Navies of the World

Ferdinand Max

Maros. Leitha

Single-turreted, light-draft river monitors. The freeboard is 38 inches amidships and 20 inches forward and abaft, the deck being curved fore and aft. The turret is revolved by hand, having on top of it an armored pilot-house. The weakness in the hull armor is made up by sinking the ship when going into action until only the amidship part is out of water. The bow and stern ends are completely unarmored.

SPALATO (LATE DRACHE).

Originally a sister-ship to the Salamander; now being rebuilt as a citadel ship on the general plan of the Inflexible, but to carry one turret armed with two 17-inch rifles.

Austrian General-Service Fleet

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Guns.
	Tons.
Frigates.
Radetzky	3,380	15
Laudon	3,380	15
Corvettes.
Donau	2,400	11
Saida	2,400	11
Dandolo	1,690	14
Erzherzog Friedrich	1,540	14
Fasana	1,940	4
Helgoland	1,790	5
Zrinyi	1,320	4
Frundsberg	1,320	4
Aurora	1,320	4
Gun-boat.
Dalmat	886	4
Screw Gun-boats.
Hun	886	4
Zara	815	2
Exp. Gun-boat	640	2
Nautilus	560	2
Albatros	560	2
Kerka	530	2
Narenta	530	2
Sansego	344	2
Möve	364	2
Paddle Gun-boats.
Miramar	1,800	2
Elisabeth	1,540	5
Garguano	1,855	2
Triest	885	2
Andreas Hofer	816	3
Taurus	560	3
Triton	177	2
Yachts.
Greif	1,330	2
Fantasie	325
Transports.
Pola	895	2
Cyclop	2,115	2
Tenders.
Grille	354	2
Gemse	354	2
Alnoch	177
Thurn Taxis	118
Gorzkowski	40

School-ships. Guard-ships. Hulks. Store-ships. Thorneycroft torpedo-boats rigged for Whitehead torpedoes.

Brazil

Armored Fleet

A = Backing.

B = Displacement.

C = Construction Material.

Type and Name.	Thickness of Armor.		A	B	Mean Draft.	C
	Light.	Heavy.
	Inches	Inches	Ft.	Tons.	Ft. In.
Turret Ships.
Sete de Setembro					15 4	Iron
Solimoës	6	12	10	3,660	11 6	″
Javari	6	12	10	3,660	11 6	″
Lima Barros	3	4.5	8	1,330	13 5	″
Silvado	3	4.5	9	1,130	10 6	″
Bahia	2.75	4.5	11	964	8 6	″
Casemate Ships.
Tamandaré	2.5	4	25	964	7 9	Wood
Barrozo	2.5	4.5	25	964	8 5	″
Cabral	2.75	4.5	8	1,016	11 5	Iron
Colombo	2.75	4.5	8	1,016	12 1	″
Herval	2.75	4.5	8.5	787	9 6	″
Mariz é Barros	2.75	4.5	8.5	787	9 6	″
Brazil	2.75	4.5	8.5	1,493	12 5	″
River Monitors.
Alagoas	2	4.5	14.5	334	4 11	Wood
Pará	2	4.5	14.5	334	4 11	″
Rio Grande	2	4.5	14.5	334	4 11	″
Santa Catarina	2	4.5	14.5	334	4 11	″
Ceara	2	4.5	14.5	334	4 11	″
Pianhy	2	4.5	14.5	334	4 11	″

D = Maximum Speed.

E = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	Horse- power.	D	E	Battery
		Knots.	Year.
Turret Ships.
Sete de Setembro	Nominal 300		1876	IV 9¼-inch Whitworth.
Solimoës	Indicated 2,200	11	1875	IV 10¼-inch ″
Javari	Indicated 1,685	11	1875	IV 10-¼-inch ″
Lima Barros	Nominal 300	12	1866	IV 7-inch ″
Silvado	200	11	1866	IV 5.8-inch ″
Bahia	140	10.5	1865	II 7-inch ″
Casemate Ships.
Tamandaré	80	8.5	1865	III 68-pdr. smooth-bore.
				I 5.8-inch ″
Barrozo	130	9	1864	III 4.7-inch ″
				II 7-inch ″
				II 68-pdr. ″
Cabral	240	10.5	1864	II 5.8-inch Whitworth.
				IV 68-pdr. smooth-bore.
Colombo	240	10.5	1864	VIII 68-pdr.”
Herval	200	9	1865	IV 7-inch Whitworth.
Mariz é Barros	200	9	1865	II 7-inch”
				II 68-pdr. smooth-bore.
Brazil	250	11.5	1865	IV 7-inch Whitworth.
				IV 68-pdr. smooth-bore.
River Monitors.
Alagoas	30	7.5	1864	I 5.8-inch Whitworth.
Pará	30	7.5	1864	I 5.8-inch ″
Rio Grande	30	7.5	1864	I 5.8-inch ″
Santa Catarina	30	7.5	1864	I 7-inch”
Ceara	30	7.5	1864	I 7-inch”
Pianhy	30	7.5	1864	I 7-inch”

SOLIMÖES. JAVARI.

Double-turreted, low-freeboard monitors of the American type. No overhang. Twin screws. Guns loaded by hydraulic apparatus outside the turrets. No port stoppers or shutters. Magazines and shell-rooms under the turrets. Pilot-house just abaft the forward turret. Flying deck communicating with the lower deck by a musket-proof passage, and armed with two 9-pdr. Whitworth rifles and two Gatling guns for defence against torpedo-boats. Armor of decreasing thickness at bow and stern. Boats stow on the flying deck without davits, being hoisted in and out by a derrick and the signal-mast. Water-closets and bath-rooms on the flying deck.

