The evening times., 1900-04-13
NEW RUSSIAN SHIPS.
Additional Instrupents of War Or
dered by the Gar.

The Russian Embassy here recently re-
eeived from the Naval once at st. Pc
tersburg the following particulars OF some
OF the new Russian warships recently Of
dered by the Gar;
"NOvik. cruiser-builder. SchichaT, OF
Eibing; length between perdeudiculars, 3{7
feet 10 inches; greatest beam. 40 feet;
speed, not less than 25 knots; coal con-
sumption, l IL kilogrammes per indicated
horsepower; engines, triple expansion; Y
boilers. Schichau system. and three fun
nels: armor to extend i3 metres below
the water line. thickness where slOping 90
millimetres. where perpendicular 80 mil
limetres. cost without armament. 2.8iO-
600 u0les: to be completed September,
1900 Askold and bogatyr, cruisers-speed
% knots: TO be completed respectively
July and August. 1900. Tsarevitch, bat
tleship-to be built ~ the Forges et Chan
tiers de la ModiterTanee; length between
. perpeRdiculaTs. 3SS feet inches; greatest
beam rs feet 1-2 inches depth in hold,
A. feet 10 1916 inches: draught on even
keel 25 feet; displacement. Il 900 tons;
engines; two triple expansion Of 1880
indicated horsepower; boilers Belleyilie;
normal coal supply 500 ions maximum
1850 tons greatest distance without re
plenishing bunkers. $500 miles at 10 knots
with total Indicated horsepower OF $500,
using 0.S kilOgramme Of coal per indicated
horsepower; maximum sleed. not less Z an
is knots, using Is kilOgrammes per N
dicated horsepower. armament four Il
inch guns. two IN each turret fore and aft.
II 6-inch guns. in each side turret: 20
rs centimetre guns in the battery and on
the upper deck; 2S small quick firing
guns. torpedo apparatus above water:
electricity will be used TO turn the turrets
and for steering gear. etc, there viii be
6 searchlights and 200 glow-lamps, cost.
including armament. 80 .2S0 600 francs. or
about ! 200 O0Ol. sterling Retvisan. bat
tleship-builder. Cramp. Of Philadelphia:
length between perpendiculars. 36e fee':
greatest beam. 70 feet 1-2 inches:
draught. not less than 26 feet: diHplace-
ment. 1900 tons: normal coal supply
l.0l6 tons. maximum 1900 tons: engines.
? triple-eNpansiOn driving twin screws.
maximum speed not less than Is knOJs
using pounds Of coal per indicated horse
power. greatest distance at this rate, 1900
miles, greatest distance at 10 knots, us
ing IL pounds Of coal per indicated horse
power, $3.50 miles, armament. l2-inch
guns u 6-inch guns 20 IS centimetre
guns, % quick firing guns, torpedo
tubes under water and / torpedo appara-
tus above water, armOr belt inches and
9 inches round the turrets 10 inches. She
Will be similar in design 10 the United
States batueship Iowa. and ia 10 be com
pleted within thirty months from the re-
ceipt Of the order. Pobieda tNictoryl.
battieship-d -displacement. Il 362 tons.
length al the load line. 425 feet; eXirsme
beam, n feet: draught on an even keel.
g feet. She Is a sister ship 10 the Osla-
bia and the Peresviet. and took the place
on the stocks az ST. Petersburg VACATED
by the latter. She viii not stand so high
out of the water as the two other vesselsl
aud there will be one or two other minor
differences. This is the tnTd ship OF the
name which has appeared In the Russian
Navy, the second assisted the English
squadron 10 blockade the coast Of Holland
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