The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-13

| many They are ns n rulo faster TIM,
their british contemporaries but, being
also considerably smaller. would he
more likely to lose their speed at sea.
, 10y carry a much less powerful equip
the extra number of torpedo tubes.
Germany has 131 completed DESTROY
ers, all save one $500. being in home
| waters. The following Ia n SUMMARY
of them:
No. 49, launched 1899 iso5-3e4 to 4so
tons; speed. IS knots; three 4-pounders.
TWO machine guns and three torpedo
tubes.
No. :. launched 1soe-4so tons: 30
knots; four 4-pounders; two machine
guns and three tubes.
No. ], launched 19os-4so tons; 40
knots; one 24-pounder. two 4-pound-
ers, two machine guns and three tubes.
No. 10. launched 1s07-520 to SEQ tons:
80 knots: one 2s-pounder three 4
Founders. two machine guns and three
tubes.
No. IL. launched 19o7-s-545 tons: az
knots; two 24-pounders. two machine
guns and three tubca.
No. Z. launched 1009-1l-6O5 tons. 20
knots: two l5-pounders: two machine
guns and three tubes.
no OF. launched 1o03-l3-555 TO 643
tons 81 l-2 knots; two i5-pounders.
TWO machine guns and four tubes.
II VIII be seen that the latest German
oestroycrs carry practically the same
armament az our coastal torpedo boats.
though the former are much faster.
germany has no modern torpedo boats
whatever. Our aggregate numerical
| superiority in destroyers is PIG to 1871
and the following Is n statement OF the
| armament OF the two notIllas:
British. German
| Four-inch (31-poundcrs) 24O
twenty four Founders -. 81
....... - 1aS
Twelve Founders ....... 500
SIX pounders .......... $40
correspondents ......... -. 200
Machine guns. ......... 10 ,6I
torpedo tubes, .......,.. 4T0 AS
In torpedo boats. the two FORCES arc
more or less equal, but in vessels for
attaching torpedo craft there Is Il great
advantage on the British side
France has eighty-four completed
| destroycrs. OF which the majority, dis
placing under 400 tons, arc armed with
one o-pounder and six 3-potlnders ard
| two torpedo tubes. The latest boats.
eighteen In number. are OF about $50
tons and carry two 3a-inch and four
?-poundcr guns and three or four
torpedo tubes There are also n large
number OF fairly modern torpedo boats
distributed between Dunkirk, Calais.
Cherbourg, Brest and the Mediter.
In the Baltic. Russia has sixty eight
modern destroYc;l. and thern Is not
the least doubt that the whole of the
Black Sea feet Will come into the Med.
iterranean to assist the forces OF tho
triple entente there.
Neither Italy nor Austria Is very
strong In torpedo craft, the former
having thrty-thres and Tic latter NJ
teen completed destroyers
AS regards submarines, the superior
ity of Great Britain over Germany, and
OF the triple entente over Germany and
Austria is enormous. Germany has not
more than thirty Slips CT this tyne IN
service, and q very small personnel
trained TO man them, while Great
britain has seventy-two boats and a
fully trained personnel of over $500 Of
fcers and men. France l ,cis., this up
with nifty completed boats and Rus
sia with thirteen In the Baltic. while
Austria has only eight boats
Britain and France together have
l22 submarines. or about four times
as many as Germany and Austria.