LIMA BARROS. SILVADO. BAHIA.

Double-turreted, high freeboard vessels with a drop rail; three-quarter sail-power. (See Prinz Hendrik, Dutch.) The Silvado is unseaworthy.

BRAZIL.

Armored belt and casemate; ram bow, round stern. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the upper deck. The casemate springs up sheer from the upper deck with ports in all four faces for all-around fire. There is no direct communication between the forward and after parts of the vessel except through the casemate ports. Single screw, full sail-power.

CABRAL. COLOMBO.

Similar to the Brazil, but smaller. In these vessels the casemate is divided into two sections by the engine, which projects into it.

TAMANDARE. BARROSO.

Similar to the Brazil, but smaller and having no fore-and-aft fire at all.

THE SIX RIVER MONITORS.

Single-turreted, light-draft river monitors, the turrets being square and mounted on turn-tables.

Brazilian Wooden Fleet. (Steam.)

Type and Name.	Guns.
Screw Frigate.
Amazonas	14
Corvettes.
Nictheroy	14
Trajano	3
Vital do Oliveira	6
Magé	8
Belmonte	3
Paddle Corvette.
Paraense	4
Screw Gun-boats.
Araguary	3
Pedro Affonso	1
Forte de Coimbra	1
Ypiranga	2
Paddle-wheel Gun-boats.
Henrique Diaz	1
Vidal de Negreiros	1
Greenhalgh	2
Taquary	4
Henrique Martins	2
Felippe Camarão	1
Tenders.
Bonifacio	2
Braconnot	1
Apa	1
Moema	2
Lamego	1
Antonio João	2
Corumba	2
Paddle-wheel Transports.
Madeira
Punes
Leopoldina
Werneck

Chili

Armored Fleet

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

F = Armor.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Tons.		Inches.
Armored Frigates.
Almirante Cochrane	179	46	20	3,430	Iron	9
Blanco Encalada	179	46	20	3,430	″	9
Turret Ship.
Huascar	196	35	15½	1,800	″	5½

G = Backing.

H = Indicated Horse-power.

I = Maximum Speed.

J = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	Ft.		Knots	Year
Armored Frigates.
Almirante Cochrane	9¼	3,000	13	1874	VI 9-inch,.
					II 20-pdr. Armstrong
Blanco Encalada	9¼	3,000	13	1875	VI 9-inch,
					II 20-pdr.”
Turret Ship.
Huascar	4½	1,500	11	1864	II 9-inch,
					III 4½-inch ″

Chilian General-Service Fleet

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Guns.
	Tons.
Corvettes.
O’Higgins	1,083	7
Chacabuco	1,083	7
Magellanes	760	4
Paddle Gun-boats.
Abtao	1,034	5
Valdivia	726	3
Ancud	490	1
Independencia	348	2
Tolten	286	2
Tender.
Covadonga	395	2

ALMIRANTE COCHRANE. BLANCO ENCALADA.

Armored belt and redoubt, ram bow, round stern, twin screws, three-quarter sail-power. The armored belt encloses the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams. The redoubt is crenelated, the after-part having an overhang of about five feet, thus giving clear forward fire to the first two pairs of guns. The ship’s side forward and abaft the redoubt is given a rank tumble home to open the fire. Clear, flush upper deck.

HUASCAR.

Sea-going turret vessel. Swan-breasted ram bow, pointed stern, single screw, three-quarter sail-power. Armored belt encircling the water-line to the height of the upper-deck beams. Tripod fore-mast with the single turret just abaft it. No direct bow-fire on account of a topgallant forecastle, and no direct stern-fire from the turret owing to a poop-cabin. Light, unprotected poop-guns secure fire in this direction. Drop-rail in wake of the turret. Armored pilot-house just abaft turret. (Captured in 1879 from the Peruvians.)

China

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Indicated Horse-power.

F = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F	Battery.
2 Frigates.
13 Light River Gun-boats.
	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Tons.		Knots
River Gun-boats.
Alpha	118	27	9	325	300	9	I 11-inch Armstrong.
Beta	118	27	9	325	300	9	I 11-inch”
Gamma	120	30	9	400	340	9	I 12½-inch ″
Delta	120	30	9	400	340	9	I 12½-inch ″
Chin Pei	125	29	10½	440	389	10	I 12-inch”
Chin Shan	125	29	10½	440	389	10	I 12-inch Vavasseur.
Fu Shing	125	29	10½	440	389	10	I 12-inch”
Lung Lang	125	29	10½	440	389	10	I 12-inch”

Torpedo-boats. Transports. Junks. Hulks. Guard- and School-Ships.

RIVER GUN-BOATS.

Iron, twin-screw gun-boats, carrying one heavy gun firing through a musket-proof bow-port. Hydraulic loading apparatus underneath the covered forecastle. Magazine and shell-rooms under the gun, with side-hatches and railways for transporting the ammunition to the muzzle. Bridge across the after-part of the high musket-proof rail, with steering-wheel just abaft it and so low as only to permit the helmsman’s head to come above the rail. After-rail low, with a musket-proof booby-hatch over the engine-room.

Denmark

Armored Fleet

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

F = Greatest thickness of Armor.

