N. L . ST EBE NS

Introduct ion byTHE ADM IRAL OF THE NAVY GEORGE D EWEY,

U . S . N .

W ith a Supplement on

THE REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE

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an A rt icle byCAPTA IN PRESTON H . UBERROTH ,

R . C . S .

NEW YO R K

OUTING PUB L I S H ING C OMPANYM C M X I I

Co pyright 1912

Ou t in g Pub l ishin g Com pany

A l l R ights R eserved

PREFACE

N p resen t i ng th i s co l lect ion o f p i c tu res o f Ou r New Navy,i t i s hop ed th at i t m ay to

some ex ten t a i d i n b ri ng i ng home to the p e0 p 1e o f the Un i ted S ta tes a rea l i z at ion o fthe p rogress th a t h as been made du ring the l as t twen ty-five yea rs i n bu i lding up afo rce o f de fende rs upon the sea wh i ch i s s econd i n power to bu t one nat ion on the

globe,and i n i ts p e rsonne l— f rom i ts h ighes t offi ce r to i ts lowes t s eaman— second to none .

W i th few excep t ion s,these p i ctu res a re rep roduc t ions o f pho tog raph s made by the

Au tho r p e rsona l ly,many be ing the offic i al pho tograph s made a t the trials o f the sh ip s , and i n

the comp i lat ion o f the wo rk he h as rece ived grea t encou ragemen t f rom the offic i a l s o f the N avyDep a rtmen t and the offi ce rs o f the Se rv i ce . H e i s esp ec i a l ly i ndeb ted to the B u reau o f Cons t ruct ion and R ep a i r fo r the u se o f i ts p ub l i c a t ions and fo r d ata fu rn i shed . H e a l so wi shes to

acknowledge the ass i s tance rende red by the offi c i a l s o f the R evenue Cu tte r Se rv i ce i n fu rn i sh i ngda ta fo r the po rt ion o f th e book re l ati ng to th a t se rv i ce

,wh i ch i s so va luabl e an ad"unct to the

N avy i n t ime o f war and in peace i s o f such inva luabl e as s i s tance to th e sh ipp i ng a long ou rcoas ts . The a im in eve ry case i s to show rep resenta t ive typ es , photog raphs o f a l l th e vessel s no tbe i ng p rocu rab le .

The th anks o f the au tho r a re a lso due to the Fo re R ive r Sh i pbu i lding Company and theE lec tri c B oa t Company fo r photograph s and i n fo rma t ion fu rn i shed .

The da ta accompanying the p i ctu res has been comp i l ed f rom offi c i a l publ i c at ion s , andca refu l ly revi sed and co r rected by compe ten t au tho ri ty . The Au tho r the refo re hopes th a t the

vo lume may no t on ly p rove o f i n te res t to the g en e ra l pub l i c , bu t may b e cons i de red a re l i ablebook o f re fe rence by thos e immed i a te ly in te r es ted in Naval a ff a i rs .

N. L . STEBB INS .

B os ton,1912.

INT R O D UCT I ON

THE ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY

I n add i t ion to the i r p atrio t ic app eal , the pho tog raph s p ubl i shed in th i s vo lume a re eu

t i tl ed to g en eral i n te res t fo r the reason that they i l lus tra te a deve lopmen t in naval sh ip bu i ld i ngun r iva led i n any e"u a l p e riod o f the wo rld ’s h i s to ry.

The i nc rease i n the tonn age o f sh i p s— f rom to tons— i s a conven ien t indexo f th i s developmen t ; bu t , cons i de red by i tse l f , i t g ives a meage r concep t ion o f the ch anges th a tthe p as t th i rty yea rs h ave wrough t . The vas t bu lk o f ou r l ates t ba ttlesh i p s i s bu t i nc i den ta lto the c reat ion o f the mode rn weapons o f n aval warfa re th a t a re moun ted on the i r decks . Thes i z e o f sh i p s h as grown in p ace wi th the growth o f n ava l o rdn ance : to suppo rt ou r own gunsand to ca rry a rmo r th at sh a l l repe l the ass au l t o f ou r enemy’s b atte ri es . M ode rn gun s we reconceive

‘d to meet the'

possibi l i ties o f modern powde r, and mode rn tu rrets to man ipu la te tho semode rn gun s . M ode rn powde r might neve r h ave been though t o f bu t fo r mode rn a rmo r , wi thwhi ch o ld powder cou ld no lon g e r compete . To p rope l the mass tha t ca rri es ou r mode rn gunsand mode rn a rmo r comes power f rom modern bo i le rs ; wi th mode rn eng i nes to h a rnes s and app ly i t . And so the s to ry goes— l ike the "H ouse th a t Jack B u i l t.

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To the young men o f to -day,and p a rt icu l a rly to thos e begi nn ing a ca ree r i n the n avy

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the re shou ld be a s timu lus fo r th e imaginat ion in the h i s to ry wh i ch th ese pho tograph s p resen t .The re i s a deepe r mess age— and one wh i ch we s trive to commun i cate— fo r those o f u s who h aveseen the e lec tri c ammun i t ion ho i s t deve loped from the powde r monkey

,and the au tomob i l e to r

pedo sub st i tu ted fo r the cu tl as s as the l as t reso rt i n h and to h and engagemen ts .

M arch 12,1912.

H ISTORICAL

A fter the C iv i l W ar ou r coun try was bus i ly occup ied w i th the developmen t o f i ts in ternal resources , and for along per iod no approp r iat ions were made fo r i ncreas ing the N avy - sh ip s and g uns were o f the C iv i l War per iod wi ththe de ter io ra t ion due to age and use.

O ther coun tr ies , part icularly Eng land and France , p rofi t ing by the lessons o f ou r war,were rep lacing the i r

wooden sh ips w i th i roncl ads. The B essemer process so lessened the cos t o f produc t ion o f s teel , tha t i t soon rep lacedi ron in sh ip and gun construc t ion .

Our wooden sh ips w i th cas t i ron smoo th bo re guns were exchang ing cour tes ies w i th s tee l sh ips armed w i thbreech-load ing r i fl es , fly ing the flag o f smal l nat ions , wh i le the weal th and resources o f the Un i ted S ta tes were theenvy o f every na t ion o f the g lobe ; i n fact , o u r excess revenue was bank ing up th e currency o f the coun try in thetreasury vaul ts , and unless some leg i t ima te means o f increa s ing expend i tures was adop ted , the revenue from impor tdu t ies woul d have to be reduced .

P ers isten t e ffo r t o f N aval Officers aroused publ ic i n teres t i n the Navy , and in 1883 Cong ress au tho r ized thecons truct ion o f three cru isers and on e despa tch boa t to be bu i l t o f domes t i c s teel . John Roach , Ches ter , Penna . , wasawarded the con tract

,and the cons truct ion o f ou r new N avy beg an .

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first o f these vessel s to be comple ted , i n 1885 , was the despatch boat D o lph in o f moderate speed andarmed wi th one 6- inch r i fle and a few rap id - fire g uns , and i t i s in teres t i ng to no te that her fi rs t command ing officerwas Commander Geo rg e D ewey , n ow the Admiral o f th e N avy , who thus in troduced to the wo rld The New N avyand has now hono red th is vo lume by wri t ing i ts in troduc t ion to the publ ic.

A fterward,i n 1888 , the D o lphin was despa tched on a tr ip around the wo rld , be ing absen t for abou t two years.

At th i s t ime , i n common w i th o ther vessels o f the Navy,she was pa in ted b lack , and when in the Ind ian Ocean the hea t

i n the quar ters be low decks was almo s t unbea rab le . "

H er commander a t tha t t ime , Commander G. F . F . W i l de, or

dered the top-s ides pa in ted wh i te , wi th the resul t tha t the tempera tu r e was reduced a number o f deg rees . Th is wasreally the incep t ion o f the idea tha t resul ted in the

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Wh i te Squadron , wh i te sho r tly be ing adop ted as the co lo r for thevessel s o f the Navy in t ime o f p eace.

In 1908 the presen t sla te co lo r was perm an en tly adop ted for al l vesse l s o f the N avy. I t makes the vessel muchless consp icuous when a t sea and is m o re economical .

The D o lph i n was soon fo l lowed by the c ru isers At lan ta ,""Bos ton and Ch icago , and later by the Yo rk

town . These vessels formed wha t was known as the Squadron o f Evo l u t ion , popu larly cal led the Wh i te S"uadron , andwere later jo ined by the B al t im ore ,

" "Ph i ladelph ia ,

""San Francisco and Newark , larg er vessel s , wi th heav ie rarmamen ts . Th is s"uadron , wi th i ts cru ises along the Atlan t ic seaboard call ing a t the pr inc ipa l po rts , a ttracted mucha t ten t ion and awakened a new in terest i n our N avy.

In 1893 the armo red cru iser New Yo rk was completed and , represen t ing as she d i d the la tes t ideas in purelyAme r i can des ig n an d con s truct ion , a ro used g rea t i n teres t i n fo re ign nav ies . When , a t the open ing o f the K a iser W i lhelm Canal , at K iel , Germ any , i n 1895 , the g reat naval powers each sen t several o f the i r lates t sh ips to pa r t ic ipa te i n thecelebrat ion , the New York in comm and o f Cap ta in— afterwards Rear-Admi ral— Rob ley D . Evans , was flag sh ip o f the

.U. S . S"uadron , and , by reason o f her g eneral appeearance and many new appl iances , el i c i ted much favo rable commen tfrom the rep resen tat ives o f '

o ther na t ions.She was v i s i ted by many naval o fficers and o thers o f h igh rank , includ ing the German Emperor , from whom the

electr i c ins tal l at ion for l igh t and ven t i la t ion cal led for th spec i al commenda t ion .

The evo lu t ion o f the Amer ican ba t tlesh ip now commenced wi th the Texas and the M a ine,fo llowed by the

class represen ted by the Massachuse t ts and the Oregon , the la t ter o f wh ich , i n 1898 , g ave such a sp lend id exampleo f the efficiency o f ou r N avy

’s personnel by her run from San Franc isco to the Gul f o f M ex ico,s topp ing on ly for coal ,

and repo r t ing to Admiral Sampson , on her arr ival , i n perfec t cond i t ion and ready for any serv i ce.Th i s ba t tlesh ip flee t has been inc reased from year to year , the vessels increas ing i n s ize , speed and we igh t o f

armamen t,un t i l we have arr ived a t the class o f the Flo r i da and the U tah , o f over tons

, n ow i n commiss ion ,wi th the latest au tho r ized , the Oklahoma and the N evada o f tons , each carry ing ten four teen- inch guns ,j us t con tracted for. These las t two vessels wil l be fi tted for the use o f o il exclus ive ly , for fuel .

M eanwh i le i n the o ther classes o f vessel s the advance has been e"ual ly rap id . Armored cru isers may be l ikenedto a bat tl esh ip i n wh i ch the de fens ive qual i t ies are decreased by reducing the th ickness o f the armo r pro tec t ion and theo ff ens ive"ual i t ies , and by reducing the s ize o f the main bat tery g uns . The weig ht thus saved goes to mach i nery andfuel supply

,thus increas ing the speed and s team ing rad ius . Of th i s class we have an e ff ect ive flee t

,rep resen ted in i ts

l a tes t developmen t by vessels of the types o f the Co lorado and the Nor th Caro l i na.P ro tected cru isers , such as the Charles ton , have s t i ll l ess armo r—merely suffic ien t , i n fac t , for the p ro tect ion

o f the mach i nery.The la test add i t ions to our cru iser class are the three scou t c ru isers B i rm ingham ,

""Salem and Ches ter

,wi th

a speed o f twen ty- five kno ts , or mo re . These vessel s are des igned p r imar ily , as the i r name imp l ies , to act as scou ts forthe ba t tlesh ip flee t

,scour ing the sea in search o f the enemy , and , hav i ng located him , to carry the in fo rma t ion a t the i r

h ighes t speed to the commander o f the ba tt lesh ips . Advan tag e was taken o f the s im i lar i ty o f des ign in these th ree vessels to tes t ou t the P arsons and Cur t i s turb ines , as compared wi th the o rd inary rec ip roca t ing eng ines.

The torpedo has now come to be reckoned the mo s t fo rmidable o f the naval weapons o f o ffense , and from i tsadop t ion has been evo lved the g rea t flee t o f vessel s adap ted to i ts use wh i ch now forms su ch an impo r tan t par t o f everymodern navy .

