Phil
ippines to Honolulu to load sugar for
New York, made the fastest run of the
year from Norfolk. Va, to Manila. She
left Norfolk on November is and aver
aged 1876 knots a day for seventy-seven
days which carried her to the island
of Sumba, at the entrance to the Straits
OF Ombay. On that showing Captain
Graham expected to make the run to
Manila in record breaking time but
light and contrary winds, Gains and
adverse currents in the passage spoiled
the ships chances and the average each
day was only sixty-five knots. much to
the disgust of everybody on board. The
Phelps was 122 days making the run,
which is nevertheless q good showing
considering the average run is $50 days.