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

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The Russian Embassy here recently re-
ceived from the Naval Office at st. Pc
| tersburg the following particulars of some
of the new Russian warships recently or
dered by the Gar: 40,
'Novik, cruiser-builder, Schichau, of
Eibing length between perdendiculars, 3S7
feet 10 inches; greatest beam, 40 feet;
speed not less than % knots; coal con-
sumption, Ia kilogrammes per indicated
. horsepower; engines, triple expansion; IL
boilers, Schichau system, and three fun
nels: armor TO extend 13 metres below
the water line. thickness where sloping oV
millimetres. where perpendicular 80 mil
limetres: cost without armament, 2,SIV,-
600 roubles: 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 at the Forges ct Chan-
tiers de la Medterranee; length between
+. perpendiculars 3SS feet 9 inches; greatest
beam. rs feet 1-2 inches: depth in hold,
AZ feet 10 1916 inches: draught on even
keel. 26 feet; displacement. 12,9OO tons;
engines; two triple expansion OF l6,3o0
indicated horsepower; boilers Belleville;
normal coal supply 500 tons. 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 sIeed, not less than
Is knots, using 1.5 kilogTammes per in
dicated horsepower: armament four IL
inch guns. two in each turret fore and aft:
II 6-inch guns. 2 in each side turret; 20
rs centimetre guns in the battery and on
a
guns: torpedo apparatus above water;
electricity will be used to turn the turrets
and for steering gear. etc; there Will be
9 searchlights and 200 glow-lamps; cost.
including armament. 39.2S0.00O francs. or
about zoe. 000l. sterling. Retvisan. bat-
tleship-builder Cramp of Philadelphia:
length between perpendiculars. 36S fee':
greatest beam, y feet 212 inches:
draught. not less than 2G feet: displace-
ment, Il, 700 tons; normal coal supply.
l,0l6 TONS maximum 2 COO tons: engines.
? triple expansion driving twin-screws:
maximum speed not less than is knots
using pounds of coal per indicated horse
power; greatest distance at this rate. 1000
miles; greatest distance at 10 knots, us
ing Ii pounds of coal per indicated horse
power. $3.50 miles; armament. 4 l2-inch
guns. II 6-inch guns, 20 1.5 centImetre
guns, 2S 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 to the United
States battleship Iowa. and is to be com
pleted within thirty months from the re-
ceipt of the order. Pobieda tNictoryD,
battleship-d displacement. IL 362 tons
length al the load line 425 feet; extfeme
beam, II feet; draught on an ever. keef
% iS shin n ()Sla-
ba and the Peresviet and took the place
on the stocks al St. Petersburg VACATED
by the latter. She viii not stand so high
out of the water as the two other vesselsl
and there will be one or two other minor
differences This is the third ship OF the
name which has appeared in the Russian
Navy; the second assisted the English
squadron TO blockade the coast Of Holland
in l7gS fr.. q