The firs t to rpedoes were explos ives carr ied in a me tal case on the end o f a spar in th e bow o f a launch , and e xploded on con tac t o r by a lo ck ' s tr ing I t was wi th a to r pedo o f th i s type tha t L i eu tenan t Cush ing , b lew upth e Con federa te ironclad Albemarle . The to rpedo n ow i n mos t g eneral use , the Wh i tehead , i s twen ty—one i nches ind iame ter and ove r s ix teen fee t long , and charg ed wi th abou t 200 pounds o f g un co t ton . The i n troduct ion o f these torpedoes l ed to th e cons truct ion o f to rpedo boa ts , smal l enough to be inconsp icuous , and o f g rea t speed to en able

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dash forward when d iscovered and g et wi th in e ffect ive rang e before be ing destroyed .

Our fi rs t s tep , in es tab l ish ing a flee t o f th ese boats was the.

pu rchase by the Governmen t o f the s team yach t ,S t iletto , a speed boat bu i l t as an exper imen t by the H erresho ffs. Th i s led to a pl ac ing o f an o rder w i th the same

firm for ou r fi rs t torpedo boa t , th e Cush ing ,wh ich was on e hund red and th i r ty-n ine fee t long , one hund red and five

tons d isplacemen t , wi th a speed o f twen ty- two kno ts . a ba t te ry o f th ree on e—pou nd ers and two to rpedo tubes , wh i le thelates t type o f destroyer , o f wh ich several are now under cons truct ion , i s three hundred fee t long , and over one thousand

tons d isplacemen t. They have five four- inch g uns and three twin e igh teen- i nch tubes , wi th a speed o f over th irty kno ts.The later boa ts o f th i s class have been fi t ted fo r burn ing o il for fuel , i t hav ing proved super io r to coal .

The torpedo boats were a form idab le add i t ion to harbo r defense in the i r menace to an a t tacking o r blockad ingflee t

,wh ich l ed to the instal lat ion on the sh ips o f numerous search l ights to render the detec t ion o f the i r approach poss i

bl e,wh i le rap id-fi re guns , moun ted to command any ang le o f approach , were p rov ided to g ive a ha i l o f she lls to des troy

Th e torpedo boats , on accoun t o f the i r smal l s ize , were restr icted to the v i c in i ty o f the coas t , and a larger type o fvessel , hav ing g rea ter speed and termed torpedo bo a t destroyers , was bu i l t to accompany the batt lesh ips to sea and actas a p ro tec t ion to the larg er vessels ag ains t the attacks o f the to rpedo boa ts.M an has long s tr iven to p roduc e a boa t tha t cou l d be nav ig ated under water , and wi th modem means o f propu l

s ion—the in ternal combus t ion g aso lene eng ine and e lectr ic i ty— th i s has been a t las t accompl ished . In the submarine torpedo boat , o f wh ich o u r Navy includes a la rg e flee t , the dre am o f Jules Verne , as po r trayed in h is novel , Twen ty Thousand L eagu es Under the Sea , seems close to real izat ion .

These craft have , as shown in the i l lustrat ions , a ro und po in ted hul l , wi th a low, fla t deck and conn ing tower ,and torpedo tube in the bow. They are prope l led on the surface by g aso lene eng ines , and be low the surface by electr ic mo tors run from s to rage bat ter ies , g iv ing a speed on the su rface o f abou t fourteen kno ts and submerg ed n ine kno ts.When runn ing a shor t d is tance below the surface o f the water a tube called a per iscope , carry ing mirro rs , proj ectsabove the surface and g ives a v iew o f the hor izon .

In add i t ion to the types o f vesse ls above enumerated , al l nav ies have a number o f vessel s o f varying s ize knownas gun boats. Ord inar i ly our vesse ls o f th i s cl ass are employed in looking ou t for Amer ican in terests i n var ious par tso f the world , part i cu l arly in Wes t Ind ian , Cen tral American and Ch inese po r ts. Some o f them ,

such as the H el ena,

are o f very shal low draf t fo r serv ice in r ivers and are fi t ted w i th mil i tary masts carry ing rap id- fi re g uns for fir ing overthe r iver banks .

A necessary accompan imen t to th e ba t tlesh ip flee t are auxi l i ary vesse ls to carry suppl ies , e tc. The mos t impor tan to f these are the co l l iers , the lates t type o f wh ich i s the Nep tun e class , wh i ch a re each capabl e o f carrying twelve thousand tons o f coal fo r the fleet . Then there are the supply sh ips carry ing s to res , and fi t ted wi th refr ig era t ing plan ts , andthe ho sp i tal sh ips , fi t ted fo r the care o f larg e numbers o f s ick. Al so a repa ir sh ip , fi t ted as far as poss ib l e , for do ingthe wo rk o f a mach ine shop .

Al l these var ious c lasses , when g athered tog ether in o ne homog eneous who le , fo rm tha t wonderful ly powerfularm o f modern warfare , the Figh t ing Flee t .

In armamen ts , the g rowth in s ize o f g uns in recen t yea rs may be real ized , when i t i s sa i d tha t the heav ies t gunsin ou r flee t i n the bat t le o f San t i ago were th i rteen- inch , o f th i r ty- fi ve cal ibers , or th i r ty- e igh t fee t i n l eng th , throwinga p ro j ect i le we igh ing pounds , wh i le tho se o f the lates t type o f ba t t lesh ip a r e fo u r teen inch , o f fo r ty- five cal ibers , orove r fi f ty fee t long , throwing a pro j ect i le we igh i ng pounds , and wi th an ex treme range o f abou t twelve miles .

In mach inery and bo i l ers the advance has been as g rea t as in o ther l ines . The o ld ho r izon tal recip ro cat ingeng i ne has been replaced by the modern ver t ical tr ip le expans ion , wh ich , i n turn has been fo l lowed , though no t ye t supplan ted , by the turb i ne , o f wh ich the Parsons , an Eng l ish inven t ion , and the Cur t i s , a purely Amer ican p roduct , arethe bes t known types.

In bo i lers the cyl in dr ical , o r Sco tch type , has been almos t en t i rely supplan ted by the watertube bo i l ers , o f wh ichthe B abco ck and W i lcox , o f Am er ican m anu facture , i s p rob ably the mo s t fami l iar . In th is typ e o f bo i ler the wa ter i s i nsmal l tubes so arrang ed as to fo rm a fire box , and on acco u n t o f the g rea t hea t i ng surface , s team can be qu ick ly ra isedwh i le the construct ion al lows a pressure o f over two hundred pounds.

D ur ing recen t years m uch a tten t ion has been g i ven to i ncreas ing the qual i ty o f marksmansh ip , many days dur ingeach p rac t ice

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cru ise hav i ng been devo ted to gun p rac t ice , w i th the resul t tha t ou r reco rd for marksmansh ip s tandsahead o f the worl d .

The efli c iency o f the eng ine and fire-room fo rces has been wel l i llus tra ted by the run o f the Oregon , befo rere ferred to , and by the cru ise o f the ba t tl esh ip flee t around the wor ld , when the sh ips re turned home wi th their

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ch ine ry in as good , o r be tter cond i t ion than when they sa i led .Thus

,i n th e sho r t space o f twen ty—seven years , has the Un i ted S ta tes , by the bu i l d ing o f a powerfu l and effi cien t

Navy ,r isen from on e o f the leas t o f th e naval powers to one o f the fo remo s t ; and in no be tter way can th is evo lu t ion be

seen than in th e p ic tures o f ou r fig ht ing sh ip s , from the s"uadron o f evolu t ion down to the new D readnaugh ts , wh ichcompo se th i s vo lume .

R E I D R E I D

Showin g wake when tu rn in g at kn ots .

B ow wave a t 32 kn ots.

RE I D —I I EAD ON

A 1 4 INCH , 4 5 CALIBRE GUN

Leng th 5 3 feet 6 inches . Weight tons . Shel l 1 40 0 l bs . Charge 365 l bs . Muzzl e ve lo city 2 60 0 feet per second . Muzzl een ergy foo t tons . Co st o f firing , "se rv ice charge) Ext reme range yards . Co st o f gu n ,

Photograph fu rn ished by H on . Geo . A . Lo ud , o f Committee on Nav a l Aff airs , for whom it was taken .

PLAN OF THE NEVADA AND OKLAHOMA SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF GUNS

CONST ITUTION NEW HAMPSH IREBui lt in 1 797 Buil t in 1 8 1 7

HARTFORDBui l t 1 8 5 8

KEARSARGE ENTERPR ISEBuil t i n 1 86 1 Built i n 1 8 76

TYPICAL VESSELS OF THE OLD NAVY

SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION "TH E WH ITE SQUADRON) AT BAR HARBOR ,AUG .

, 1 89 1

BATTLESHIPS AT ANCHOR IN HUDSON RIVER ,YORK , NOV . 1 9 1 1

SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION , LEAVING BAR HARBOR ,AUG . 2 6 , 1 89 1

Copy righ t , Picto rial News C0 .,1 90 7

BATTLESH IP FLEET ,LEAVING HAMPTON ROADS ,

1 90 7

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BOSTON "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement , to ns . Length

,2 77 feet 5 inches . Beam , 42 feet 2 inches . Draft , 1 6 feet l o inehes . Engines

,1 ho rizo ntal com

pou nd ; bo i lers , 8 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed at t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , two 8 -inch ; six 6 -inch,unde r 4-inch

th i rteen . Complemen t , 2 2 o ffi cers , 2 5 0 men . Buil t by John Roach,Chester

,Pa .

, 1 8 8 7 . Pho tograph taken, 1 89 1 .

At bat tle o fManila Bay , 1 898 . Same class , Atlanta . Assigned to Oregon Naval M ilit ia

,1 9 1 1 .

ATLANTA "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Length , 2 77 feet 5 inches . Beam , 42 feet 2 inches . Draft , 1 6 feet 1 0 i nches . Eng i nes , 1 ho rizontal tri ple

expansio n ; bo i lers , 4 Babco ck Wilcox , 2 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed at tri al"mean ) , kno ts . Armament, two 8 -inch ,

six 6 "inch , under 4-inch th i rteen . Complement , 2 2 o ffi cers , 2 5 0 m en . Buil t by John Roach,Chester

, Pa ., 1 8 83 .

Pho tograph taken ,1 890 . Used as barrack sh ip at Charleston Navy Yard

, 1 9 1 1 .

CHICAGO "Pro tected Cruiser)

Displacement , tons . Length , 3 2 5 feet . Beam , 48 feet 2% inches . Draft , 1 9 feet .Engi nes , 2 ho rizo ntal t riple expansion ;

bo i lers , 6 Babcock 8: Wilcox , 4 Sco tch .Ho rsepower , Speed at t ri al , 1 8 kno ts"est imated ) . Armamen t , fo ur 8 - in eh , fourteen

5-inch , under 4-inch fourteen .

Complement , 1 8 o ffi cers , 4 1 1 men .

1 8 89 . Assigned to

Naval Mil i tia , Mass ,1 9 1 0 .

Buil t by John Roach Sons , Cheste r , Pa .,

Pho tograph taken , 1 90 3 .

YORKTOWN "Gunbo at)Displacement , to ns . Length , 2 30 feet . Beam , 36 fee t . Draft , 1 4 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed at t ri al "mean ) ,kno ts . Armament , six 6 -inch , unde r 4-inch ten . Complement , 14 o ffi cerS , 1 8 1 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co .

,Ph il adelph ia

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Pa . , 1 8 89 . Pho tograph taken, 1 8 89 .

MAINE "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Leng th , 3 1 8 feet . Beam , 5 7 feet . Draft , 2 1 feet 6 i nche s . Eng i nes , 2 vertical t riple expansion ; bo i lers ,

8 Sco tch . Ho rsepowe r , Speed on trial"mean ) , kn o ts . Armament,four 1 0 -inch

,six 6 -i nch

,under 4-inch fifteen . Com

plement , 3 1 o ffi cers and 343 men . Buil t at New Yo rk Navy Yard , 1 895 . Pho tograph taken , 1 896 . Blown up in Havana Harbo r ,February 1 5 , 1 898 .

TEXAS "later San Ma rcos) "Battleship)Displacement

,tons . Length , 30 1 feet 4 inches .

h

B eam,64 feet 1 inch . Draft , 2 2 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 2 verti cal t riple

expansio n ; bo ilers , 4 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts. Armament, two 1 2 - inch

,six 6 - i nch

,under

4- inch twenty-two . Complement , 30 o ffi cers and 3 59 men . Buil t by No rfo l k Navy Yard

,No rfo l k

, Va . , 1 895 . Pho tograph taken,

1 899 . Was in battle o f Santiago , 1 898 . Used as target and sunk, 1 9 1 0 .

