The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-08-26
Present War Will Settle
Big Questions.
TO Be NAVAL TEST SUPREME
All Types Of War Engines
Will Receive Thorough
Trying.Out.
HAVE MADE MUCH PROGRESS

In the sea fights which the war
ships fGreat Britain and France
will engage in against Germany, the
various engines of war will receive
supreme test.
Claims and controversies which
have engaged the attention of naval
experts for many years regarding
ships, guns, armor. &c. may at last
be settled in the greatest naval fight
in all history. There will be the
question of the big battle ship
against the smaller, the armored
cruiser. or battle cruiser, against the
against coal. The important ques-
tion of fleet communication by day
and night and the increased use of
wireless will be among the impor-
tant elements of the struggle. Then
the battle airships, mine laying and
scouting airships. seaplanes and ae-
roplanes will be given ample oppor-
tunity of demonstrating their value.
but as we have stated many times
previously, We believe their princi-
pal value will be for observation.
The anti-aircraft guns aboard ship
and the aircraft guns will probably
come into play and the various aux
Hilary vessels and turbine engines
will receive the most severe test.
The torpedo-boat destroyer class
of vessels particularly, and also the
submarines, are expected to play
far more important part in this war
than they did in the Russo-Japanese
war. In the British navy no less
than 20 new destroyers were COM
missioned last year, against } the
previous year. Most of these vessels
have a length of 260 feet, and most
of them have a speed of over 29.5
knots. In the design of British des-
stroyers special regard is given to
the attainment of high speed on
heavy seas. and thus in comparison
with vessels of the same class in
foreign navies, the true test would
not be fair weather steaming at the
rate possible with a North Sea gale
blowing. One or two of these yes
sells attained sea speed of nearly
80 knots. In the case of submarine,
nine new vessels We're commissioned
last year. These latter are of va
rious designs and range up to YES
are kept secret.
During 1913 six large destroyers
We're added to the French navy, all
over 80 knots. Twenty submarines
We're laid down since 1910, most of
which are in commission. In ma
neuvers the work of the French sub
marines has been classed as very
successful, and the extended opera
tions gave a wide experience to Off
GERS and men.
The ~ German destroyers of
1928 have been completed. The
designed speed of all the recent
boats is 32.j knots. The boats have
been kept very actively at work. The
submarine boats completed number
about 80. During 1913 "a subma-
rines We're kept in commission.
The six Austrian destroyers of
500 tons have been completed and
have steamed on trial from 1925 to
1915 knots. Fourteen submarines
are in the list, of which six are of
the $50 to 800 tons type.
The Russian destroyer Novik. of
200 tons, made a speed of 37.3.
Several submarines have been
launched in the Black Sea. Great |
progress has been made in the air
service for both the army and navy. |
The Government program included |
$40 aeroplanes.- i Army and Navy |