G = Backing.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Tons.		In.	In.
Frigates.
Danmark	269	49	19½	4,665	Iron	5	18
Peder Skram	225	49	22	3,325	Wood	5	26
Monitors.
Rolf Krake	185	38	10½	1,325	Iron	4½	9
Lindormen	216	39	14¾	2,050	″	5½	9¾
Gorm	232	40	15	2,310	″	8	9¾
Casemate Ships.
Helgoland	257	59	19	5,350	″	12½	10
Odin	237	48	16½	3,040	″	8	10
Iron-clad Gun-boats.
Ingolf	150	26	13	850	″	2½
Absalon	135	25	12	520	″	2½
Esbern Snare	135	25	12	520	″	2½
Fylla	140	25½	12	550	″	2½
Diana	140	25½	12	550	″	2½

H = Indicated Horse-power.

I = Maximum Speed.

J = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	H	I	J	Battery.
		Knots	Year
Frigates.
Danmark	1,007	8.1	1864	XII 8-inch Armstrong.
				XII 36-pdr. smooth-bore.
Peder Skram	1,680	11.7	1864	VIII 8-inch Armstrong.
				VIII 36-pdr. smooth-bore.
Monitors.
Rolf Krake	750	7.8	1863	II 8-inch Armstrong.
Lindormen	1,560	12	1868	II 9-inch ″
Gorm	1,670	12.2	1870	II 10¼-inch ″
Casemate Ships.
Helgoland	3,700	13	1878	I 12-inch Krupp.
				IV 10¼-inch ″
				V 5¾-inch ″
Odin	2,260	12.4	1872	IV 10¼-inch ″
Iron-clad Gun-boats.
Ingolf	700	13	1867	III 8-inch Armstrong.
Absalon	700	13	1869	III””
Esbern Snare	700	13	1869	III””
Fylla	700	13	1869	III””
Diana	700	13	1869	III””

Danish Unarmored Fleet

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Guns.
	Tons.
Frigates.
Niels Juel	2,350	26
Själland	2,350	26
Jylland	2,420	26
Corvettes.
Heimdal	1,175	14
Dagmar	1,176	14
St. Thomas	1,546	5
Gun-boats.
Falster	350	1
Möen	350	1
Öresund	240	1
Storebelt	240	1
Lillebelt	240	1
Thure	145	2
Schröedersee	145	2
Willemöes	145	2
Krieger	145	2
Marstrand	145	2
Hauch	95	1
Drogden	50	1

DANMARK. PEDER SKRAM.

Broadside iron-clad frigates (See Ferdinand Max, Austrian), still capable of forming part of cruising fleet, but of little use beyond harbor defence.

ROLF KRAKE.

Monitor gun-boat, having a superstructure forming a covered forecastle forward and officers quarters aft, the upper line of the superstructure being carried along by a rail in wake of the turrets, which may be dropped in action. Her turrets are small, containing one gun each and capable of being turned by hand or by steam (Coles system). The armored belt comes to the height of the deck-beams, and the deck is convex, plated with ¾-inch steel. An armored pilot-house is placed well aft. She has full sail-power.

LINDORMEN. GORM.

Single-turreted, breastwork, light-draft monitors. (See Buffel, Dutch.)

HELGOLAND.

Casemated iron-clad frigate with complete armored belt. No bow or stern fire from the casemate, which carries four 10¼-inch Krupp rifles. Forward on the upper deck is placed a 12-inch Krupp pivot for bow and beam fire. Her armor at the water-line is 12 inches, diminishing to 6 at the bow and stern. She is provided with apparatus for discharging Whitehead torpedoes from each beam above water.

ODIN.

Armored belt with elevated casemate. (See Brazil, Brazilian.) The casemate contains four 10¼-inch Armstrong muzzle-loaders, each of which fires from two ports. She has no spars except signal-masts.

INGOLF. ABSALON. ESBERN SNARE. FYLLA. DIANA.

Armored gun-boats, having fine lines and an armored belt from two feet below the water-line to the deck-beams. Three unprotected pivot-guns working amidships on centre-pivot carriages and firing over the rail. Full sail-power and hoisting screw.

The wooden fleet is of the ordinary type of old-style steam corvettes and gun-boats.