MASSACHUSETTS "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Length , 348 feet . Beam , 69 feet 3 inches . Draft , 2 4 feet . Engines , 2 vertical triple expansion ; 130 1l 8

,

8 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed o n tri a l"mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , four 13 -inch , eigh t 8 - inch , under 4-i nchsixteen . Complement , 34 o ffi cers and 6 7 1 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co . , Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . , 1 896 . Pho tog raph taken on

trial, 1 896 . Has o ne cage mast and one mili tary mast , 19 1 1 .

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OREGON "Battleship)Displacemen t

,to ns . Length , 348 feet . Beam , 69 feet 3 i nches . Draft , 2 4 feet . Engi nes , 2 ve rtical triple expansion ; bo i lers ,

4 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed on t ri al "mean ) , kno ts . Armament,four 1 3 -inch , eigh t 8 - lnch , under 4- inch six teen .

Complement , 34 o ffi cers and 6 7 1 men . Bui l t by Unio n I ro n Wo rks , San Francisco ,Calif

, 1 896 . Was at battle o f Santiago , 1 898 .

Has o ne cage mast,and one mil i tary mast

, 1 9 1 1 .

IOWA "Battleship)Displacement , to ns . Leng th , 360 feet . Beam , 72 feet 2% i nches . Draft , 24 feet . Eng i nes , 2 ve rtical t riple expansion ;bo i lers , 5 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed on tri al "mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t

,four

.

1 2 - inch,eigh t 8 - inch

,ten 4-inch ,

under 4-inch four . Complement , 34 offi cers and 646 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons , Phl ladelphl a , Pa ., 1 897 .

Pho tog raphtaken , 19 1 1 . Was in battle o f Santiago,1 898 .

WISCONSIN "Battlesh ip)Draft

,2 3 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 2 vertical t ripl eArmament , four 1 3 - inch

,fourteen 6 - i nch ,

acemen t , tons . Le ngth , 368 feet . Beam , 72 feet 2 % i nche s .

5 , San Francisco , Cal . , 190 1 . Has two cagen ; bo i lers , 8 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno t s .

Complement , 34 o ffi cers and 66 2 men .Buil t by Union I ron Wo rkmasts , 1 9 1 1 .

D ispl

expansio

under 4"i nch eigh t .

KEARSARGE "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Le ngth , 368 feet . Beam , 72 feet inches . Draft , 2 3 feet 6 i nches. Eng i nes , 2 vertica l t ri ple expan

sion ; bo i lers , 8 Mo sher . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 13 - inch,four 8 -inch

,eigh teen

5 - inch , under 4- inch four , and one 1 8 -irl ch to rpedo tube . Complement , 34 offi cers and 69 1 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuildingDry Dock Co . ,

Newpo rt News , Va . , 1 899 . Pho tograph taken o n tria l , 1 899 , at kno ts . Same class , Kentucky . Has twocage masts , 19 1 1 .

KENTUCKY "Battlesh ip)Displacement , to ns . Length , 368 feet . Beam , 72 feet inches . Draft , 2 3 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 2 ve rtical triple expansio n ; bo ilers , 8 Mo sher . Ho rsepower , Speed o n t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 1 3 - inch

,four 8 -inch , eighteen

5 - inch , under 4-inch four . Complement, 34 o ffi cers and 664 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbui lding Dry Do ck Co .

, Newpo rtNews

, Va .,1 899 . Pho tog raph taken o n t ri al , 1 899 , at kno ts . Has two cage masts , 1 9 1 1 .

ALABAMA "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,to ns . Length , 368 feet . Beam , 72 feet inches . Draft , 2 3 feet 6 inches . Engi nes , 2 vert i ca l tri ple expan

sio n ; bo i lers , 8 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 1 3 - i nch , fou rteen 6 -inch , under4-inch eigh t . Complement , 34 o ffi ce rs and 662 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co . , Phi l adelphia , Pa . , 1 90 0 . Pho tograph taken ,

190 0 . Same class , I l l ino is and Wisconsin . Has two cag e masts , 1 9 1 1 .

ILLINOIS "Battleship)

Le ngth , 368 feet . Beam , 72 feet 2% inches . Draft , 2 3 fee t6 i nches . Eng ines , 2 vertica l t riple expan

Speed on t rial "mean ) , kn o t s. Armament , four 1 3 - inch,fourteen 6 -inch , under

o rt News Sh ipbui lding Dry Dock Co . ,Newpo rt News , Va . ,

Has two cage mast s , 1 9 1 1 .

Displacement , 1 1 , 5 5 2 tons .sion ; bo i lers , 8 Mo sher . Ho rsepower ,4

-inch eigh t . Complement , 34 offi cers and 662 men .Buil t by Newp

1 90 1 .Pho tograph taken on trial , 1 90 1 , at kno ts .

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MISSOURI "Battlesh ip )Displacement

,1 2 , 5 00 to ns . Length , 3 8 8 feet . Beam , 72 fee t inches . Draft , 2 3 feet 1 1 i nches . Engines , 2 ve rtical t riple expan

sio n ; bo i lers , 1 2 T ho rnyc ro f t . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , fo ur 1 2 - inch,sixteen 6 - inch

,

under 4- inch ten . Two 1 8 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 44 o ffi cers and 75 5 -men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuilding 8: DryDock Co . ,

Newpo rt News , Va .,190 3 . Pho tograph taken on tria l , 1 90 3 , at kno ts.

MISSOURI "Battlesh ip)Pho tograph taken , 1 9 1 1 . After al teratio ns.

VIRGINIA "Battlesh ip )Displacement

,to ns . Length , 435 feet . Beam , 76 feet . 2 1/2 i nches . Draft , 2 3 feet 9 i nches . Eng i nes , 2 vertical triple expan

sion ; bo i lers , 2 4 N ic lau sse . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 1 2 -inch , eight 8 - inch,twelve

6 - inch , under 4-i nch sixteen , and four 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 49 o ffi cers and 8 5 7 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh i pbuilding Dry Dock Co . ,

Newpo rt News , Va . ,1 90 6 . Pho tograph taken on t rial

,1 90 5 , at kno ts . Same class

,New Jersey

,

Geo rgi a , Rho de I sland and Nebraska .

VIRGINIA "Battleship)Pho tograph taken , 1 9 1 0 . After al teratio ns .

OHIO "Battleship)Displacement , tons . Length , 38 8 feet . Beam , 72 feet inches . Draft , 2 3 feet 7 i nches. Engi nes , 2 vertical t riple expansio n ; bo i lers , 1 2 T horn y cro f t . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,four 1 2 - inch

,sixteen 6 - inch

,

under 4-i nch ten ,and two 1 8 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 44 o ffi cers and 75 5 men . Buil t by Unio n I ro n \Vo rks , San Fran

cisco , Cal . , 1 90 4 . Photograph taken, 19 1 1 .

RHODE ISLAND "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Length , 43 5 feet . Beam , 76 feet 2% inches . Draft , 2 3 feet 9 inche s . Engines , 2 vert ical t rip

sio n ; bo i lers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed on tria l"mean ) , kno ts . Armament,four 1 2 -inch

, e ig fi

twelve 6 -inch , under 4- inch sixteen , and four 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 49 o ffi cers and 8 5 7 men . Buil t by FSh ipbuilding Co . , Quincy , Mass , 190 6 . Pho tograph taken

,19 1 0 .

NEW JERSEY""Battlesh ip )

Displacement , to ns . Length , 43 5 fee t . Beam , 76 feet 2% i nche s . Draft , 2 3 feet 9 i nches . Engines , 2 vertical triple expansion ; bo i lers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilcox . Ho rsepower , Speed o n t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,four 1 2 -inch

,eigh t 8 - inch

twelve 6 - inch , under 4- inch six teen,and four 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complemen t , 49 o ffi cers and 8 5 7 men . Buil t by Fo re R iver

Sh ipbuilding Co . , Quincy , Mass ,1 90 6 . Pho tograph taken

,1 90 6 .

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GEORGIA "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Length , 43 5 feet . Beam , 76 feet 2% i nches . Draft , 2 3 feet 9 i nches . Eng ines , 2 vertical t riple expan

sion ; bo ilers , 2 4 Niclausse . Ho rsepower , Speed o n t ri al"mean ) , kno ts . Armament,four 1 2 - inch

,eigh t 8 -inch

,twe lve

6 - inch,under 4 - inch sixteen

,and four 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes. Complement , 5 2 o ffi cers and 8 8 8 men . Buil t by Bath I ro n Wo rks

,

Bath , Me .,1 90 6 . Pho tograph taken

,1 9 1 1 .

NEBRA SKA "Battleship )Displacement

,to ns . Length , 435 feet . Beam ,

"6 feet i nches . Draft , 2 3 feet 9 i nches . Engin es , 2 vert ica l t riple expan

sio n ; bo il ers , 1 2 Babco ck Wi l co x . Ho rsepower , Speed o n t rial"mean ) , kno t s . Armament , four 1 2 - inch,eigh t 8 - in ch

,

twelve 6 -inch , under 4-inch twenty -four , and four 2 1 - inch to rpedo tube s . Complement, 49 o ff i ce rs and 8 5 7 men . Buil t by Mo ran

B ro thers , Seatt le , Wash , 1 90 7 . Pho tograph taken , 19 1 1 .

CONNECT I CUT "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Length , 450 feet . Beam , 76 feet 1 0 i nche s . Draft

,2 4 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 2 vertical triple expan

tio n ; bo i lers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepowe r , Speed o n t rial "mean ) , kno ts . Armament,four 1 2 - inch

,eight

8 -inch , twelve 7 - inch , under 4- inch twenty-four , and four 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 5 7 offi cers and 956 men . Buil t byNavy Yard , New Yo rk , 1 90 6 . Pho tograph taken , 19 1 0 .

VERMONT "Battlesh ip )Displacement

,tons . Length , 450 feet . Beam , 76 feet 1 0 inches . Draft , 2 4 feet 6 inches . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansion ;

bo i lers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilcox . Speed o n t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , four 1 2 -ineh ,eigh t 8 - inch

,

twelve 7-inch , unde r 4- inch twenty -four , and four 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 49 offi cers and 90 6 men . Buil t by the Fo reR iver Sh ipbuilding Company , Quincy , Mass , 1 90 7 . Pho tograph taken in 1 90 7 .

MINNESOTA "Battlesh ip)D i splacement

,tons . Length , 45 0 feet . Beam , 76 feet 1 0 inches . Draft , 24 feet 6 inches . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansio n ;

bo ilers , 1 2 Babco ck IVilcox . Ho rsepower,

Speed o n tria l"mean ) , kno t s . Armamen t , fo ur 1 2 - inch,eigh t 8 -inch

,

twelve 7- inch , under4- inch twenty-four , and four 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes. Complement , 5 2 o ffi cers and 93 1 men . Buil t by the NeWportNews Sh ipbuilding Dry Do ck Company , 190 7 . Pho tograph taken on tria l , 190 6 , a t kno ts.

MINNESOTA "Battleshi p)Pho tograph ta ken , 1 909 . After alterations.

KA NSAS "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,tons . Leng th , 450 feet . Beam , 76 feet 1 0 inches . Draft , 2 4 feet 6 i nches . Engine s , 2 vertical triple expansion ;

bo i lers,1 2 Babco ck Wi lco x . Ho rsepower , Speed on tria l"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 1 2 - inch

,eigh t 8 - inch

,

twelve 7 - inch , u nder 4- inch twenty-fou r , and four 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 49 o ffi cers , 90 6 men . Buil t by the New Yo rkSh ipbuilding Co . , Camden , N . J . , 190 7 . Pho tograph taken

pin t rial , 1 90 6 , at kno ts . Same class , Vermont , Minneso ta , Newampshire .

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LOUISIANA "Battlesh ip )Displacement

,tons . Length , 45 0 feet . Beam , 76 feet 1 0 inche s . Draft , 2 4 feet 6 inches . Engine s , 2 vertical t riple expansio n ;

bo i lers,1 2 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 1 2 -inch , eigh t 8 -inch ,

twelve 7 - inch , under 4- inch twenty-f our , and fo ur 2 1 -inch to rpedo tube s . Complement , 5 2 o ffi ce rs and 90 6 men . Buil t by Newpo rtNews Sh ipbuilding 8: Dry Do ck Co .

, Newpo rt News , Va .,1 90 6 . Pho tog raph taken , 19 1 1 . Same Class , Co nnect icut .

