The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-11-29
UNCLE SANS
MODERN NAVY
Ranks Second in Tonnage, Third
in Number of Ships.
FIRST IN EFFICIENCY
OutCIassed Only by Great Britain and
France as to Ships and Great
Britain as to Tonnage.

In naval strength the United States
ranks third in number Of ships and see
0nd i'm tonnage. in number of ships it
is out classed only 10y Great Britain and
France, and by England in tonnage.
The office of Naval Intelligence has
made public this information in Il table
showing the strength Of all the leading
powers on November |. Two years
ago the United States ranked fourth in
naval strength, being outclassed by
England, France and Germany.
England now has fifty-twO first-class
battleships in commission, thirty-twO
armOred cruisers, ninety unarmOred
cruisers, l42 torpedo boat destroyers,
forty-seven torpedo boats, thirty-ninc
submarines and no coast defensive YES
sells. The ships now being built are
seven first class battleshps, six armor-
ed cruisers, one unarmored cruiser, IL
torpedo boat destroyers, fourteen tor
pedo boats and twenty-One submarines.
France has nineteen tirst-class bat
tleships, nineteen armored cruisers,
twenty eight unarmored cruisers. thir-
ty-fve torpedo boat destroyers, 257 tor
pedo boats, forty-One submarines and
vessels now under obstruction are
eight irst-class battleships, four arm
ored cruisers, no unarmOred cruisers.
forty torpedo boat destroyers, fOruteen
torpedo boats and siXty-three subma-
rines.
The United States now has twenty
two iirst-class battleships, ten armOred
cruisers, forty-One unarmored cruisers,
sixteen torpedo boat destrOyers, thir-
ty-two torpedo boats, twelve subma-
rines and eleven coast defensive vessels.
This country is now building seven
hrst-cass battleships, two armOred
cruisers, three unarmored cruisers, five
torpedo boat destroyers, no torpedo
boats and seven submarines.
Germany. the fourth naval power
has 90 frst-class battleships, 8 armor-
ed cruisers. 50 unarmored cruisers, 60
torpedo boat destroyers, as torpedo
boats, submarine and coast defense
vessels. The vessels now being built
are 6 tirst-cass battleshipa, . armorcd
cruisers, 5 unarmored cruisers, II tor
pedO boat dcstrOyers, no torpedo boats
and 2 submarines.
Japan, the fifth naval power, has IL
first class battleships, ii armOrcd
cruises, ~ unarmorcd cruisers, 81 tor
pedo boat destroyers, II torpedo boats,
7 submarine and 3 coast defense YES
sells. The vessels building are first
class battleships, armored cruisers,
3 unarmored cruisers, 3 torpedo boat
destroyers, no torpedo boats and 2
coast defense vessels.
Russia, the sixth naval power has
but five first-class battleshipS, arm
ored cruisers, Is unarmored cruissrs,
81 torpedo boats, % submarines. and
coast defense vessels. The ships UNI
der construction arc6 tirst-class battle
ships,3 armored cruisers, no unarmoacd
cruisers, torpedo boat dostroyers, no
torpedo boats and Is coast defense yes
sells.
Italy the seventh naval power, has
ten iirst-class baitlcships, six armored
cruisers, eleven unarmorcd cruisers,
Is torpedo boats dCstroyerS, G6 torpedo
boats, 3 submarines and no coast de
Tense vessels. The vessels now build
inc now are four thSt-class battlcShipS.
four armored cruisers, one unalmOfed
cruiser. four torpedo boat destroyers,
II torpedo boats and three submarines.
Austria, the eighth power, has but
3 iirst-claSs battIeShips, 3 armofeu
cruisers, unarmored cruisers. 4 tor
pelo boat destrOyers, 80 torpedo boats,
no submarines and coast defense YES
sells. The vessels building are first
class battleships, no armored cruisers,
one unarmored cruiser, s torpedo boat
destroyers, l. torpedo boats and
coast defense vessels.
The present tonnage is: Great Brit
ain, |, G33, ll6; United States, 6ll,6ld;
France, 6O9, 079; Germany, 529, 032; Ja.
pan, 364, 7Ol; Russia, 232, 953; Italy,
2O7 ,6A3 and Austria, ll3, 235.
When all the vessels now under con-
struction are completed the tonnage of
the various nations will be: Great
Britain, l,72l, $40; France, 0S6, ~;
United States. III ,75S, Germany, ESQ.,
500, japan, 45l 800; Russia, $40, GAO,
Italy, 28S, ABB, and Austria, 1929.
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