England

Armored Fleet

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

F = Greatest thickness of Armor.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.		In.
Armored Frigates.
Warrior	380	58	26 5	9,681	Iron	4½
Black Prince	380	58	27	9,681	″	4½
Achilles	383	58	27 4	9,681	″	4½
Northumberland	400	59 5	27	10,395	″	5½
Defence	280	54	25 6	6,074	″	4½
Resistance	280	54	26	6,074	″	4½
Hector	280	56 7	25 7	6,960	″	4½
Valiant	280	56 5	26 10	6,420	″	4½
Lord Warden	280	58 9	26	7,675	Wood	7
Repulse	252	59	26 2	6,190	″	5
Casemate Ships.
Agincourt	400	59 5	27	10,395	Iron	5½
Minotaur	400	59 5	27	10,395	″	5½
Bellerophon	300	56	26	7,540	″	7½
Swiftsure	280	55	26 2	6,660	Iron sheathed	9¼
Triumph	280	55	26 2	6,660	″	9¼
Audacious	280	54	28	6,084	″	9¼
Invincible	280	54	23	6,034	″	9¼
Iron Duke	280	54	23	6,034	″	9¼
Hercules	325	59	26 5	8,700	Iron	11
Sultan	325	59	27 6	9,286	″	10½
Alexandra	325	63 8	26 6	9,492	″	13½
Temeraire	285	62 2	27 1	8,412	″	12½
Superb	333	59	25	8,994	″	13½
Armored Water-line.
Shannon	260	54	22 6	5,108	″	10½
Nelson	280	60	24 2	7,323	″	10½
Northampton	280	60	24 2	7,323	″	10½
Turret Ships for Coast Defence.
Prince Albert	240	48 1	19 8	3,900	″	5
Scorpion	224 6	42 4	16 3	2,777	″	5
Wyvern	224 6	42 4	15 8	2,725	″	5
Cyclops	225	45	16 5	3,430	″	9¼
Gorgon	225	45	16 5	3,430	″	9¼
Hecate	225	45	16 5	3,430	″	9¼
Hydra	225	45	16 5	3,430	″	9¼
Glatton	245	54	19	4,912	″	13½
Sea-going Turret Ships.
Monarch	320	57 6	26	8,322	″	8½
Devastation	285	62 3	26 3	9,157	″	13½
Thunderer	285	62 3	26 3	9,157	″	13½
Neptune	300	63	25 2	8,900	Iron sheathed	13½
Dreadnought	320	63 10	27	10,886	Iron	15⅜
Ajax	260	66	24	8,492	″	19½
Agamemnon	260	66	24	8,492	″	19½
Inflexible	320	75	25 4	11,500	″	24
Conqueror
Orion	245	52	19 6	4,700	″	13½
Bellisle	245	52	19 6	4,700	″	13½
Armored Corvettes.
Pallas	225	50	24 3	3,797	Wood	5
Penelope	260	50	17 4	4,394	Iron	6
Research	195	38 6	15 5	1,780	Wood	5
Rams.
Hotspur	235	50	20 8	4,012	Iron	12
Rupert	250	53	23 6	5,358	″	9⅞
Gun-boats.
Viper	160	32	11 7½	1,220	″	5
Vixen	160	32	11 7½	1,220	″	5
Waterwitch	162	32 1	11 9	1,279	″	5
Colonial Turret Ships.
Abyssinia	225	42	14	2,901	″	7
Magdala	225	45	14 8	3,344	″	8
Cerberus	225	45	14 8	3,344	″	8
Floating Battery.
Erebus				1,814	″	4½
Ram.
Polyphemus	240	40		2,660	″

G = Least thickness of Armor

H = Backing.

I = Indicated Horse-power.

J = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.	In.		Knots
Armored Frigates.
Warrior	4½	18	5,469	14.3	VIII 8-inch	Woolwich.
					XXIV 7-inch	″
Black Prince	4½	18	5,772	13.6	VIII 8-inch	″
					XX 7-inch	″
Achilles	3	18	5,722	14.3	XIV 9-inch	″
					II 8-inch	″
Northumberland	3	9	6,558	14.1	VII 9-inch	″
					XX 8-inch	″
Defence	4½	18	2,437	11.6	II 8-inch	″
					XIV 7-inch	″
Resistance	4½	18	2,428	11.6	II 8-inch	″
					XIV 7-inch	″
Hector	3	18	3,256	12.5	IV 8-inch	″
					XIV 7-inch	″
Valiant	3	18	3,560	12.5	IV 8-inch	″
					XIV 7-inch	″
Lord Warden	4	31	6,706	13.5	XVIII 7-inch	″
Repulse	4	30½	3,347	12.2	XII 8-inch	″
Casemate Ships.
Agincourt	3	9	6,867	15.4	XVII 9-inch	″
Minotaur	3	9	6,702	14.4	XVII 9-inch	″
Bellerophon	5	9¾	6,521	14.1	X 9-inch	″
					V 7-inch	″
Swiftsure	4	9¾	4,913	13.5	X 9-inch	″
					IV 64-pdr.	″
Triumph	4	9¾	4,892	13.5	X 9-inch	″
					IV 64-pdr.	″
Audacious	4	9¾	4,021	12.8	X 9-inch	″
					IV 64-pdr.	″
Invincible	4	9¾	4,832	14	X 9-inch.	″
					IV 64-pdr.	″
Iron Duke	4	9¾	4,268	13.6	X 9-inch	″
					IV 64-pdr.	″
Hercules	6	9¾	7,200	13.2	VIII 10-inch	″
					II 9-inch	″
Sultan	6	9¾	8,629	14.1	IV 7-inch	″
					VIII 10-inch	″
Alexandra	6	9¾	8,615	15	II 12-inch	″
					X 10-inch	″
Temeraire	7	9¾	7,700	14.6	IV 12-inch	″
					IV 10-inch	″
Superb	7	11.8	7,430	13.8	XII 10-inch	″
					IV 7-inch	″
Armored Water-line.
Shannon	6	9¾	3,370	12.6	II 10-inch	″
					VII 9-inch	″
Nelson	6	9¾	6,000	14	IV 10-inch	″
					VIII 9-inch	″
Northampton	6	9¾	6,000	14	IV 10-inch	″
					VIII 9-inch	″
Turret Ships for Coast Defence.
Prince Albert	4½	18	2,128	11.6	IV 9-inch	″
Scorpion	4½	9	1,450	10.2	IV 9-inch	″
Wyvern	4½	9	1,450	10.2	IV 9-inch	″
Cyclops	5	9¾	1,660	11	IV 10-inch	″
Gorgon	5	9¾	1,669	11	IV 10-inch	″
Hecate	5	9¾	1,755	11	IV 10-inch	″
Hydra	5	9¾	1,472	11	IV 10-inch	″
Glatton	9	18	2,868	12.1	II 12-inch	″
Sea-going Turret Ships.
Monarch	5	11¾	7,842	14.9	IV 12-inch	″
					II 9-inch	″
					I 7-inch	″
Devastation	8½	18	6,652	13.8	IV 12-inch	″
Thunderer	8½	18	6,270	13.4	II 12½ inch	″
					II 12-inch	″
Neptune	7	9¾	9,100	14.6	IV 12½-inch	″
					II 7-inch	″
Dreadnought	7	18	8,000	14	IV 12½-inch	″
Ajax	11	18	6,000	13	IV 12½-inch	″
Agamemnon	11	18	6,000	13	IV 12½-inch	″
Inflexible	18	18	8,000	14	IV 16-inch	″
Conqueror					IV 17 inch	Armstrong.
Orion	6	9¾	3,900	13	IV 12-inch	″
Bellisle	6	9¾	3,955	13	IV 12-inch	″
Armored Corvettes.
Pallas	3	22	3,581	13.4	IV 8-inch	″
					II 64-pdr.	″
					II 40-pdr.	″
Penelope	3	9¾	4,703	12.8	III 40-pdr.	″
					VIII 8-inch	Woolwich.
Research	3	19¾	1,042	10.3	IV 7-inch	″
Rams.
Hotspur	6	11⅞	3,497	12.6	I 12-inch	″
					II 64-pdr.	″
Rupert	6	11⅞	4,635	12.4	II 64-pdr.	″
					II 10-inch	″
Gun-boats.
Viper	3	6	696	9	IV 7-inch	″
Vixen	3	6	740	9	IV 7-inch	″
Waterwitch	3	6	777	9.2	IV 7-inch	″
Colonial Turret Ships.
Abyssinia	4½		1,200	9.6	IV 10-inch	″
Magdala	5	9	1,400	9.7	IV 10-inch	″
Cerberus	5	9	1,400	9.7	IV 10-inch	″
Floating Battery.
Erebus	4⅜	24	493	6.0	XVI 64-pdr.	″
Ram.
Polyphemus			5,500