IDAHO "Battlesh ip )Displacement

,tons . Length , 3 75 feet . Beam , 77 feet . Draft , 2 4 feet 8 inches . Eng i nes , 2 vertica l t riple expansio n ; bo ilers ,

8 Babco ck Wil co x . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 1 2 -inch , eigh t 8 - inch,eigh t 7 - inch ,

under 4- inch sixteen,and two 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement

, 47 o ffi cers and 754 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co .,Ph ila

delph ia , Pa .,190 8 . Pho tograph taken

, 19 1 1 . Same class,Mississippi .

NEW HAMPSHIRE "Battleship)Displacement

,tons . Length , 450 feet . Beam , 76 feet 1 0 inches . Draft , 2 4 feet 6 inches . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansion ;

bo i l ers,1 2 Babco ck Wilcox . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , four 1 2 - i nch

,eigh t 8 - inch

,

twelve 7 -i n ch , under 4- inch twenty- four , an d four 2 1 -inch to rpedo tube s . Complemen t , 49 o ffi cers and 90 6 m en . Buil t by the NewYo rk Sh ipbuilding Co . , Camden , N . J .

,190 8 . Pho tograph tak

f

en 0 n

)tria l , 1 90 7 , at kno ts . "Turre ts n o t completed a t time

0 t rial .

HAMPSHIRE "Battleship)Photograph ta ken , 1 90 9 . Afte r al teratio ns .

MISSISSIPPI "Battlesh ip)Displacement , tons . Length , 3 75 feet . Beam , 77 feet . Draft , 2 4 feet 8 inches . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansio n ; bo i lers ,8 Babco ck Wilcox . Ho rsepower

,Speed o n trial"mean ) , 1 kno ts . Armament , four 1 2 -inch , e igh t 8 - inch , e igh t 7-inch ,

un der 4- inch sixteen,and two 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes. Comp lement , 47 o ffi ce rs and 754 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp 8: Sons Co .

,

Ph i ladelph ia,Pa .

,1 90 8 . Pho tog raph taken , 1 9 1 0 .

MICHIGAN "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,to ns . Length , 45 0 feet . Beam ,

8 0 feet inches . Draft, 24 feet 6 inches . Engines , 2 vertica l tri ple expan

sio n ; bo ilers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial "mean ) , kno ts . Armament , eigh t 1 2 - inch,under

4-inch twenty - six

,and two 2 1—inch to rpedo tubes . Complement

, 49 o ffi cers and 756 men . Buil t by New Yo rk Sh ipbuilding Co . ,

Camden,N . J .

,1 90 9 . Pho tograph taken on tria l , 1 90 9 , at kno ts . Same class , South Caro l ina .

SOUTH CAROLINA "Battlesh ip)Displacement

,to ns . Length , 450 feet . Beam ,

8 0 feet inches . Draft , 2 4 feet 6 i nches . Eng ines , 2 vertical t riple expansio n ; bo i lers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower

,Speed o n tria l "mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,eigh t 1 2 - inch , under

4- inch twenty- six

,and two 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement

, 49 o ffi cers and 75 6 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co ., Ph i la

delph ia , Pa .,1 90 9. Pho tograph taken , 1 9 1 1 .

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DELAWARE "Battlesh ip )Displacement , tons . Length , 5 1 0 feet . Beam , 8 5 feet 2% inches . Draft , 2 6 feet 1 1 inches . Engines , 2 vertical triple expansio n ; bo i lers , 1 4 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t

,ten 1 2 - inch , fourteen

5 -inch , under 4- inch four , and two 2 1 -i nch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 5 2 o ffi ce rs and 893 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuildingDry Do ck Co .

,Newpo rt News , Va .

,1 9 1 0 . Pho tograph taken

, 1 9 1 1 . Same class,No rth Dako ta .

UTAH "Battlesh ip)Displacement

, tons . Length , 5 1 0 feet . Beam , 8 8 feet i nches . Draft , 2 8 feet 6 inches . Eng i nes , 4 Parso ns turbines ;bo i lers

,1 2 Babco ck Wilcox . Ho rsepower , Speed o n trial"mean ) , kn o ts . A rmament , ten 1 2 - inch , six tee n 5 - inch ,

under 4-inch fo ur , and two 2 1 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 60 o ffi cers and 8 8 8 men . Buil t by New Yo rk Sh ipbuilding Co . ,

Camden , N . J ., 19 1 1 . Pho tograph taken on tri a l , 1 9 1 1 , a t kno ts . Same class , Flo rida .

FLORIDA "Battlesh ip)Displacement , to ns . Length

, 5 1 0 feet . Beam , 8 8 feet inches . Draft,2 8 feet 6 inches . Engines , 4 Parsons turbines ;

bo i lers , 1 2 Babcock Wil co x . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , ten 1 2 -inch , sixteen 5 -lnch ,under 4-inch four , and two 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 6 0 offi cers and 8 8 8 men . Buil t by New Yo rk Navy Yard , 19 1 1 .

Pho tograph taken,1 9 1 2 , at tria l , at kno t s .

NEW YORK AND TEXAS "Battleshi ps)Displacement , to ns . Length

, 565 feet . Beam , 95 fee t 2% i nches . Draft , 2 8 feet 6 i nches . Eng i nes , 2 vertica l t riple expa nsio n ; bo il ers , 1 4 Babcock Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Estimate d speed

,2 1 kno ts . Armament , ten 1 4

-inch , twenty-on e 5 -inch ,under 4- inch four . Complement , 63 offi cers , men . NEW YORK .

—Under co nstructio n at the New Yo rk Navy Ya rd . TEXAS .

—Under construction a t Newpo rt News Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co . Co ntract date fo r completion , Dec . 1 7 , 1 9 1 3 .

WYOMING AND ARKANSAS "Battleships)Displacement , tons . Length , 5 54 feet . Beam , 93 feet 2% inches . Draft , 2 8 feet 6 inches . Eng ines , 4 Parsons turbines ;bo l l ers

,1 2 Babco ck Wi lcox ; Ho rsepower , "estimated ) . Speed , kno ts"estimated) . Armament , twelve 1 2 - inch , twenty

on e 5 - inch,under 4- inch three . Complement , 6 2 o fficers , 978 men . WYOM ING .

—Under co nstru ctio n at Wm . Cramp So ns Co .,

Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . ARKANSAS—Under construction at New Yo rk Sh ipbui ldi ng Co . ,Camden

,N . J . Bo th will be completed during

BATTLESHIPS NOS . 36 AND 3 7

The plan s and specifica tions for first-class battleshi ps No . 36 ,NEVADA

,and No . 3 7 , OKLAHOMA , autho rized by act o f Co ngress

approved March 4 , 1 9 1 1 , were completed and circul ar sig ned by the Secreta ry o f the Navy , October 1 8 , 1 9 1 1 , and issued to the biddersupon re"uest after November 1 , 1 9 1 1 .

The general dim ensio ns and features o f each vessel are as fo l lows :Le ngth on design er ’s water li neB readth

,extreme

,at des igner ’s water li ne .

Mean trial displacement tons .Mean draft to bo ttom o f keel at t rial di splacement ,"about ) 2 8 ft . 6 in .

To tal fuel-o il sto rage tons .Fuel o il carried o n tri al tons .Feed water carri ed o n t ri al 1 65 to ns .Speed on t rial , n o t less than 2 0% kno ts .

AR M AM ENT z—Main battery : ten 1 4- inch 45 -cal iber breech-lo ading rifles ; four submerged to rpedo tubes . Secondary battery :

twenty-one 5 - inch rapid-fire guns , 5 1 -ca l iber ; fo ur 3 -pounder sal uting guns ; two I -pounder semiautomatic guns fo r boats ; two 3 -inchfield pieces ; two mach ine guns , .30 -cal iber .

T ime o f completion—36 month s from date o f co ntract .Co ntract f or the U . S . S . NEVADA was entered into with the Fo re R iver Sh ipbuilding Co .

,January 2 2 , 19 1 2 .

Co ntrac t for the U . S . S . OKLAHOMA was en tered in to with the New Yo rk Sh ipbuilding Co .,January 2 2

,1 9 1 2 .

M I ANTONOM OH "Mo ni to r)

Displacement , to ns . Le ngth , 2 60 feet 3 inches . Beam , 5 5 feet 4 inches . Draft , 14 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 2 i nclined com

pound ; boflers,6 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed at tria l "mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,four 1 0 - inch

,under 4- inch s ix .

Complement , 2 6 o ffi cers , 1 56 men . Bui l t by John Roach , Chester , Pa ., and Navy Yard , N . Y .

,1 89 1 . Pho tograph taken , 1 893 .

MONTEREY "Monito r)

Displacement,

tons . Length,2 56 feet 1 in ch . Beam , 59 feet V2 i nch . Draft

, 1 4 fee t 1 0 inches . Eng ines , 2 vertical tripleexpansion ; bo i lers , 4 Babco ck Wi lco x . Ho rsepower , Speed at tria l"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , two 1 2 - inch , two

1 0 - inch,under 4- inch six . Complement , 1 9 ofl‘ice rs , 2 1 2 men . Buil t by Unio n I ro n Wo rks

,San Francisco ,

Cal . , 1 893 .

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AMPH ITRITE "Moni to r)

Displacement , to ns . Le ngth , 2 59 feet 3 i nches . Beam , 5 5 feet 4 inche s . Draft , 1 4 feet 6 inches . Engines , 2 i ncl ined com

pound . Bo i lers, 4 Babco ck "Wi lcox . Ho rsepower , Speed a t tri al "mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,four 1 0 - inch

, two

4- inch

,under 4- inch e igh t . Comp lement , 2 6 offi cers

,1 56 men . Buil t by Harlan Ho l l ingwo rth Co .

,Wilmington , Del . , and Navy

Yard,No rfo lk

,1 895 . Assigned to Nava l M il it ia , Missouri , 1 9 1 0 . Pho tog raph taken , 1 896 .

PURITAN "Moni to r)

Displacement , tons . Length , 290 feet 3 inches . Beam ,60 feet inches . Draft

,1 8 feet . Engi nes , 2 ho rizon ta l compound ;

bOl lers , 8 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed at trial"mean ) , kno ts . Arm ament , four 1 2 - inch , si x 4- inch,under 4- inch six .

Comp lement,1 9 o ffi cers , 2 1 0 men . Buil t by John Ro ach , Chester , Pa .

, and Navy Yard , New Yo rk , 1 896 .

BALTIMORE "Pro tected Crui ser)Displacement

,to ns . Length , 3 2 7 feet 6 inches . Beam , 48 feet inches . Draft

,1 9 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 2 ho rizo n tal

t riple expansion ; bo i lers , 8 Babco ck Wil co x . Ho rsepower , Speed o n tri al"mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , four 8 - inch,

si x 6 - inch,under 4- inch ten . Complement , 36 o ffi cers , 36 0 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co . ,

Ph il adel ph ia , Pa .,1 898 . Was

at B a ttle o f Manila Bay,1 898 . Receiv ing sh ip , Navy Yard , Charle sto n , S . C .

,1 9 1 1 . Pho tograph taken , 1 890 .

PHILADELPHIA "Pro tected Crui ser)Displacement , to ns . Length , 3 2 7 feet 6 i nches . Beam , 48 feet 8 inches . Draft , 1 9 feet 2 inches . Engines , 2 ho rizo ntal t ripleexpansio n ; bo i lers , 4 Sco tch . Ho rsepower

,Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Arm ament , twelve 6 - i nch

,under 4 - i nch th i rtee n .

Complemen t , 34 o ffi ce rs , 30 0 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp 8 : So ns Co .,Ph i ladelph ia

,P a .

,1 890 . Pho tograph ta ken , 1 89 1 . Use d as

rece iv ing sh ip,Puge t Sound Navy Yard

,1 9 1 1 .

CHARLESTON "Pro tected Cru iser)Displacemen t , to ns . Length

, 3 1 2 fee t 6 i nche s . Beam , 46 fee t 2 inche s . Draft , 1 8 fee t 7 inche s . Engine s , 2 ho rizontal compo und ; bo i le rs , 7 Sco tch . Ho rsepowe r

,S peed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , two 8 - inch

,six 6 - in c ll , unde r 4 -inch

twelve . Complemen t , 2 0 o ffi cers , 2 8 6 men . Buil t by Unio n I ro n Wo rks , San Francisco ,Cal .

,1 8 89 . W recked o ff Ph il ippine I slands

in 1 899 . Pho tograph taken , 1 893 .

