The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-20
ITALIAN NAVY ONE
OF MOST POWERFUL
More Than $50 Warships of
All Glasses Are Now
in Commission.
$4,000 MEN IN SERVICE


enter tho competition for The growth OF
naval power. Her national navy.
formed out Of the existing souadrons
of Sardinia. Tuscany and Naples. stood
the strain Of war OF 1856. and the con-
ditiois IN which tho unity OF the coun-
try had been achieved during tho
Franco-Prussian War OF 1901. to-
sether with tho obvious need of a navy
for a nation with a very extended sea-
coast. animated Italians to great efforts.
Italy succeeded in obtaining individ-
ual vessels OF a high level OF strength
and she re, the example Of building
monster ships. armed with monster
guns. until to-day she 10 Justly ranked
among che important sea Powers.
The Duke OF the Abruzzi. commander
In chief OF the Italian fleet. has adopted
a new system In the composition Of the
feet. which Is no longer divided into
sauadrons. each under the command Of
a Vice. Admiral. but united under one
supreme command consisting OF seven
divisions. each under a Rear Admiral.
The new composition OF the italian feet
implies that In case OF war all the ships
will be together. operating in the same
sea against one enemy. and as the en-
tire feet Is now In the Adrlatic. al
though naturally movements of warships
|" '''h NitfN INV ~ hN't ""'
modified. It Is no mystery that Italy's
enemy will DO Austria.
New NAVAL Organization.
The Italian feet. now fully modified.
Is composed az follows:
Battleship Regina Margherita 1eo5).
1895 tons. four IL inch guns, six 81
inch guns. Flagship OF the fleet. Com
msnder In chief. Duke OF the Abruzzi.
First Division. Dreadnoughts. Rear
Admiral Corsi.-Dante ~.Nlighicri thag-
ship. 1900 tons Ool-,, twelve Il
Inch. twenty ~ inc,, guns: Giullo
Cesare. 1880 tons tsl+). thirteen
IL inch. eighteen ~ Inch guns Leo
nardo da Ninci. 20. 900 tons (l9lD.
thirteen IL inch. eighteen ~ inch guns =:
Nino Bixio tscout), 5000 tons. six ~
inch guns. twenty-five knots. and ten
destroyers. 6i3 tons. one ~ gun. four
IL Founders. thirty knots.
Second Division. Battleships. Rear
Admiral Cutlnelli.-V. Emanuele (fag-
ship. 1885 tons $500. two IL inch.
twelve . inch guns Regina Elena. same
! tonnage. equipment and speed Roma.
} same tonnage. equipment and speed
Napoli. same tonnage equipment and
] speed Quarto tsCout), $500 tons, six
- inch guns. twenty-nine knots, and
zen destroyers, 375 TO 4Is tons, four
! IL FOUNDERS. twenty-nine knots.
] Third Division. First Glass Cruisers
: Rear Admiral Csgni-Pisa tfiagship),
1880 tons r909). four 10 inch, eight -,
: incl guns, twenty-five knots =. Giorgio,
same tonnage. equipment and speed
. Amaln. sam. tonnage. equipment and
! speed san Marco. same tonnage, equip.
. ment and speed MARSHA (scout, $500
e tons, six T., inch guns. twenty-nine
Knots, and eight destroyers, 500 tons. on,
g., inch gun. thirty knots.
Fourth DIVISION. Second Glass Cru,s,
= crs. Rear Admiral Belleni-iariba,d
: 'hagship). 400 ton Gs9s,, one II
y inch. two S inch. fourteen q inch guns
y Nafese. same tonnage and equipment
l. Ferruccio. same tonnage and equipment
> scouts. Agordat and Coatit and ten de
y stroyers.
Fifth Division. Training or Schoo
ships. Rear Admiral Fllomarino-Benc
detto Brin tidgship). 1916 tons csg7l
Tour 10 inch. eight y inch. eight ~ incl
guns, Emanuclc Ffliberto, $500 tons
twelve . inch. six ~ inch guns Sa.n
Bon. $500 tons. twelve 8 inch. six T.
inch guns Carlo Alberto. $500 tons
twelve s inch. six ~ inch guns, an,
eight destroycrs.
sixth Division, old ships, Rear Ad
= miral ratris-Sardegua uhagship)
tSN>-sl). 81 ton Il. l.. guns Lombard
v Liguria. PuglIa and Etna
T. seventh Division. Torpedo Boats AN,
Z, Submarines. Rear Admiral Rifori-vIt
tor pisani (depot shin and n,rshin)
" $500 tons. twelve : inch. six ~ inc
: guns torpedo boats modern. 70 suh
10 marines. 20.
The personnel. including dork var1
and landing parties. amour, TO 100
:. men.
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q.
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ana are eiapleu 10 carry q powerful al
'lahleht. Al 'neIt nuns ana machiner
". nu". 's"'.S 4" poSs'o.e, ~
cru'sers are most hotabie' as they al
id heaN's a,Ihcu' ven arn'oren ana ot goo
< epeeu' Inc i'"''ah nav! mas been con
" pletelS transformed "ithin the last to
e. years ana 81" tSnes OF vessels nave nee
he ''" "'"'''"V' """a'' "e'hs ~
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y no" H'ouerh ana Oh s"ou hshtii'
70 'alue'
g. n normal programme or snip nu'ldin
On ~ s'eao''y executed ana many NesseI
r. 'hc'uuihs seven pa',ieshipb ana Two cru
sers' besides "es'roSers' torpedo poa'
IN ana submarines ar" peins '"ihpl"t''
ray mas thrce nocAyards AZ spcz!
v. naples anu ''n'Cc. =" nrst name
". covers an area OF o.' acr's' mas nVe on
=, uoeNs ana !" tomp'e'''y equipped VII
lie laramie and there is a naval estabiis'