WARRIOR. BLACK PRINCE. DEFENCE. RESISTANCE.

Armored broadside frigates. The armor of these ships consists of a long casemate covering the battery only, and extending from about two feet below the water-line to the spar-deck beams. The bow and stern sections are left completely unprotected, the armor forward and aft ending in athwartship bulkheads. The hull is divided into a number of very large water-tight compartments. The extreme forward part of the upper-deck rail is recessed to permit straight-ahead fire from the forecastle guns. The bows of these ships, although not built especially for ramming, are made very heavy to permit of this mode of attack with safety. Full sail-power.

HECTOR. VALIANT.

Armored broadside frigates with swan-breasted ram bows. The armor of these ships consists of a belt around the main-deck, whilst the boilers and engines are in a casemate. The water-line forward and abaft is unprotected. Full sail-power.

ACHILLES.

Armored broadside frigate with straight bow strengthened for ramming. The armor of this ship consists of a water-line belt the height of the gun-deck beams and a casemate for the battery. Full sail-power. No bow-fire except from an unprotected forecastle gun. (See Warrior.)

NORTHUMBERLAND. MINOTAUR. AGINCOURT.

Armored broadside frigates, swan-breasted bow for ramming. The armor in these ships may be called complete, forming a belt rising to the height of the spar-deck beams fore and aft. Full sail-power (5 masts).

BELLEROPHON. REPULSE. LORD WARDEN.

Armored broadside frigates with ram bows. The armor in these ships is complete, rising to the height of the spar-deck beams, and in addition having a casemated forecastle. The Lord Warden and Repulse have wooden hulls, having been originally laid down for wooden line-of-battle ships. The Bellerophon carries heavier armor and more effective backing atthe water-line than any of the foregoing ships. These ships have full sail-power. The Bellerophon is a good sailer.

PALLAS. RESEARCH.

Armored belt and redoubt, the side being cut back just forward and abaft the redoubt to permit the broadside guns to fire well forward and aft through adjacent ports. These ships have wooden hulls, having been originally laid down for wooden frigates. The Pallas is a remarkably fine sailing ship.1

HERCULES. SUPERB. PENELOPE.

Armored belt and long armored redoubt, the sides being cut back for bow-fire. The Hercules has armored breastworks at the bow and stern on the battery-deck for heavy bow and stern-guns. The Superb is the late Memdouhieh (Turkish).

SULTAN.

Armored belt and long armored redoubt. The side forward of the redoubt is cut back for forward fire, but instead of the forward and after breastworks of the Hercules, an upper redoubt is built at the after-end of the main one, projecting clear of the side, and from which clear bow and stern fire is available.

SWIFTSURE. TRIUMPH. AUDACIOUS. INVINCIBLE. IRON DUKE.

Armored belt and short casemate, on which is mounted an upper-deck redoubt. The gun-deck casemate does not permit of bow-fire, as the lines of the ship are not broken forward or abaft it. The upper redoubt projects clear of the side over the lower casemate, and has its corners cut off to permit of angular ports being cut that give fore-and-aft and beam fire. This redoubt has no athwartship bulkhead. The magazines are directly under the casemates. The boat-davits are near the amidship line, so that the boats are kept well inboard. (The Vanguard, sunk by collision with the Iron Duke, belonged to this type.)

ALEXANDRA.

Armored belt and double-decked casemate, ram bow, and overhanging stern. The forward part of the belt is carried down in a curve over the ram. The side forward from the gun-deck beams up is carried well back parallel to the keel to give fore-and-aft fire. There is no stern-fire from the main-deck casemate. The after bulkhead rises straight from the belt to the top of the upper casemate. This casemate is, however, shorter than the lower one, and its forward bulkhead being carried down separates the main-deck casemate into two chambers, forming a double protection for the after-guns. The corners of both casemates are cut off for angular ports to give fore-and-aft and beam fire. The hull is divided longitudinally by an armored bulkhead rising to the height of the main-deck beams, one set of engines and boilers being in each compartment. Twin screws and full sail-power.

TEMERAIRE.