SAN FRANCISCO "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement , to ns . Length

, 3 1 0 feet . Beam , 49 feet 2 inches . Draft , 1 8 feet 9 inches . Engines , 2 ho rizon tal tri ple eXpansion ; bo i lers , 8 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower

,Speed at tria l"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , twelve 6 - inch , under 4- lnch

ten . Complement, 3 5 o ffice rs , 360 men . Buil t by Unio n I ro n Wo rks

,San Francisco

,Cal . , 1 890 . Pho tog raph taken , 1 893 . Now

fi t ted as a mine layi ng vessel .

NEWARK "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Le ng th , 3 1 0 feet 5 inches . Beam , 49 feet 2 inches . Draft , 1 8 feet 9 inches . Eng in es , 2 ho ri zontal triple

expansio n ; bo i lers , 4 Sco tch . Ho rsepower,

Speed , 1 9 kno ts "estimated ) . Armament , twelve 6 -i nch,under 4-lnch eigh t .

Complement, 3 5 o ffi ce rs

, 360 m en . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co .,Ph i ladelph ia

,Pa .

,1 890 . Pho tograph taken , 1 89 1 .

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MINNEAPOLIS "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Length , 4 1 1 feet 7 i nches . Beam , 5 8 feet 2 inches . Draft , 2 2 feet 6 i nches . Engines , 3 vertical t riple

expansion ; bo i lers , 1 0 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed at tri al "mean ) , kno ts . A rmamen t , th ree 6 -lnch , eigh t 4- lnch ,unde r 4-inch twelve . Complement , 1 8 o ffi cers , 360 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co .

,Ph iladelph ia

,Pa .

,1 894 . Pho tograph

taken , 1 90 4 .

DETROIT "Unpro tected Cruiser)Displacement , to ns . Length

,2 5 7 feet . Beam

, 3 7 fee t . Draft , 1 4 fee t 6 i nches . Engin es , 2 ve rtical t riple expansio n ; bo ile rs ,5 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed a t t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Arm ament

,ten 5 - inch

, u nder 4- inch eleven . Complement , 2 0o ffi cers , 2 39 m en . B u i lt by Co l umbian I ro n Wo rks

,Bal timo re , Md .

,1 893 . Pho tograph taken , 1 898 . So ld , 19 1 1 .

YORK "Now Sara toga ) "Pro tected Crui ser)Displacement , tons . Length , 38 0 feet 6 i nche s . Beam ,

64 feet 1 0 i nches . Draft , 2 3 feet 3 i nches . Eng i nes , 4 verticaltriple

c

expa n smn ; bo i lers , 1 2 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed a t tri al "mean ) , 2 1 kno ts. Armament , four 8 - inch ,ten 5 - lnch , under 4- lnch twelve . Complement

, 34 o ffi cers, 484 m en . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co . , Ph iladelph ia , Pa .

,1 893 .

Flagsh ip o f Admiral Sampso n,at Battle o f Santiago ,

1 898 . Pho tograph taken,1 897 .

MARBLEHEAD "Unpro tected Crui se r)D l splacem en t

, to ns . Length , 2 5 7 feet . Beam , 3 7 feet . Draft , 14 feet 6 i nches . Engi nes , 2 vertical t riple expansion ; bo i le rs ,5 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed a t trial "mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , ten 5 - inch , under 4- inch ten . Complement ,2 0 o ffi cers , 2 39 men . Bu il t by Harri so n Lo ring , Bo ston , Mass ,

1 893 . Was statio n sh ip at Guantanamo duri ng SpanishAmerican War . Assigned to Califo rn ia Naval Mili tia , 1 90 9 . Pho tograph taken

,1 897 .

MONTGOMERY "Unpro tected Cruiser)Displacement , to ns . Leng th , 2 5 7 feet . Beam , 3 7 fee t . Draft , 1 4 fee t 6 inches . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansion ; bo i lers ,6 Almy . Ho rse power , Speed a t t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , ten 5 - inch

,under 4- inch ten . Complement , 2 0

o ffi cers , 2 39 men . Bui l t by Co lumbian I ro n Wo rks,Bal timo re

,Md . , 1 893 . Pho tograph taken , 1 895 . Now fitted as a to rpedo

p ract ice sh ip . Sam e class , Marblehead and Detro i t .

CINCINNATI "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement , to ns . Length

, 30 0 feet . Beam, 42 feet . Draft , 1 8 feet . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansion ; bo i le rs , 8 Bab

co ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower,

Speed at t rial , kno ts . Armamen t , eleven 5 - inch , under 4- inch th i rteen . Complement,

2 0 o ffi cers, 30 2 m en . Buil t a t New Yo rk Navy Yard , 1 894 . Pho tograph taken , 1 895 .

RA LE I GH "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacement , to ns. Length

, 30 0 feet . Beam , 42 feet . Draft , 1 8 feet . Eng in es , 2 vertica l t riple expansion ; bo ilers , 8 Babcock W ilco x . Ho rsepower

,Spe ed at t rial , kno ts . Armament , eleven 5 - inch

,under 4-inch th i rteen . Complement

,

2 0 ofiicers , 3 0 2 men . Bu i l t at Navy Yard,No rfo lk

,Va .

,1 894 . Pho tograph taken , 1 895 . Same class

,Cincinnati . At battle o f Manila

Bay , 1 898 .

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BROOKLYN "Pro tected Crui ser)Displacement

,tons . Length , 40 0 feet 6 inches . Beam ,

64 feet 8 inches . Draft , 2 4 fee t . Engine s , 4 vertical t riple expan

sion ; bo i lers , 7 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , Speed at trial "mean ) , kno ts . Armamen t , e igh t 8 - inch , twe lve 5 -inch , unde r4

- in ch twelve. Complement , 34 o fficers , 53 8 m en . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co .,Ph i ladelph ia

, Pa .,1 896 . Pho tograph taken ,

1 90 5 . Flagsh ip o f Admiral Sch ley, a t battle o f Santiago ,

1 898 .

TOPE K A "Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Length , 2 50 feet . Beam , 3 5 feet . Draft , 1 5 feet 6 inches . Eng ines , 2 ho rizo ntal compound ; bo i le rs ,

4 Sco tch . Ho rsepowe r,

Speed"e stimated ) , 1 6 kno ts . A rm ament , six 4- inch,under 4-inch nine . Complement , 2 0 offi cers ,

30 0 men . Built at K iel,Ge rmany , 1 8 8 1 ; purchased by U . S . in 1 898 . Assigned to Po rtsmouth , N H . ,

Navy Yard as Pri son Sh ip ,1 9 1 1 . Pho tograph taken , 1 898 .

ORLEANS "Pro tected Cruiser)Displacemen t

,tons . Length , 346 feet . Beam , 43 feet 9 inches . Draft , 1 6 feet 1 0 inches . Engin es , 2 vertical t riple expan

sion ; bo i lers , 4 Sco tch , 1 auxil iary . Ho rsepower , Speed , 2 0 kno ts"estimated) . A rmament , ten 5 - inch , unde r 4- inch fifteen .

Complement,1 8 o fficers

, 3 2 5 men . Buil t at Newcastle-on -Tyne , England , 1 898 , and purchased by Uni ted States same year . Sameclass , Albany .

ALBANY "Pro tected Cruise r)Displacement , to ns . Length

, 346 feet . Beam , 43 feet 9 inches . Draf t , 1 6 feet 1 0 inches . Engi nes , 2 vertica l t riple expansio n ;bo ilers

, 4 Sco tch . Ho rsepower , "est imated ) . Speed at trial , kno ts . A rmament , ten 5 -inch , under 4- inch eigh t . Com

plement , 1 8 o fficers, 3 2 8 m en . Buil t at Newcast le-on -Tyne

,England , 1 90 0 . Same class

,New Orleans .

DIX IE "Auxil ia ry Crui ser)Displacement

,to ns . Length

, 39 1 fee t 6 i nches . Beam , 48 feet 3 in ches . Draft , 1 9 feet 1 1 i nches. Ho rsepowe r , Speed,

kno ts"estim ated ) . A rmament , under 4- inch twelve . Complement , 2 1 o ffi cers,2 0 3 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Shipbuil di ng

and Dry Do ck Co . ,Newpo rt News , Va .

,1 893 . Pho tograph taken

,1 9 1 1 . Was fo rmerly the steamsh ip El R io .

PRAIRIE "Auxil iary Cruiser)Displacement , tons . Le ng th , 39 1 feet 6 i nches . Beam , 48 feet 3 i nches . Draft , 2 0 feet 9 i nches . Ho rsepowe r , Speed

,

kno t s"est imated ) . Armamen t , under 4-i nch twelve . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co .

, Phi ladelph ia , Pa ., 1 890 . Complement

,

1 8 o fficers , 2 6 8 men . Was fo rmerly the steamsh ip El . So l . Pho tograph taken , 1 899 .

MOINES "Pro tected Crui se r)Displacement

,tons . Length , 2 92 feet . Beam , 44 feet . Draft

,1 5 feet 9 inches . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansio n ; bo i le rs ,

6 Babcock Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed a t t rial"mean ) , kno t s . Armamen t,ten 5 - inch

,under 4- inch eight . Com

plement,1 8 offi cers , 2 79 men . Buil t by the Fo re R iver Sh ipbuildi ng Co .

,Quincy , Mass , 1 90 4 . Pho tograph taken , 1 90 4 . Same

class , Chattanooga , Cleveland , Denver , Galveston , Tacoma .

CHARLESTON "Pro tected C ruiser)Displacement , tons . Length

, 42 4 feet . Beam ,66 feet . Draft , 2 2 fee t 6 inches . Engines , 2 vertical triple expansio n ; bo i lers ,

1 6 Babco ck Wilcox . Ho rsepower,

Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Arm amen t,fourteen 6 - inch

,under 4- inch twen ty

two . Complemen t , 2 9 o ffi ce rs , 6 5 0 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuilding Dry Do ck Co .,Newpo rt News , Va .

,190 5 . Pho to

graph taken,

1 90 6 . Same class,St . Louis , Milwaukee .

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WEST VIRGINIA "Armo red Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Le ngth

, 5 0 2 feet . Beam ,69 feet inches . Draft , 2 4 feet 1 inch . Eng i nes , 2 vertical t riple expansion ;

bo i lers , 1 6 Babco ck Ho rsepower , Speed o n t rial"mean ) , kno t s . Armament , four 8 -inch,fourteen 6 -inch

,

under 4-inch twen ty-two ,and two 1 8 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 44 o ffi cers and 8 66 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ip

bui lding Dry Do ck Co . , Newpo rt News , Va . , 1 90 5 . Pho tograph taken on t rial , 1 90 4 , at kno ts . Same class , Cali f o rnia , Co lorado , Mary land , Pennsy lvani a , So uth Dako ta . Has one cage mast

,and one mil itary mast , 1 9 1 1 .

COLORADO "Armo red Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Length , 5 0 2 feet . Beam ,

69 feet 6% inches . Draft , 2 4 feet 1 inch . Engines , 2 vert ical t riple expansio n ;bo i le rs , 3 2 Nielau sse . Ho rsepower

,Speed on t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , four 8 - inch , fourt een 6 -inch , under

4- inch twenty-two , and two 1 8 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4 1 o ffi cers and 83 7 men . Buil t by \Vm . Cramp 8 : Sons Co .

,Ph i la

delph ia , Pa .,1 90 5 . Pho tograph taken

,1 90 5 . Has one cage mast , and one m il ita ry mast , 19 1 1 .

hdA RYLAND "Armo red Cruiser)Displaceme n t

,to ns . Length , 5 0 2 feet . Beam ,

69 feet 6"fé inches . Draft , 24 feet 1 inch . Engi nes , 2 vertical triple expansio n ;bo ilers

,1 6 Babco ck 8 : Wil cox . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kn o ts . Armament , four 8 -i nch

,fourteen 6 - inch ,

under 4- inch twenty-two ,and two 1 8 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4 1 o ffi cers and 83 7 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ip

building Dry Dock Co . ,Newpo rt News , Va . , 1 90 5 . Pho tograph taken o n t rial , 190 5 , at kno ts . Has one cag e mast , and one

mil i tary mast, 1 9 1 1 .

