Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-07
OUR navy.
Il Ranks Third In Ships
and Second In Tonnage.
England and France Only Have
Bigger Navies Than We.
Germany Is Fourth, Japan Fifth
and Russia Sixth.

yyoehinpton. Eov Elm naval
strength the United States ranks third
il number of ships and second III ton
nage. In number OF ships ii IS out
classed only by Great Brltait ana
Franco. ana by England IN tonnage.
Tho office of naval Intelligence has
made public this Information IN u Ia
bile showing the strength of all the
| leading powers on Nov. l. NV" years
ago the United States ranked fourth in
naval strength. being outciaSSed by
ENGLAND. France and Germany.
| England nnM has y iirst-clasS bat
| ticships in commission. ~ armofed
| cruisers. 81 unarlnOred cruisers, l42 tor
| nedo IoIt destroy. Is. 4 t"r"'d" boats.
| 20 sui marines and 10 coast defence
vessels III shiI.. me-" t"!h% cunt aye
seven irst-c!asH hatt!rS!lip&, Xix ar
| ,iornd cruise rs. o:Ic UA"rmurrd cruiser.
| l., 1nr.,t,ln !,.at I, -trrycls, Il torpedo
boats and seven Submarines.
| Franc. has; ~ iirst-cld%- EattleshiDs.
| 10 a.!lored cruisers. Is unarn"red
| cruisers. - torpedo boat dcstroyerS. -.
tor,"do boats. fl submarines. and l.
| coast defence vessels. The vessels now
| under constructor are eight hrst-claSS
| bQttIrships four arInOred cruisers. no
| lluHrIunrrd cruisers. 40 torpedo boat
DESTROYER II torpedo boats and 63 sub
marines.
| tn, United States now has - first
class battloships. lG arnored cruisers.
| Il ur3.r mored cruisers. Is torpedo
boat drstroyers. T. torpedo boats, II
| submarine S ana II coast defence NcS-
! stls This country is now building SeV-
er frst-clas:, hattleships. two armorcd
| cruisers, three unarmor"d cruisers. i've
torpedo boat deStroycrs, 10 torpedo
| boats and sceven submarines.
| Germany. the fourth naval power.
| has % firSt-claSS battleShipS. eight ar
morad cruisers, IS unarmored cruisers,
| 50 torpedo boat destrOyers, As torpedo
boats, one submarine and eight coast
| defence vessels. The vessels building
| are six tirst-class battleships. two ar
F., n.orcd cruisers. five unarmored crulS-
| c:S. - torpedo boat dcStrCyers. no ter
pcdn boats, and two submarines.
Japan. the fifth naval power. has II
frst-cl1ss battleships, II armored cruis-
crs, ~ unarmored cruisers. 81 torpedo
boat dcetroycrs. - torpedo-boats seven
submarines and three coast ielcnr"
vessels The vessels building are four
trst-clagS battICShipS. two armorcd
cruisers. three unarmored cruisers
three torpedo boat destroyers, no tor
pcdo boats and two coast def. nee YES
seIs
Russia. the sixth naval power, hai
, but fivr first-class battlcshps, foui
armored cruisers. Il unarmorJ-l cruiS
crs. % torpyd" boat dcstroyers, 81 tor.
redo heats. = submarines and f"u'
r"a-t defence vessels. The ships undc!
construction are six frst-class BATH"
; eh's. ti'"..' armurpd cruisers, no un
.riu, !r., cruisers four torpedo boa
H'=ti"Ycrs. no torpedo boats and 81
anI~, defence vessels.
= Italy. the seventh naval power ha
/. ten hrst-ciass battleships. six armore
"~ri'-. - - lnarniored cruisers, 13 dies
tru,.l.t. T." orpedo boats three sun
I n'"r.i.n and no coast defence vessels
III" vessels building now are four first
ti.s. rn. lr.,r.!.,r. u ....a' |r''r t"I
| ped" l,.,r ],.tr,',i.-. j: .: -', boat
ana thr".. >l''.t.:.:,it ..
u Arstri". tn. ,i@itil i.,%r :" has hi
i thr.,. t,r+t-cL;-~ 3u;tl. e.,.l.. tree III
| n"rci cruisers. n,a i::..'i:..,.r,I cruz
.rs. t,'.r t"r ,.,r r":lt 4. yrr 'yors.
! tn:-;uGp luut:. II" :'l.rrin and II
MI coast G,f;.n ~. rt.S'i>. 'is' vessel
III hrir;,l:n~ "r tn.". 1rsi-",...-.- hatt!.
III shin. 10 :'r;l."'..1 ,-~listr:,. OIL" una
Ii r,nrrI cruiser oj@!: torpedo boat dc.
tr"vrr-. - l"r,o,!, "a'- and tx co.'s
III ,lcf,nc,. n, S>,.i~.
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