Armored belt, redoubt, and two barbette turrets. Ram bow. The armored belt is carried down in a curve over the ram. No stern-fire from the casemate, the forward corners being cut for angular ports, and the side forward being carried back for bow-fire. The casemate is cut in two chambers similar to the main-deck casemate of the Alexandra. The barbette turrets forward and abaft the casemate are oval in shape, and the guns are mounted on Moncrieff carriages. The armor of the body of the turrets does not come below the spar-deck beams, but an armored shaft is carried down to the level of the belt, through which ammunition is passed and communication given. The hull is divided longitudinally by an armored bulkhead similar to the Alexandra. Twin screws and auxiliary sail-power. (Brig rigged.)

SHANNON.

Partial armored belt and partial spar-deck breastwork. The belt is carried around the stern as a protection to the steering-gear, but ends just abaft the fore-mast in an armored bulkhead, which rises sheer to the height of the spar-deck rail. From the foot of this bulkhead an iron deck is carried forward to the stem, ending as a support to the ram. A breastwork on the spar-deck forward forms a protection for the bow-guns, the topgallant forecastle being carried to its after-edge. The corners of the breastwork are cut for angular ports, and the rail forward is carried back parallel to the keel. The rail aft is recessed and cut back for after angular ports, but the guns are not protected by armor. An armored conning tower is placed at the forward part of the breastwork. A single gun is used aft, working on a turn-table for shifting from one port to the other.

NELSON. NORTHAMPTON.

Partial armored belt and partial forward and after spar-deck breastworks. The armored belt extends for three fifths of the length of the ship amidships, ending in armored athwartship bulkheads, which rise to the height of the spar-deck beams. A heavy iron deck prolongs the lower edge of the belt to the bow and stern, protecting the steering-gear aft and forming a support for the ram forward. The guns are all carried on a covered deck, giving a flush spar-deck. The breastworks on the main-deck at the bulkheads form a side protection for the forward and after guns, the corners being cut for angular ports and the side recessed for fore-and-aft fire. These ships have twin screws and an armored longitudinal bulkhead similar to the Alexandra.

MONARCH. NEPTUNE.

Armored belt and revolving Coles turrets on the spar-deck. The belt rises to the height of the main-deck beams, and amidships is carried up to the spar-deck beams to cover the lower part of the turrets and machinery. An armored bulkhead rises well forward, forming on the spar-deck a forecastle breastwork for the bow-guns. The spar-deck rail in wake of the turrets may be dropped to open their fire. The Neptune has no protected stern-fire. The belt of the Monarch is carried up aft to the height of the spar-deck beams, forming a breastwork for the stern-guns. (See Hercules.) The Neptune is the late Independenzia.

INFLEXIBLE. AJAX. AGAMEMNON. CONQUEROR.

Casemated, double-turreted, mastless, sea-going iron-clads. Ram bows. The armored casemate is rectangular and encloses the middle third of the vessel. The lower edge of the casemate is prolonged fore and aft in a heavy iron deck, which forward curves down below the point of the ram. Short unarmored forecastle and poop structures, carried along in line with the keel to the smoke-stacks. The turrets are placed diagonally to open the full fore-and-aft fire. Forward and abaft the casemate is a cork belt of the thickness of the armor, to give the ship floating power in case the unprotected sections are pierced. The ship is divided in two by a longitudinal bulkhead. Twin screws.

DREADNOUGHT. ORION. BELLEISLE.

Armored belt and breastwork, sea-going monitors. The armor is complete fore and aft, and is carried down in a curve forward below the point of the ram. Throughout the middle third a casemate rises to protect the bottom of the turrets and give them a good elevation above the water-line. Forward and abaft this casemate, and in line with it, an unarmored superstructure is carried, stopping short of the bow and stern. This forms roomy quarters and gives the ship an increased freeboard and stability. The turrets are amidships and in line with the keel. Between them is a musket-proof superstructure, expanding into a flying deck having at its forward end an armored pilot-house. Longitudinal armored bulkhead, similar to the Alexandra.

DEVASTATION. THUNDERER.

Armored belt and breastwork, double-turreted, sea-going monitors. The armored belt from forward to the forward turret comes only to the height of the water-line. The breastwork differs from that of the Dreadnought in not coming out to the side, but the freeboard necessary is obtained by carrying around it and well forward and aft a musket-proof superstructure. A musket-proof superstructure also rises between the turrets, expanding into a flying deck with an armored pilot-house at its forward end.

GLATTON.

Armored belt and breastwork, single-turreted, coast-defence monitor. The armored belt rises to the upper-deck level, and is of the same thickness from stem to counter. It has an overhang beyond the hull of 2½ feet amidships. The breastwork surrounds the turret and smoke-stack and does not come out to the side. Forward and abaft a narrow superstructure carries along the line of the breastwork. Abaft the turret, which is situated well forward, a musket-proof superstructure rises, expanding into a flying deck, with an armored pilot-house at its forward extremity.

CYCLOPS. GORGON. HECATE. HYDRA. ABYSSINIA. MAGDALA. CERBERUS.

Armored belt and breastwork, double-turreted, coast-defence monitors. The breastwork occupying somewhat more than the middle third of these vessels surrounds the turrets and smoke-stack, but does not come out to the side. Musket-proof passages or tubes and ventilators, together with an armored pilot-house, extend above a light flying deck. The Cerberus is stationed permanently at Melbourne, having had a temporary rail and upper deck built on her for her passage out. The Abyssinia and Magdala are permanently stationed at Bombay.

HOTSPUR. RUPERT.