CALIFORNIA "Armo red Cruise r)Displacement

,tons . Lengt h , 5 0 2 feet . Beam ,

69 feet 6 1/ inches . Draft , 24 feet 1 inch . Engin es , 2 vertica l t riple expansion ;bo il ers

, 1 6 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , 2 9 ,38 1 . Speed o n t rial"mean ) , 2 2 .2 0 kn o ts . Armament,four 8 -inch , fou rteen 6 -inch ,

under 4- inch twenty-two ,and two 1 8 inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4 1 o ffi cers , 837 men . Buil t by Unio n I ron Wo rks

, Sa n Francisco , Cal . ,

190 7 . H as one ca ge mast , and one mil i ta ry mas t , 19 1 1 .

SOUTH DAKOTA "Armo red Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Le ng th , 5 0 2 feet . Beam ,

69 feet inches . Draft , 24 feet 1 inch . Engines,2 vertical t riple expansion ;

bo i lers , 1 6 Babco ck Wil cox . Ho rsepower , Speed o n tr1al"mean ) , kno ts . A rmament,four 8 -i nch

,fourteen 6 - inch ,

under 4-inch twenty-two ,and two 1 8 - inch to rpedo tubes . Comple

ém en t

, 4 1 o ffi cers , 83 7 men . Buil t by Unio n I ron Wo rks , San Francisco , al . , 190 7 .

NOR TH CAROLINA "Armo red Crui ser)Displacement

,to ns . Length , 5 0 2 feet . Beam , 72 feet 1 0% inches . Draft , 2 5 feet . Engines ,

"

2 vertical t riple expansion ;bo ilers

,1 6 Babcock Wil cox . Ho rsepower , Speed on trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,four 1 o - inch

,six tee n 6 -inch ,

under 4- inch twenty- six,and four 2 1 - i nch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4 1 o ffi cers and 90 9 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuilding

Dry Dock Co . ,Newpo rt News , Va .

,1 90 8 . Pho tograph taken , 19 1 1 . Same class , Wash ing ton , Mo ntana , Tennessee .

TENNESSEE "Armo red Crui ser)Displacement

,to ns . Le ngt h , 5 0 2 feet . Beam , 72 feet inches . Draft , 2 5 feet . Engin es ,

2 verti cal t riple expansion ;bo ile rs , 1 6 Babcock Wi l co x . Ho rsepower , Spee d on t ria l"mean ) , kno ts . Arm ament

,four 1 0 inch , sixteen 6 in ch ,

under 4-inch twenty-six , and four 2 1 -inch to rpedo tube s . Complement , 44 o ffi cers and 930 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co . ,

Ph iladelph ia,Pa . , 190 7 . Pho tograph taken on trial , 1 90 6 , at kno ts"befo re completion ) .

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WASHINGTON "Armo red Cruiser)Displacement

,tons . Length , 50 2 feet . Beam , 72 feet inches . Draft , 2 5 feet . Engines , 2 vertical t riple expansion ;

bo i lers, 1 6 Babco ck Wilco x . Ho rsepower , Speed on t ri al"mean ) , kno ts . Armament

,four I o - inch

,sixteen 6 - inch

,

under 4- inch twenty- six,four 2 1 - in ch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4 1 offi cers and 90 9 men . Bui l t by New Yo rk Sh ipbuilding Com

pany , Camden , N . J .,1 90 7 . Pho tog raph taken on trial , 1 90 6 , at kno ts"befo re completion) .

B IRMINGHAM "Scou t Cruiser)Displacement , tons . Length , 42 0 feet . Beam , 47 feet 1 inch . Draft

,1 6 feet 9 inches . Eng i nes , 2 vert ical t riple expansion ;

bo i lers, 1 2 Fo re R iver . Ho rsepowe r , Speed at t rial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , two 5 -inch , under 4-inch eigh t , and

two 2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 2 2 offi cers , 3 5 5 men . Buil t by Fo re R iver Shipbuilding Co .,Quincy

,Mass ,

190 8 . Pho tograph taken on trial , 1 90 8 , at kno ts. Same class , Sal em ,

Chester .

SALEM "Scout Cruiser)Displacement , tons . Length , 42 0 feet . Beam , 47 feet 1 inch . Draft

, 1 6 feet 9 i nches . Engines , 2 Curtis turbines . Bo i lers ,1 2 Fo re R iver . Ho rsepower , Speed on t rial "mean ) , kno ts . Armament , two 5 - inch

,under 4-inch eigh t , and two

2 1 -inch to rpedo tubes. Complement , 2 2 o ffi cers, 3 5 1 m en . Buil t by Fo re R iver Sh ipbuil ding Co .

,Quincy

,Mass

,1 90 8 . Pho tograph

taken on trial , 1 90 8 , at kno ts .

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PETREL "Gunboat)Displacemen t

,890 to ns . Length , 1 8 1 feet 4 i nches . Beam , 3 1 fee t . Draft , 1 1 feet 6 i nches . Ho rsepowe r , Speed at t rial

"mean ) , kno t s . Armament , four 6 -i nch , under 4- inch eigh t . Complement , 8 o ffi cers , 1 30 men . Buil t by Co lumbian I ro nWo rks , Baltimo re , Md .

,1 8 89 . Pho tograph taken , 1 890 . At battle o f Man i la Bay , 1 898 . Car ries 4 - inch main battery a t presen t .

BENNINGTON "Gunbo at)Displacement

,tons . Le ngth , 2 3 0 feet . Beam , 36 feet . Draft , 14 fee t . Ho rsepowe r , Speed at t rial"mean) ,

kno ts . Armament , six 6 -inch , under 4- inch ten . Complement , 1 4 offi cers , 1 8 1 men . Buil t by N . F . Palmer, Jr.

, Co ., Chester , Pa . ,

1 89 1 . Pho tograph taken , 1 893 . Same class , Co nco rd and Yo rktown .

CONCORD "Gunbo at)Displacement

,tons . Length , 2 30 feet . Beam , 36 feet . Draft , 1 4 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed at t ri al "mean ) ,

kno ts . Armament , six 6 -inch , under 4- inch ten . Complement,1 4 o ffi cers , 1 8 1 men . Buil t by N . F . Co .

,Cheste r

,Pa .

,

1 89 1 . Pho tograph taken , 1 89 1 . At battle o f Man i la Bay,1 898 . Assigned to Wash ing to n Naval Mil it ia

,

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CASTINE "Gunboat)Displacement

,tons . Le ngth , 2 0 4

,

feet . Beam , 32 feet inches . Draft , 1 2 feet . Ho rsepower,

Speed at t ri al"mean ) , kno ts . A rm am en t , eight 4

- inch , under 4- inch six . Complement , 1 0 o ffi cers , 1 40 men . Built by Bath I ron Wo rks,Bath

,

Me .,1 893 . Pho tograph taken , 1 898 . Assigned , tender to submarines , 1 9 1 1 , battery removed .

NASHVILLE "Gunbo at)Displacement

,to ns . Le ngth , 2 2 0 fee t . Beam , 3 8 fee t 1 inch . Draft , 1 1 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed at tri al"mean) ,

kno t s . Armame nt , e ight 4- inch,unde r 4-inch six . Complement , 1 1 offi cers , 1 7 1 men . Built by Newpo rt News Sh ip buildingDry Dock Co . , Newpo rt News , Va .

,1 897 . Pho tog raph taken , 1 899 .

HELENA "Gunboat)Displacement , tons . Length , 2 50 fee t 9 inche s . Beam , 39 fee t 8 i nches . Draft , 9 fee t . Ho rsepower , Speed at tri al

kno ts . Armamen t , eigh t 4-inch , under 4-inch four . Complement , 1 0 o ffi ce rs , 1 77 men . Built by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuilding and Dry Dock Co . , Newpo r t News . Va . , 1 897 . Pho tog raph taken , 1 898 . Same class , Wilming ton .

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NEWPORT "Gunboat)Di splacement , tons . Length , 1 68 feet . Beam , 36 feet . Draft , 1 2 feet . Ho rsepower , 998 . Speed on tri al"mean ) , kno ts .Armament , si x 4-i nch , under 4- inch seven . Complemen t , 8 o ffi cers , 1 3 5 men . Buil t by Bath I ro n Wo rks

,Bath

,Me .

,1 897 . Pho to

graph taken , 1 90 6 . Used as Publ ic Marine Schoo l , New Yo rk , 1 9 1 1 . Same class , Annapo l i s , Vicksburg , and Princeto n .

MARIETTA "Gunbo at)Displacement . 990 to ns . Le ngth , 1 74 fee t . Beam , 34 feet . Draft , 1 2 feet . Ho rsepowe r , Speed a t t rial"mean ) , kno ts .Armamen t

,six 4-inch

,unde r 4- inch six . Complement , 8 o ffi ce rs , 1 5 5 m en . Bui l t by Umo n I ro n Wo rks

,San Francisco

,Cal .

,1 897 .

Pho tograph taken , 1 898 . Same class , Wheel ing .

SANDOVAL "Gunboat)D i splacement

, 1 0 0 to ns . Length,1 1 0 feet . Beam , 1 5 feet 6 i nches . Draft , 5 feet 4 inches . Ho rsepower , 666"estimated) . Speed ,

9 kno ts "estimated ) . A rmament , under 4- i nch six . Complement , 2 1 men . Buil t at Clydebank,Sco tland . Captured during

Spanish-American War . Pho tograph taken , 1 899 . Assigned to New Yo rk Naval Mil i tia , 1 90 6 .

ALVARADO "Gunboat)Displacement

,1 0 0 tons . Length , 1 1 0 feet . Beam ,

1 5 feet 6 i nches . Draft , 5 feet 4 i nches . Ho rsepower,690 "e st imated ) . Speed

,

9 kno ts "estimated ) . Complement , 2 1 men . Armamen t , under 4- inch six . Captured during Spanish-American War . Buil t a t

Clydebank,Sco tland . Pho tograph taken i n 1 899 . Assigned to Louisiana Naval Mili tia .

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Length,1 92 feet 1 0 i nches .

Draft,1 1 fee t 6 i nches .

Speed at t rial,

kno ts .four 4- inch

,under 4- inch six .

Displacement,

tons .Beam

, 30 feet 1% i nches .

Complement , 8 o ffi cers,

Buil t a t Newcastle-on -Tyne,England

,1 8 8 7 .

Cap tured during the war with Spain .

Milit ia,Louisiana , 1 9 1 1 .

Assigned to NavalSame class , I sl a de Cuba .

ISLA DE CUBA "Gunboat)Displacement

,to ns . Length , 1 92 feet 1 0 i nches .

Beam, 3 0 feet 1% inches . Draft , 1 1 fee t 6 inches . Ho rse

power , 844 . Speed at t rial , kno ts . Armamen t,

two 4- i nch , under 4- i nch si x . Complement , 8 o ffi cers ,

1 37 men . Buil t a t Newcastle-on -Tyne,England

,1 8 8 6 .

Captured duri ng the war with Spain .

STILETTO "To rpedo Boat )Displacement , 3 1 to ns . Length , 8 8 feet 6 i nches . Beam ,

1 1 fee t . Draft , 3 feet . Ho rsepower , 3 59 . Speed , kno ts . Bui l t byH erresho f’f Mfg . Co .

, B risto l , R . I .,1 8 8 5 , as a yacht . Pho tograph taken , 1 8 8 6 .

GUSHING "To rpedo Bo at)Displacement , 1 0 5 tons . Length , 1 3 8 feet 9 i nches . Beam ,

1 4 feet 3 i nches . Draft , 4 feet 1 0 i nche s . Ho rsepower , Speedon trial , kno ts . Armament , 3 o ne-pounders , two 1 8 - inch tubes . Complement , 2 o ffi cers

, 2 1 men . Buil t by H erresho f’f Mfg .

Co .,Bristo l , R . I . ,

1 890 . Pho tograph taken,1 890 .

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BLAKELY "To rpedo Bo at )Displacemen t , 1 96 to ns . Le ngth , 1 75 feet 1 i nch . Beam ,

1 7 feet 9 i nches . Draft , 5 fee t 1 1 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speed ont ri al , 2 5 . 5 8 kno ts . Armament , th ree 1 -po unders , th ree 1 8 -inch tubes . Complement , 2 o ffi cers , 30 m en . Built by Geo . Lawley So nCo rpo ra t io n , Bo sto n , Mass , 1 90 4 . Pho tograph taken , 190 1 . Same class , Shubrick , Tho rnto n , Sto ck to n , D eLo n g , W ilkes and Tingey .

