Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-20
OYER HALF BILLION
DOLLARS FOR NAVY
Official Estimates Of Money to Re
Spent in Next Five Years
Made Public.
TEN DISADVANTAGES PLANNED

WASHINGTON, oct. 1s.-Offieial
estimates Of the navy's part in the
administration's billion dollar ma
tional defense program we're made
public tonight by Secretary Daniels.
They show that within five years It
is proposed to spend s502.4S2.214
on construction Of new ships. devel- |
opment of air craft and creation Of
n huge reserve OF ammunition and
guns for the navy.h
The five-year building program
contemplates construction OF ten
dreadnaughts, six battle cruisers, ten
scout cruisers, fifty destroyers, fif-
teen seagoing submarines, eighty
five coast defense submarines, four
gunboats, one hospital ship, two am
munition ships. two fuel oil ships and
one repair ship. The last Of these
vessels will be built and In commits
sion late In 1924.
Money for Aviation.
On naval aviation Il IL proposed to ex-
pend 100000 during the five years, ana
on reserve munitions t25Ooo.0oo. These
figures. with the addition Of ts'bn.iz'
for completion OF ships already authors
ized or nov under construction make up
the total OF more than s50o.OoO,ooo TO be
expended upon the navy In addition TO
the regular budget which approximates
t10oOoo.Oo0 year.
Secretary Daniels will recommend this
A. Iaa IF =
bIuejackets, 2,5oe apprentices and Loo ma
rines, total Of 1850 men With this
addition 70 personnel II IL estimated that
all battieahlps not more than fifteen years
old. destroyers and Submarines built
withlh twelve years. half OF the cruisers
and all OF the gunboats and necessary
fleet aexiliaries can be manned, and an
adequate reserve be maintained for ves-
sells on the reserve list.
TO officer the additional force OF ma
rsnes the secretary will recommend APP
pointuent OF two brigadier colonels, two
lieutenant coionels, six majors. one colo
mel, an assistant quartermaster, fourteen
captains, fourteen first lieutenants. thir-
teen second lleutenants and twenty-five
warrant officers.
wan alive More Middies.
Additional naval officers will be OBJ
tained by incTeasing the number Of mid
shipment At the academy at Annapolis by
not less thaD 80 men.
For tho aviation corps Secretary Dam
Iels win recommend special service TO
which civilian aviatorb can be appointed
The 1917 naval estimates TO be presented
20 congress- this winter will total tzi7,-
esa...., an increase Of se7, &c.,. over last
~ a l.r 10
loo viii be for new construction. 5000
zoo for munitions reserve, sa.Oo0.oOo for
aviation and the balance OF the total ap.
prour.atlon will 10 toward continuing do
partunntal expenses.
Program Year by Year.
Ths building program for the five-yoar
period Il as foilowsi
For lsi7 (authoFized In 1eie)-rwo dread
nauchfs, Si5.6O0000; two battle cruisers
sll,1bs.oooi three scout cruisers, teNvvVo
fifteen destroyers tio,soo.0OQ; five fleet
s sSSsrnss 100 ,w scs saSSSoss. i sC
81 ahip. tI0o,0oo Total. t6I0e.0oo. (oniy
part Of total cost OF vessels appropriated
~ Fop isiS1HTsws;o dreadnaughts. t2sSsO.oo
continuing work on two bnttla cruisers
81 $4,000: one scout s s cruiser. sO,Ssv"i ass
MARINES Sb,b77,n0; fifteen coast sub
marines sl5, 30 900; one guuboAt, d,1e0,O0Q
continuing work on hospital ships, y 40
co.. continuing work on fuel shin. s6eS2oo
Total SSl273,750
For isiS-Two dreadnnughts. s97.eco,oco
one battle cruiser. 81, 5o0,Nei two scou
cruisers, $4,000, 600. five doDtrcyers, No'
10000. two fleet submarines, 9h,43l, 500; III
teen coast submarines. s9,l50oo0; complet
Ing gunhonts, $4,000 Total. $40. 100.
For l830-Two drcadnaughfa, S6,6OO 90
two battle cruisers. e1f,iiS.bo0. two erou
espisers. 8 $4,000; ten destroyers, go, go.
90: two fleet submarines, N,zis,0o; fif
teen coast submarines, ks,15o.,VO; on
ammunition ehip I09,5sf; one fuel OF
ehfn. sloo0oQ Total, $50. ~, oSi.
For io31--Two dreadnaughtH. xsI. COZ go
one battle cruiser. -, 400, 500, two ecou
cruisers. sio,000s0O0 ten deslroyera, SO,
600O0o. two fleet submarines. eJ.toQ.a00: fif
teen coast submarines. So.l50,eo0; one gun
boat tsso.oQ0; one ammunitlon ehlr. n,
1eS.oo0; completing fuel chip. $50, 20, on
repair ship, si.iS.0oo. Total. tici, Ise.ISo
Cost OF Each DFeadnaught.
II u estimated that each drcadhaugh
viii cost. including armor and armament
tiso0eooo The total cost OF each OF tn
other types OF vessels recommended 4
a. follows;
I4ttle crllAcfA.ssss.ss.sss....ss ~ tsuN,vl
scout cruiser .........-.......-...s ou0.W
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