Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-08-22

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1.-THE figures aow. Germany, then sec
lpAd naval power. boa sted over loo
more ships af all classes than the
United Stats With total tonnage
exceeding tl i of the American navy
lby nearly 2tfl000 tons Great Brit
]afn's fieet that time numbered 4
ltotal ot $50 hips, aggregatfng 2.::.7I5,-
1854 tons, as t1mpared with Germanv's s
262 ships an / 05s.240 ions and The
United State 153 ships and SG0.oi7
lions
Germany. today in third place
among naval powers, has a paper
lnavy al $50 ships Of all types. total
Hing S2G,6S7 ons These figures do
not include german vessels surren-
Iderea 10 the Allies Or Russian vessels
ln the hands e Germans.
Decline of German navy
Regarded from the standpoint Of
tlghang efficiency as distinguished
from number 81 ships and tonnage,
Germany Is outciassed BY both France
and japan, her navy being composed
almost entirely of old anu obsolete
vessels. The pride OF Germany sea
power was surrendered to the Allies
at scapa Flow. where many OF them
were sunk by their officers and crews
Japan, fifth naval power in 1917.
has passed France and Germany both,
and now ranks next to the United
Estates In fighting sea strength The
pactual standing of the naval powers
Eof the world today from the stand
point Of modern fighting strength, ac-.
cording 10. the Navy Departments
Iflgures. ii Great Britain, United
states, Japan. France. Germany. Rus
sia and Italy.
GogpIcsscn SfFsll vessels now build
ing and projected will add 219 hsips
totaling 5Oo.O00a tons TO the British
navy. as compared with 349 ships and
l.f16.3S9 tons Tor the United States.
COS ships. totalIing 2,117,922 tons;
Japan. no ships 7s5 .23s tons France
253 ships. 10. .227 tons. and Germany.
f63 ships. measuring 1924 tons
A al result OF The great torpedo boat
destroyer building programme carried
ont by the United States during the
war the American navy now includes
more than l50 dnstroyers of the fast
est and latest gpe. with nearly 200
more building b contracted for. Great
Britain owns about 425 or this type Of
vessel. many Of them old and Of little
modern naval value, and has about
lilo building OF authorized Germany's i
destroyer force has been SO reduced
as 70 make 1t q negligible factor. jap
IN owns forty modern destroyers, ac-
cording to best AVAILABLE figures. and
has about twenty under construction
Growing Power Of Yankee Fleets
The United states has thirty-six
Ibattleships capable Of holding d place
| Iii modern battle line and not in
Ecluding d number Of old type battle
ships listed for ale or the scrap heap
Thirteen of the most modern battle
ships in the word are under construc-
Ition for the United States and SIX
battle cruisers are authorized and Will
be completed ii the next three years.
Japan has thirteen battleships and
seven battle cruisers completed and
four battle cruisers under construc-
ltion or authorized Germany retains
thirty hattleshGps and one battle
leruiser. most oi which are of practis
cany no naval value, and has two
battleships and three battle cruisers
laid down. on which construction has
been stopped France has eighteen
battieships and no battle cruisers
4 completed and FIVE battlesllips and
tour battle cruisers under construc-
tfon
/ Completion b the present building
programmes WI find the following
lineup of maj9r ships Great Brit
lain. fifty-fye b tieships and thirteen
battle cruisers United States, forty
nine battleship and six battle cruis-
ers; Japan. thirteen battieships and
eleven battle cruisers; Germany. thir-
i Ity-two battieslps and four battle
Icraisers. still sgljact to the final nav
Lal peace terms and France twenty
three battleshps ansl fnnr battle
crnisers.
Great Britain leads the world In
Icruiser and ligi Nsruiser strength with
j total of lis sseis Of these types,
as compared VII thirty for the United
Estates. twenty sht FOR JapaE. thirty
seven FOR Geya ~ and nfleiesn for
France.
Two naval psvers formerly Of con-
siderable strens i. In addition to Ger
many, have bess al least temporarily
eliminated as q result Of the war. RUS
sia and Austria Iungary's sen forces
lhaye been dempfalized The insignia
cant Turkish naraI power IS held by
I the Allies.