GVVIN "To rpedo Bo at)Disp lacement , 46 to ns . Length , 99 feet 6 inches . Beam ,

1 2 feet 6 i nches . Draft, 3 feet 3 i nches . Ho rsepower , 8 5 0 . Speed on trial ,

kno ts . Armament , one I -pounder and two 1 8 -in ch tubes . Complement , 2 o ffi cers , 1 3 men . Buil t by H erresho ff Mfg . Co . ,

B risto l , R . I .,1 898 . Pho tograph taken

,1 899 . Same class

,Talbo t .

MACKENZIE "To rpedo Boat)Displacement

,6 5 tons . Length , 99 feet 3 i nches . Beam ,

1 2 feet 9 i nches . Draft , 4 feet 3 inches . Ho rsepower , 8 50 . Speed on trial ,kno t s . Armament , on e 1 -pounder , two 1 8 - inch tubes . Complement , 2 o ffi cers , 1 3 men . Buil t by Chas. Hil lman Co . ,

Ph i ladelph ia , P a .,1 899 . Pho tograph taken

,1 899 . Same class

, M cK ee .

DALE "To rpedo Boat Destroyer)D isplacemen t , 42 0 tons . Le ngth , 245 feet . Beam , 2 3 feet 1 inch . Draft

, 6 fee t 6 in ches. Ho rsepower , Speed at t rial,2 8 kno ts .

Armamen t , two 1 4-pounders , five 6 -pou nders , two 1 8 - inch tubes . Complemen t

, 3 o fficers , 72 men . Buil t by W . R . T rigg Co .,

R 1chm on d, Va . , 1 90 2 . Pho tograph taken , 1 90 3 .

DECATUR "To rpedo Boat Destroyer)Disp l acement , 2 45 tons . Length , 2 45 feet . Beam

,2 3 feet 1 i nch . Draft

,6 feet 6 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speed at trial

,

kno ts . Armament , two 3 - inch,five 6 -po unders

,and two 1 8 -i nch tubes . Complement , 3 o ffi cers 7 3 men . Buil t by W . R . Trigg Co . ,

R ichm ond , Va . ,1 90 2 . Pho tog raph taken , 190 2 . Same class , Barry , Dale , Bainbri dge , Chauncey , Paul Jones , Perry , Preble and

Stewart .

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FLUSSE R "To rpedo Bo at Destroyer)Displacement

, 70 0 tons . Le ngth , 2 89 fee t . Beam ,2 6 feet . Draft , 8 feet . Ho rsepower , "th ree Parso ns turbines) . Speed o n

4-hour tri al"mean ) , kno t s . Armament , five 3 - inch gun s and three 1 8 - inch tubes . Complement , 4 o ffi cers , 8 3 men . Buil t byBath I ro n Wo rks , Bath , Me . , 1 90 9 . Pho tograph taken o n t rial , 1 90 9 , a t kno ts . Same class

,Reid

,Presto n

,Smith

,Lamson .

REID "To rpedo Boat Destroyer)Displacement

, 70 0 to ns . Length , 2 89 feet . Beam ,2 6 feet . Draft , 8 feet . Ho rsepower , "three Parsons turbines) . Speed on

4-hour t rial"mean ) , kno t s . Armament , five 3 - inch guns and three 1 8 -1n eh tubes . Complement , 4 o ffice rs , 8 3 men . Bui lt byBath I ro n Wo rks , Bath , Me . , 1 90 9 . Pho tograph taken on t r1a1, 1 90 9 , at kno ts .

PRESTON "To rpedo Bo at Destroyer)Displacement , 70 0 tons . Length , 2 89 feet . Beam ,

2 6 fee t . Draft , 8 feet . Ho rsepower , "three Parso ns turbines) . Speed attri al"mean) , kno ts . Armamen t , five 3 -inch guns , and th ree 1 8 - inch to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4 o ffi cers , 83 men . Buil t by

New Yo rk Sh ipbuilding Co ., Camden , N . J 1 90 9 . Pho tograph taken o n trial , 1 90 9 , a t kno ts .

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MAYRANT "To rpedo Boat Dest royer)D i splacement , 742 tons . Length , 2 89 feet . Beam ,

2 6 feet 1% i nches . Draft , 8 feet 4 inches. Ho rsepower , "two Zoe llyturbines) . Speed at trial"mean ) , kno ts . Armament , five 3 - i nch guns and th ree 1 8 -inch twin to rpedo tubes . Complement , 4

o ffi cers, 79 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp Sons Co .

, Ph i lade lph ia , Pa .,1 9 1 1 . Pho tograph taken , 19 1 1 .

WALKE "To rpedo Boat Destroyer)Displacement , 742 tons . Le ngth , 2 89 feet . Beam ,

2 6 feet 1% inches . Draft , 8 feet 4 i nches . Ho rsepower , "two Curtisturbines) . Speed at trial "mean ) , kno t s . A rmament , five 3 -i nch guns , three twin 1 8 - inch tubes . Comp lem ent , 4 o ffi ce rs ,

79 men . Buil t by Fo re River Sh ipbuilding Co . , Quincy , Mass , 1 9 1 1 . Pho tograph taken , 19 1 1 .

VESUVIUS "Dynamite Gunbo at)Displacement

, 930 tons . Length , 2 5 2 feet 4 i nches . Beam , 2 6 feet 6% i nches . Draft , 1 0 fee t 7 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speedat trial"mean) , kno ts . Complement , 4 o ffi cers , 3 1 men . Buil t by Wm . Cramp So ns Co . , Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . , 1 890 Pho tograph

taken , 1 89 1 . Nowfit ted as a to rpedo practice vessel .

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NARWH A L "Submarine To rpedo Boat)Co ntracto r , The Elect ric Boat Co .

, New Yo rk . Buil t by Fo re R iver Sh ipbuildi ng Co .,Quincy

,Mass ,

190 9 . The submari nes a re nowdesignated by numbers o nly

, the Narwhal being D .

— 1 .

SALMON "Submarine To rpedo Bo at)Contracto r , The Electric Bo at Co . , New Yo rk . Buil t by Fo re R iver Sh ipbuilding Co .

,Quincy

,Mass , 19 1 0 .

—Now D .

—3 .

A SUBMARINE SUBMERGING

Pho tograph No . 1.The boat i s stationary , water havi ng been admi tted to the tanks unt il the boat has a buoyancy o f o nly about 70 0

l bs. I f the bo at i s started ahead wi th the div ing rudder a t zero , she will ri se a s shown in No . 2 . On o perating the divi ng rudder ,the ste rn i s raised and the bow depressed , and the boa t starts to g o under as i n No . 3 . No . 4 shows the boat under and st i l l go ingdown ,

whi le 1n No . 5 she 1 8 runn ing at a constan t depth with peri scopes o nly o u t o f water . In th i s po sitio n the boat i s nav igated byobserva t ion s taken through the peri scopes , wh ich are in the smal l towers pro"ecting above the water .

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SYLPH "Co nverted Yach t)Di splacement , 1 5 2 to ns . Length , 1 2 3 feet 8 i nches . Beam ,

2 0 feet . Draft , 7 feet 6 i nches . Ho rsepower , 5 5 0 . Sp eed , 1 5 kno ts .Complement , 3 o ffi cers , 2 8 men .

Bui l t by John Ro ach , Chester , Pa .,1 898 . Pho tograph taken , 1 90 9 .

SCORPION "Co nverted Yach t)Displacement , 7 75 to ns . Length , 2 1 2 feet 9 inches . Beam ,

2 8 feet 1 i nch . Draft , 1 1 feet . Ho rsepowe r , Speed,

kno ts .Armamen t , under 4-1neh ten . Complement , 7 o ffi cers

,8 0 men . Buil t by J . N . Robins , So . Brooklyn , N . Y .

,1 8 96 . Pho tograph taken

,

1 90 2 . Used as stat io n sh ip a t Constan tinople , 1 9 1 1 .

GLOUCESTER "Co nverted Yacht)Di splacement , 786 to ns . Length , 2 0 4 feet . Beam

,2 7 feet 2 inches . Draft , 1 2 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed

,1 7 kno ts .

Armament , under 4- inch ten . Complement , 9 o ffi cers , 70 men . Buil t by Neafie Levy,Ph i ladelph ia

, Pa . , 1 89 1 .

Pho tograph taken , 1 90 8 . Part icipated in battle o f Santiago , 1 898 . Assigned to New Yo rk Naval Mil i t ia, 190 9 .

AILEEN "Co nverted Yacht)Displacement , 1 92 tons . Length , 1 2 0 feet . Beam ,

2 0 feet . Draft , 8 fee t . Ho rsepower , 5 0 0 . Speed,1 4 kno ts . Armament , o ne

3 -pounder , two 1 -pounders . Buil t by John Ro ach,Chester

, Ea , 1 896 . Assigned to R hod e I sland Naval M il itia

, 19 1 0 .Pho tog raph

ta en,1 899 .

HECTOR "Co ll ier)Displacement , tons . Length , 38 5 feet . Beam , 53 fee t . Draft , 24 feet 8 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speed , knots.

Complement , 1 1 o ffi cers , 7 1 men"merchant crew) . Bui l t by Maryland Steel Co . ,Sparrows Po int , Md .

,1 90 9. Pho tograph taken , 1 9 1 1 .

VULCAN "Co l l ier)Displacement

,tons . Length , 3 8 5 feet . Beam , 5 3 feet . Draft , 2 4 feet 8 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speed , kno ts .

Complement , 1 1 o ffi cers , 7 1 men"merchant crew) Buil t by Maryland Steel Co ., Sparrows Po in t , Md .

,1 90 9 . Pho tograph taken , 19 1 1 .

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SOLACE "Ho spi tal Sh ip )Displacemen t

,to ns . Length , 36 1 fee t 2 i nches . Beam , 44 feet . Draft , 2 2 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed

,1 5 kno ts .

Complemen t , 1 7 o ffi cers, 9 1 m en "Me rchan t crew) . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuilding Dry Do ck Co .

,Newpo rt News

,Va .

,

1 896 . Pho tograph taken , 1 898 .

UNCAS "Tug)D i splacement

, 44 1 to ns . Le ngth , 1 1 9 feet 3 i nches . Beam ,2 5 feet . Draft , 1 2 feet . Ho rsepower , 7 50 . Speed , 1 2 kno ts . Buil t by

John H . Di alogue Son ,Camden , N . J . , 1 893 . Pho tograph taken , 1 898 . Fo rmerly W . A . Luckenbach .

PISCATAQUA "Tug )D i splacement , 8 54 tons . Length , 1 49 fee t . Beam , 2 8 feet 7 i nches . Draft , 1 2 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed , 1 6 kno ts . Buil t

by F . W . Wheeler 8; Co .

,West Bay City

,Mich . , 1 897 . Pho tog raph taken , 1 899. Fo rmerly W . H . Brown .

BOX ER "Training Sh ip)D i splacement , 346 tons . Le ngth , 1 0 8 feet . Beam ,

29 feet 9 inches . Draft , 9 feet 2 inches . Buil t by Navy Yard , Po rtsmou th , N . H . ,

190 5 . Pho tograph taken , 1 90 6 .

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One o f the most impo r tan t du t ies of the Serv ice i s the rel ie f o f vessels i n d is tress. Th is includes ass is tancerendered to mar i t ime i n teres ts i n sav ing from d estru ct io n proper ty wrecked on the coas t , and also the sav ing o f

l ives j eopard ized in d isabled o r s tranded vessel s . The P res iden t des ig na tes cer ta in cu t ters each year , dur ing thes to rmy win try mon ths from D ecem ber to Ap r il , to patro l the coast l ine in search o f vessels i n d is tress . In the perform ance o f th i s du ty thousands o f persons have been rescu ed from the per i ls o f the sea and proper ty o f the value o fm i l l ions o f do l lars has been saved . The wo rk o f ass is t ing the comm erc ial and mar i t ime in terests o f the coun try isno t confined to the Atlan t ic , the P ac i fi c and the Gulf coasts , and to the Grea t L akes , bu t extends to the B er ingSea and the A rct i c Ocean . In the Al askan reg ion the l aws are uphel d and en fo rced , the seal and o ther fi sher iesare p ro tected and the vessels o f the Arc t i c whal ing flee t a re a ided When help is needed .

T o the usual per i l s that bese t the mar iner are add ed the uncharted derel ic ts and o ther dang ers in the tracko f vessel s . The Revenu e-Cu t ter Serv ice i s charg ed wi th the des tru c t ion o f these menaces to nav iga t ion , and a spec ialderel ic t destroyer has been cons tru c ted for the purpo se o f loca t ing and remov i ng these dang ers. The Un i ted S ta tesGovernmen t i s the firs t to p rov ide such a sh ip for keep in g the adj acen t marine h ig hways clear for the sh ips o f al lnat ions.

