The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-29
BUILDING PROGRAM FOR
UNITED STATES NAVY
Estimates Of Marine Side of Defense
Plan for Five-Year Period Given.
Propose to Spend $500, 482,214.
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Washington.-Off estimates of
the navys part in the administration S
billion-dollar national defense plan
were made public Tuesday by Secre-
tary Daniels. They show that within
five years it is proposed to spend $780,
4S2,214 on construction of new ships,
development of aircraft and the crea-
ton of a huge reserve of ammunition
and guns for the navy.
The five-year building program con-
templates the construction of ten
dreadnoughts and six battle cruisers,
ten scout cruisers, fifty deStroyerS, fiji
ty seagoing submarines, eighty-fiVe
coast defense submarines, four gun
boats, one hospital ship, two ammuni,
ton ships, two fuel oil ships and one
repair ship. The last of these vessels
will be built and in commission late
in 1924.
On naval ammunition it is proposed
to spend $6,OO0,OOO during the five
years, and on reserve munitions $685.
100000. These figures, with the addi-
ton of $4S,518,127 for completion of
ships already authorized or now under
construction, make UP the total of
more than half aobillion dollars to be
expended on the navy, in addition to
the regular budget, which approx
mates $100,OO0,O00 a year.
Secretary Daniels will recommend
this winter the addition to the navy
of 1900 bluejackets, $500 apprentices
and 1900 marines, total of 1880
men.
The building program to be recon-
mended for the five-year period is as
follows:
For 1917 authorized in 1870: Two
dreadnoughts, $15,560,OO0; two battle
cruisers, $11,158,O0O; three scout cruis.
ers, $6,900,000; fifteen destroyers, $10,,
100000; five fleet submarines, $4,425,,
900; twenty-five coast submarines, S..
100000; two gunboats, $760,OOO; one
hospital ship, $1,250,000; one fuel oil
ship, 100000; total, $57,OOS,0OO. (Only
part of total cost of vessels appro,
priated the first year,
For 1918: Two dreadnoughts, $26,.
$4,000; continuing work on two bat,
tie cruisers, $11,921,OOO; one scout
cruiser, $6,35O,OOO; ten destroyers
100000; four fleet submarines, S.,
571,500; fifteen coast submarines, S13,
100000; one gunboat, $1,14O,O 600; con.
tinuing work on hospital ship, $780,,
900; continuing work on fuel ship
$655,250; total, $84,273,750.
For 1919: Two dreadnoughts, $37,
100000; one battle cruiser, $17,5O0,
900; two scout cruisers, $10,000,O0O;
five destroyers, $10,100,000; two fleet
submarines, $5,437,500; fifteen coast
submarines, $9,95OOOO; completing
gunboats, $3SO,OO0.
For 1920: Two dreadnoughts, S97,
100000; two battle cruisers. $17,11S,
500; two scout cruisers, $4,000;
ten destroyers, $1O,3OO,OOO; two fleet
submarines, $4,215,OOO; fifteen coast
submarines, $9,75O,OOO; one ammuni
ton ship, $799,5S7; one fuel ship
100000; total, $89,133,OS7.
For 1921: Two dreadnoughts, $37,
100000; one battle cruiser, $23,46O,
500; two scout cruisers, 100000 900;
ten destroyers, $13, 900; two fleet
submarines, $3,4OO,OOO; fifteen coast
submarines, S9,75O,OOO; one gunboat
$3S0,000; one ammunition ship, $1,766,
600; completing fuel ship, $685., 25O;
one repair ship, $1,175,0OO; total, SOL,
7S6,75O.
The $6,000,0O0 aviation appropria
ton would be divided 100000 fol
the first year and $1,OOO,0O0 for each
year thereafter.