Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-27

cago Daily News.
The present building programs OF
the nations will not he completed I'M
iii about 1873. British losses during
the war would put the United States
very close To- Great Britain Ia the mat
ter az tonnage Of ships Of battle. The
difference being only about 10000
tons
u S. Tonnage is 100000,
The ranking Of the first three ma
tions in ship tonnage when the pres
ent programs are completed would he
Great Briian 1WUm; United
States. 1.GloWo; Japan NWW1.
These tonnage figures include only
first line ship>->itp"r'lr"
battle cruisers. scout cruisers. destroy
crs. submarines and few special
types of ships TIE figures do not
Include second lin. battlc~hipS ships
whose age or lower caliber armament
has made them virtually useless as
modern son fighting machines.
The Development Of the dreadnausht
class made all earlier vessels virtual
IL useless II was easy to demon
strnic that one nf these vessels, with
greater speed ana much Longer range
guns. could stand OF and d'>-r"t
whole fleet of the type Of iigiltina slip
which preceded II.
ANY comparison nf ~ Ioha ~''a
power must Of course be- rciHtet u"
Introduction ~ the >caplane n "a h.if-
Ing uni, ha> put IT new light on The
whole situation. but many naval "X-
pcrt> still are inSi>tent that The true
comparative values If The naVi"S -
IN. world must lac computed from III"
tonnage of the ships Of the first lln".
with particular stress on thu hig gun
vessels such ~ battle cruisers and
up"r'Ircadnnughts.
So.ca!led SECOND line ships still have
their uses IN war. tn" hlnckadng Of
ports nn coast lines certain kinds Of
patrol duty and the raj ling nt com.
tu.rcr-cnrryiug vessels ha> h"eu dem
onstrniad to hc an lmpor ant part OF
maritime warfare. and ihrc ar many
vessels IN the navicS Of III" world wei
fitted Tor this kind of duty This is
particularly iru" of tn" British navy.
ON known figures American big gun
power apparently j. greater Than that
~ the british navy However. III"
number oi lG-Inch guns in the British
navy j. not known and may hc larg"
enough - swing the balance in favor
OF Enslu,d BE- guns include those
Of II inch bore and MP.
5ritain's Tonnage.
Latest figure, show the strength Of
the British navy. already built 10 be-
as follows:
First Tine hallle>hipS, 20. second
line 20 first line battle cruisers, g;
second line. g. first line cruisers .
second line 20 first line light cruisers.
a.: second line. ~; destroyer leaders.
"a: first line drStroyerS. ;2+ second
line I. first line submarines. y SEQ
ond line 81 first line ilcet submarines
Is: second line : cruiser submarine.
!: monitor type submarines .; mir
craft curriers'. g,
In addition 10 this array ~ vessels.
Grcn, Hr,tum ha> ~" following SLIPS
now building:
First line light cruisers >: DESTROYER
leader. iir>; line dcStr"ysrs, ~:
first line nnct submarines = m"ri
tor type submarine. I
Tho total number ~ british ships
in commission listed above i ~.
With au aggregate tonnage - 2li2,-
l46. There are 10 ships under con
>tructlnn. aggrcratius 1850 tons.
The American navy has in commits
sion the following vessels
First line hnttle>hip> 10 second
line. lG: second line cruisers. 10: sec
ond line light cruisers. 3 first line de-
siroycrs. go; second line. 81 first
line submarines 81 second line. 90
first line fleet submarines. =
Listed among the ships building aud
authorized for the United States navy
are the following
First line haitlc>hipS II first line
battle cruisers, O. first line light cruiS
erS. IL: drsi line de>troyer>. IS first
line submarines. ~ first line fleet
submarines. T.
Roughly the tonnage ~ fhr ~
American naval vessels listed aS In
commission * l.1S'Nd of The ships
building. exclusive 81 The submarines
the tonnage Is given ~ Sn+.
Japan's Tonnsoe as6.252
lapan'S proS'W rf'' given a.
follows:
First line hatilc>hir> =. second
line. {; hr>l lht" battle cruisers. 4:
second line. :: first line licll ..ruisrss
6 Scrond line. ! /: first line des'ro'crs
- second 'iue. =" sn..,ud line sub
,riu.. 4.