From the date o f the es tabl ishmen t o f the L i fe- Sav ing Serv ice , commiss ioned ofli cers o f the Revenue-Cu t terServ ice have been de ta i led to du ty in connec t ion wi th i t , and i ts effic iency is l argely due to the e ffo r ts o f these o fficers . Under the d irect ion o f the General Super in tenden t o f th e L i fe-Sav ing Serv i ce , they dr i l l the crews o f l i fesav ing s ta t ions , super in tend the cons truc t ion o f the su r f-bo ats and l i fe-boa ts , as W el l as the boat-hou ses and l iv ingqu arters o f the men , and inves t igate cases o f loss o f l i fe W i th in the scope o f l i fe—sav ing operat ions. They have g iven totha t Serv ice a number o f i nven t ions and appl ian ces for the fur therance o f i ts humane wo rk .

Th e Serv ice co -op e ra tes w i th the N avy,by d irect ion o f the P res id en t

,and i n t ime o f war the du t ies o f the

Revenue-Cu t ter S erv ice are sel f-ev i den t . The histo rv o f th e wars o f the nat ion invo lves,i n a large deg ree , the

h isto ry o f th i s Serv ice , as i ts vessel s and crews have form ed an ad j unc t to the Navy in al l i ts wars fo r the defenseo f the coun try. A few inc i den ts wil l serve to show to some ex ten t the charac ter o f th i s wo rk .

In 1798 and 1799, d u r ing our troubles w i th F rance,the revenu e cu tter P icker ing cap tu red ten pr izes in en

g agem en ts wi th the French , and ano ther cu t ter , the E ag le , cap tu red fi ve .D ur ing the W ar o f 18 12 , th e firs t cap ture made was that o f the B r i t ish schoone r Patr iot by the revenue cu t ter

J eff erson . The cap tu re o f four teen B r i t i sh vessel s w i th the i r guns , officers and men embod ies the operat ion o f therevenue cu t ters du r ing th i s war .

In the Sem ino le War , th e revenu e cu t ters co -op era ted w i th bo th th e Army and Navy and the value o f the i rwo rk in th i s war i s emphas ized in th e repo r t o f the cap ta in o f the sloop - o f -war Van da l ia to the command ing off i cer o fthe squ ad ron , when he says : The p rom p t and ready co -opera t ion w i th the Army has cal l ed forth the highest com

m endat ion from the Comm and in g Generals , who take occas ion to eulog ize the serv ice rendered by the Va n da l ia andthe revenue cu t ters.

F ive revenue cu t ters were eng ag ed in naval opera t ions in the war wi th l\4ex ico . and g ave a good accoun t o fthemselves in the a t tacks on Alvarado and Tabas co ,

and in co -ope rat ion w i th the b lockad ing fl ee t o ff the M ex icancoas t .

W hen a naval force , under Commodo re Wm . B . Shubr ick was d ispa tched to Paraguay in 1858 , th e revenuecu t ter H arr iet Lan e formed a par t o f h is squadron . In repor t ing to the Secretary o f the Navy on the Opera t ions Of

the fo rce under h is command during th i s exped i t ion , Commodore Shubr ick exp resses his sense o f the sk i l l andzeal wi th wh ich the command ing ofli cer o f the H arr iet L an e had used the very effi cien t vesse l under h is command .

T he revenue cu t ters were ac t ive ly engag ed throughou t the C iv i l War , bo th i n naval engag emen ts and on thevar ious blockades

,par t ic ipa t ing i n the attack on For t H at teras , in the bombardmen t o f D rewry ’s B lu ff on the

J ames R iver , i n the reconna issance o f the bat ter ies o f No rfo lk , and in the opera t ions on Chesapeake B ay.

D ur ing the war wi th Spa in , th i r teen revenue cu t ters , carry ing 6 ] g uns , 98 ofli cers and 562 enl is ted men , co

opera ted wi th the Navy. Of these , 8 cu tters , wi th 43 g uns , 5 8 ofli cers and 339 enl is ted men were in Admiral Sampson ’s flee t on the Cuban blockade ; 1 cu t ter , wi th 6 g uns , 10 oflicers and 95 men were in Adm ira l D ewey ’s flee t a tM an i la an d 4 cu t ters , wi th 12 g uns , 30 oflicers and 128 men co-operated wi th the Navy on the P ac i fic Coas t.

In add i t ion to serv i ces rendered by vessel s wi th the naval forces , there were seven o thers , carry ing 10 g uns ,33 oflicers and 163 men , wi th the A rmy , engag ed i n pa tro l l ing and g uard ing mine fi elds in var ious harbors , fromBo s ton to Mob ile and New Orleans.

At the ba t tle o f Man i l a , the M cCu ll och so effic ien tly perfo rmed the du t i es ass igned by Admira l D ewey as to

call for th h i s off ic ial commendat ion , and a t the close o f the engag emen t carr ied to H ong K ong the messag e wh ichwas to appr ise the Governmen t and the worl d o f tha t g lo r ious and s ignal v i ctory won by ou r flee t on the oppos i tes ide o f the g lobe.

I t was dur ing th is war tha t the H udson took par t i n the ba t tl e o f Cardenas B ay. In th i s engag emen t , May1 1

,the revenue cu t ter H udson , L i eu tenan t Frank H . Newcomb "now Cap ta in Commandan t , re t i red ) , command ing ,

sustained the fi g ht ag a ins t the gunboa ts and sho re bat ter ies o f the enemy , s ide by s ide w i th the torpedo boa t W in sl ow,

and when an ofli cer and par t o f the crew o f the la tter named vesse l had been ki l led and her commander wounded , rescuedfrom cer ta in des truc t ion the vessel and the balance o f her crew under a fur ious fire from the enemy ’s g uns .

In recogn i t ion o f th i s s ignal ac t o f hero i sm , a go l d medal o f hono r was awarded by Cong ress to the commandero f the H udson , a s i lver medal o f hono r to each o f h is o fficers and a bronze medal o f hono r to each member o f h i screw.

The commiss ioned off i cers and cade ts on the act ive l is t numbe r 242 and the warran t offi ce rs and en l i s ted menabou t Commiss ioned officers have rank wi th offi cers o f the Army and N avy , and rece ive the same benefi ts o fre t i remen t as are acco rded to those oflicers.

The Serv ice ma in ta ins a schoo l , loca ted a t Fo r t Trum bul l , N ew L ondon , Connec t icu t , for the tra in ing o f i tsyoung ofli cers. Appo in tmen ts to cade tsh ips in the Serv ice are made upon compet i t ive exam inat ions , wh ich are open toyoung men between the ag es o f 18 and 24 , possess ing the requ is i te mo ra l and phys ical qual ifica t ions .

S tr ic t mi l i tary tra in ing a t the schoo l , wi th a comprehens ive techn ical co u rse o f three years , tog ether w i th thenecessary p ract ical knowledg e g ained dur ing annual cru ises a t sea in the pract ice sh ip , fi ts the cade t fo r h is du t ies asan officer. Vacanc ies in the eng ineer co rps are fi l led by o r ig ina l appo in tmen t o f cade t eng i neers , the max imum age

be ing 25/2 years.There are fo r ty-seven vessels o f var ious ra tes and tonnag e , the larg es t be ing o f tons d isplacemen t.Semper P ara tus is the mo tto o f the Serv ice , and is inscr ibed on i ts s tandards. The ofli cers and men l ive up

to the i r s tandard , and the i r e ffor ts and ac t iv i t ies be ing always in the i n teres t o f the Governmen t and the people ,m any t imes the annual expense for the ma in tenance o f the Serv ice is saved each year to the commercia l in teres ts o fthe coun try.

WOODBURY

D i splacement, 50 0 to ns . Length , 140 feet 6 inches . Beam ,

2 8 feet 6 i nches . Draft , 1 1 feet 4 inches . Ho rsepower , 330 . Speed,

1 1 kno ts . Armament , one gun . Comp lement , 6 o ffi cers , 37 men . Buil t by J . W . Lynn So n , Ph i ladelph ia , Pa .,1 864. Pho tograph

taken,190 5 .

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DALLAS

Displacement,1 79 tons . Length , 1 40 fee t . Beam ,

2 1 feet 5 i nches . Draft , 1 0 feet 7 i nches . Ho rsepower , 3 0 0 . Speed , 1 0 kno ts .Armament

, two guns . Complement , 6 off i cers , 3 7 men . Buil t by W . H . Fessenden , Po rtl and , Me . , 1 8 74 . Pho tograph taken , 1 898 .

Out o f serv ice .

THETIS

Displacement , to ns . Length , 1 8 8 feet 6 inches . Beam ,2 9 feet 2 i nches . Draft , 1 8 feet . Ho rsepower , 40 0 . Speed , 1 0 kno ts .

Armament,one gun . Complemen t , 9 o ffi cers , 5 8 men . Buil t a t Dundee , Sco tland , 1 8 8 1 . Transferred from Navy Dep t . , 1 899.

Assigned mo stly to duty in the No rth Pacific and Arctic .

BEAR

Displacement , tons . Le ng th , 198 feet 6 i nches . Beam , 3 0 fee t . Draf t , 1 7 fee t 1 1 i nches . Ho rsepower , 40 0 . Speed , 1 0 kno ts .Armament , th ree guns . Complement , 9 o ffi cers , 5 8 men . Buil t in Greeno ck

,Sco tland , 1 8 74 . Transferred from Navy Dept .

,1 899 .

Assigned mo st ly to duty i n regulating sealing industry and assisting whal ing fleet in the Arct ic .

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GRESHAM

Displacement , 936 tons . Length , 2 0 5 feet 6 inches . Beam , 3 2 feet . Draft , 1 1 feet 9 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speed,

kno ts . A rmament , four guns . Complement , 9 offi cers , 63 men . Buil t by Globe I ro n Wo rks , Cleveland , 0 ,1 897 Pho tograph

taken,1 90 5 .

MANNING

Displacement , 962 to ns . Length , 2 0 5 feet . Beam , 32 feet . Draft , 1 3 feet 6 i nches . Ho rsepower , Speed,1 7 kno ts . Arma

ment , four guns . Complement , 9 o ffi cers , 62 men . Buil t by Atlantic Wo rks , Bo sto n , Mass ,1 897 . Pho tograph taken , 1 899 .

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ONANDAGA

Speed , 1 7 kno ts .Ho rsepower,

8

h 5 feet 6 i nches Beam . 3 2 fee t

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.

31Erz

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dnli

fvf

cffk:Sigiigfand , O . , 1 897 . Pho tograph taken , 1 99

Leng‘ 2 °

Buil t by 0 eD l splacem en t , 936 tons

Complement , 9 ofli cers , 63 men .Armament , four guns .

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MOHAWK

Displacement, 98 0 to ns . Length , 2 0 5 feet 6 inches . Beam , 3 2 fee t . Draft , 1 1 feet . Ho rsepower , Speed

,kno ts .

Armament,two guns . Complement , 9 offi cers , 63 men . Buil t by W . R . Trigg Co . , R ichmond , Va . , 1 90 2 . Pho tograph taken

,1 90 9 .

AND R OSSCOGGIN

Displacement , tons . Length , 2 1 0 fee t . Beam, 3 5 feet 2 i nches . Draft , 1 5 fee tf H o rsepower , Speed

,kno ts .

Armament , four guns . Complement , 9 o ffi cers,66 men . Buil t by R o dermond Bro s . , Tompkins Cove , N . Y.

, 1 90 8 . Pho tog raphtaken , 1 90 9 .

A CUSH NET

Displacement , 769 tons . Length , 1 5 2 feet . Beam ,2 fee t . Draft

,1 2 feet . Ho rsepower , Spe ed

,1 1 .50 kno ts . Armamen t ,

2 guns . Complement , 3 o ffi cers, 34 men . Buil t by Newpo rt News Sh ipbuilding Dry Do ck Co .

, 190 8 . Pho tograph taken,1 90 9 .

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ITASCA

Displacemen t , 839 tons . Le ngth , 1 89 feet 6 i nches . Beam , 3 2 feet . Draft , 1 3 fee t . Ho rsepower , Speed,1 5 kno ts . Arma

men t , 1 5 guns . Complemen t , 8 ofli cers , 3 1 men . Buil t by Moo re Sons , Elizabethpo rt , N . J . , 1 893 . Used as a practice sh ip . Wasfo rmerly the gunboat Bancro ft . Transferred from Navy Dept . , 190 7 . The sponsons have been removed .