The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03
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ton OF the year books comparisons
were announced by Representatives
Witherspoon and Hensley In the fol-
lowing statement:
1T was developed that the United
States appeared TO have three less bat
tieships than Germany, because three
of the American battleships were
omitted from our list, namely the Ore
gon, Massachusetts and the Indiana
Tho reason suggested by the Secretary
OF the Navy for the omission OF these
three battleships was that they were
old AND obsolete. but II appears that in
the German list is included ten battle
ships. to-wit: Kaiser Frederick Ill,
Kaiser Wilhelm H.. Kaiser Karl Der
Crosse Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse,
Kaiser Barbarossa Wittellbach. Zah-
ringen, Wetten, Mecklenburg and
Schwaben. each Of which has n ton
mage of los7i. built at the same time
as the omitted American battleships.
and each has "A main armament Of four
4-lo-inch guns, while the Oregon
Massachusetts and Indiana, each has
q main armament of four i3-inch guns
and a tonnage OF i0.2SS tons
English Authority Quoted.
"a high English authority was pre-
sented TO the Secretary of the Navy
showing the inferiority of the ten Ger
man battleships with their g 4-lO-inch
guns 10 bhttlcships armed with l2-inch
OF i3-inch guns.
IT was further developed that &C
corning 10 this comparison in the Navy
Year BOOK, The tonnage of the German
battieships was from l0.094 which was
the smallest, to 1891, which was the
largest OF twenty German battleships,
AND that OF twenty-seven American
battleshipE the smallest was II BAG and
me largest was 5000 tons. The sec
rotary admitted that so far as the ton
mage OF the battieships was concerned
The American navy was greater than
mat or the Germans. az well as an
excess of seven battleships in favor OF
the American navy.
In regard to the armament Of the
I German twenty battleships II was de-
veloped that ten Of them were sup
pied each With four guns. 0 4-lO-inch
IN calibre. and the other ten each with
tour guns II inches In calibre while
all OF the twenty seven American bat
tleShtps arc each armed with four l2-
inch or lS-inch guns. showing the great
superiority OF the American battle
1 5hIps IN point or the power OF the
: guns.
Comparing the dreadnoughts OF tbs
German with those of the American
navy, II app Jared, according to the
/ year book. that the German navy has
/ tA!Tteen and the American has only
seven This result is brought abou
/ by including in the list OF German
4. dreadnoughts ships which arc armed
Win ll-inch guns. while all Of III.
. rrchdnoughts In the American navy
are armed with ~ or l4-inch guns
The result was further brought abou
Va the year book by taking out or tn,
drcadnought class the Michigan an,
me south Carolina, each Of which ha
tonnage Of 5000 tons. and each o
which Ia armed with eight 12-inch guns
II The Michigan and the South Carolin:
had been put In the list where the,
belong and whore they were placed ii
The 1912 Navy Year Book. and prcvi
GUS TO that time. and the four Germn,
shire each Of which has only 1i-incl
suns. were taken out Of the dread
nought type ana put into the battle
'hip class. where they belong. then tn
oTStdnoughts in both OF the navie
"ouId be the same III number. nine
Advantage In Americas.
IN regard to the tonnage OF tn
ufeadnough,s OF the two navies. IL wa
ceFciorcd that the lowest tonnage i,
! any German dreadnought was 22,34
tons. ana the largest 24,3O6 while 4
: iho American navy, the lowest tonnat,
'h' HlHioSt 70 E'VVU tOiis
Comparing the Dreadnoughts OF tn
German navy with those OF the Amer
Icah navy In point OF guns 1t was dc
. Nciopcd That each Of four or the Ger
, man Drcadnoughts has an armament O
Twelve l2-inch Runs and the other nv
each AN armament OF ten 12-inch gun.
while In the American navy II an
pt"red mat two had an armament ca G
OF eitht l2-inch guns; four had ten H.
, men guns; two had twelve I2-inc
/ guns two had ten l4-inch guns. show
! ing the gmpt superiority of Tho An,ar