Armored rams. The armor-belt completely encircles the hull and is carried down in a curve forward below the point of the ram. Each vessel is provided with a breastwork and single turret. That of the Hotspur is fixed and has four ports, the gun being worked on a turn-table. That of the Rupert is of the Coles type of revolving turret. The breastwork surrounds the foot of the turret and the smoke-stack. Both vessels have a high superstructure from abaft the turret to the stern, rising two thirds the height of the turret, and each carries a stern-gun, the side being recessed at each counter for stern-fire. The Hotspur carries an armored pilot-house on top of her turret; the Rupert has two, one on each side, abaft the turret in the dead-angle. At present the turret of the Hotspur is being changed to a revolving one like the Rupert’s.

PRINCE ALBERT.

Four-turreted monitor. This ship has a wooden hull, having been cut down from a line-of-battle ship. Her armor-belt encircles her hull and she has no breastwork; her Coles turrets being protected about their lower parts by the armored deck. This vessel is only fit for harbor defence.

SCORPION. WYVERN.

Armored belt, double-turreted iron-clads with full sail-power. These vessels are high sided, the high rail between the fore and mizzen masts dropping to unmask the turrets. The armor-belt encircles them. They have strengthened ram bows, a long, high forecastle extending to the fore-mast and making a dead-angle for the forward turret, and a high poop to the mizzen-mast, making a dead-angle for the after turret. The fore and main masts are tripod masts. These vessels are bark rigged, with full sail-power, and when their side rails are up they have the appearance of ordinary corvettes. They were built for the Confederates during the war of the American Rebellion.

VIPER. VIXEN. WATERWITCH.

Casemated gun-boats. These vessels have rectangular casemates about the boilers and engines (see Inflexible), the forward bulkhead rising above the spar-deck level, and being provided with two ports for bow-fire. They are only intended for bow-fire and end-on attack. The Waterwitch is a double-ender, having steering-gear at each end, and at present, instead of steam boilers and engines, she has a hydraulic motor.

POLYPHEMUS.

Armored ram The transverse section of this ship is top-shaped, showing above water a convex upper deck surmounted by a light musket-proof superstructure. In addition to her heavy ram, she is provided with apparatus for firing the Whitehead torpedo, ahead and from each beam.

EREBUS.

Old-type casemated floating battery, completely armored.

English Unarmored Fleet

(New Cruisers.)

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Mean Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E
	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.
Frigates.
Inconstant	333	50 1	23 7	5,782	Iron sheathed
Shah	334 8	52	23	6,040	″
Raleigh	298	49	22	5,200	″
Corvettes.
Boadicea	280	45	22	4,027	″
Bacchante		45	21 7	3,932	″
Euryalus		45	21 7	3,982	″
Rover	280	43 6	20 2	3,494	″
Active	270	42	20	3,078	″
Volage	270	42	20	3,078	″
Cleopatra	225	44 6	20	2,383	Steel
					& iron
					sheathed
Constance	225	44 6	20	2,383	″
Champion	225	44 6	20	2,383	″
Carysfort	225	44 6	20	2,383	″
Canada.
Comus	225	44 6	20	2,383	″
Cordelia.
Conquest	225	44 6	20	2,383	″
Curaçao	225	44 6	20	2,383	″
Emerald	220	40	16 3	1,801	Composite
Garnet	220	40	16 3	1,864	″
Opal	220	40	16 3	1,864	″
Ruby	220	40	16 3	1,864	″
Tourmalin	220	40	16 3	1,864	″
Turquoise	220	40	16 3	1,864	″
Amethyst	220	36	16	1,830	Wood
Diamond	220	36	16	1,830	″
Sapphire	220	36	16	1,830	″
Encounter	220	36	16	1,830	″
Modeste	220	36	16	1,830	″
Sloops.
Cormorant	170	36	14 6	1,124	Composite
Doterel	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Dragon	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Gannet	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Kingfisher	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Miranda	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Osprey	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Pelican	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Pegasus	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Penguin	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Phœnix	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Wild Swan	170	36	14 6	1,124	″
Albatross	160	31 4	13	894	″
Daring	160	31 4	13	894	″
Egeria	160	31 4	13	894	″
Fantome	160	31 4	13	894	″
Flying Fish	160	31 4	13	894	″
Sappho	160	31 4	13	894	″
Dispatch Steamers.
Iris	300	46	19 9	3,735	Steel
Mercury	300	46	19 9	3,735	″
Torpedo-ship.
Vesuvius	90	22	8 6	260	Iron
Torpedo-ram.
Polyphemus					″
1st Class Gun-boats.
Myrmidon				870	Wood
Arab				700 to 774	Composite
Condor					″
Falcon					″
Flamingo					″
Griffon					″
Lily					″
Bittern				774	″
Bullfinch				774	″

F = Indicated Horse-power.

G = Maximum Speed.

H = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	F	G	H	Battery.
		Knots.	Year.
Frigates.
Inconstant	7,361	16.5	1868	X 9-inch	Woolwich.
				VI 7-inch	″
Shah	7,477	16.4	1875	X 8-inch	″
				II 10-inch	″
				VI 64-pdrs.	″
Raleigh	6,158	15.2	1873	XIV 7-inch	″
				II 8-inch	″
				VI 64-pdrs.	″
Corvettes.
Boadicea	5,130	15.5	1875	XVI 7-inch	″
Bacchante	5,250	15.3	1876	XVI 7-inch	″
Euryalus	5,250	15.3	1875	XVI 7-inch	″
Rover	4,964	14.7	1875	II 7-inch	″
				XVI 64-pdrs.	″
Active	4,015	14.8	1869	VI 7-inch	″
				IV 64-pdrs.	″
Volage	4,532	15.1	1869	XVIII 64-pdrs.	″
Cleopatra	2,300	13	Building	II 7-inch XII 64-pdrs.	” ”
Constance	2,300	13	″
Champion	2,300	13	″
Carysfort	2,300	13	″
Canada.
Comus	2,300	13	″
Cordelia.
Conquest	2,300	13	″
Curaçao	2,300	13	″
Emerald	2,100	13	1877	XII 64-pdrs.	″
Garnet	2,100	13	1877
Opal	2,100	13	1875
Ruby	1,830	13	1876
Tourmalin	1,900	13	1876
Turquoise	1,990	13	1876
Amethyst	2,127	13	1873 to 1874	XIV 64-pdrs.	″
Diamond	2,127	13
Sapphire	2,364	13
Encounter	2,177	13	1874
Modeste	2,177	13	1874
Sloops.
Cormorant	900	10.5	1877	II 7-inch	″
Doterel	900	10.5	1877	IV 64-pdrs.	″
Dragon	1,000	10.5	1877	II 7-inch, IV 64-pdrs.
Gannet	1,000	10.5	Building
Kingfisher	1,000	10.5	1877 and 1878
Miranda	1,000	10.5
Osprey	1,000	10.5
Pelican	1,000	10.5
Pegasus	1,000	10.5
Penguin	1,000	10.5
Phœnix	760	10.5
Wild Swan	800	10.5
Albatross	840 to 1,000	11	1875 and 1876
Daring		11		II 7-inch, II 64-pdrs.
Egeria		11
Fantome	840 to 1,000	11	1875 and 1876	II 7-inch, II 64-pdrs.
Flying Fish		11
Sappho		11
Dispatch Steamers.
Iris	7,750	18.5	1877	X 64-pdrs.
Mercury	7,000	18	1878
Torpedo-ship.
Vesuvius	879	8.9	1874	None
Torpedo-ram.
Polyphemus	5,500	18	Building
1st Class Gun-boats.
Myrmidon	730	10	1867	I 7-inch pivot amidships.
				I 64-pdr. ””
				II 20-pdrs.
Arab	656	11	1873 to 1877	I 7-inch midship pivot, II 64-pdrs.
Condor	770	11
Falcon	720	11
Flamingo	750	11
Griffon	790	11
Lily	829	11
Bittern	851	10	1865
			to	I 7-inch pivot,
Bullfinch	985	10	1872	II 40-pdrs.

A = Displacement.

B = Construction Material.

C = Indicated Horse-power.

D = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	Battery.
1st Class Gun-boats. Low-pressure Engines. Twin Screws.
	Tons.			Knots.
Curlew	774	Composite	811	10	I 7-inch pivot. II 40-pdrs.
Lapwing			882
Magpie			857
Philomel			961
Plover			977
Ringdove			957
Seagull			702
Swallow			892
Vulture			847
Woodlark			881
1st Class Gun-boats. High-pressure Engines. Twin Screws.
Avon	584	Composite	528	10	III 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Beacon			506
Boxer			587
Cracker			528
Dwarf			495
Elk			472
Flirt			582
Fly			489
Growler			696
Hart			608
Hornet			506
Lynx			526
Midge			472
Pert			502
Rocket			632
Teazer			489
Thistle			641
Frolic	592	Composite	896	10	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Kestrel			835
Ready			891
Rifleman			715
Dart	570	Composite	336	10	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Newport			335
Torch			281
2d Class Gun-boats. Compound Engines. Single Screw.
Firebrand	45	Composite	360	9	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Firefly
Firm
Forester
Forward
Foxhound
Ariel	430 to 455	Composite	540	10.1 to 10.8	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Contest			515
Coquette			406
Cygnet			532
Decoy			459
Express			438
Foam			406
Goshawk			484
Mallard			398
Merlin			428
Moorhen			387
Mosquito			501
Sheldrake			867
Swinger			461
Zephyr			534
2d Class River Gun-boats.
Dee	868	Iron	810	9.5	III 64-pdrs.
Don
Esk
Medina
Medway
Sabrina
Slaney
Spey
Tay
Tees
Trent
Tweed
2d Class Gun-boats.
Britomart	330	Wood	160 to 277	8	II 64-pdrs.
Bruiser
Cherub
Cockatrice
Cromer
Heron
Netley
Orwell
Speedy
Tyrian
Dapper	284	Wood	140 to 272	8	II 64-pdrs.
Earnest
Fervent
Skylark
Thrasher
Whiting
Ant	254	Iron	168 to 268	9	I 10-inch.
Arrow
Badger
Blazer
Bloodhound
Bonita
Bulldog
Bustard
Cornet
Cuckoo
Fidget
Gadfly
Griper
Hyena
Kite
Mastiff
Pickle
Pike
Pincher	254	Iron	168 to 268	8	I 10-inch.
Scourge
Snake
Snap
Tickler
Weazel
Hunter	249	Wood	131	8	II 64-pdrs.
Plucky	196	Iron	224		I 9-inch.
Staunch	180	″	134		I 9-inch.

INCONSTANT.

Iron frigate sheathed with wood and coppered. Straight bow, round stern. Rail cut back on each side of the bow-sprit to permit bow-fire. Gun-deck battery composed of ten 9-inch rifles in broadside, the ports being very widely spaced. Long topgallant forecastle and flush aft. Spar-deck battery composed of six 7-inch rifles. One bow-gun under the forecastle working in four ports (one each side ahead and one each side abeam), the gun being transported from one to another by turn-tables. One stern-gun working on turn-tables in three ports (one astern and one on each quarter). The remaining four guns are arranged as pivots, so that all may be used on one side if desirable. They secure in pairs amidships. The ports for these guns are cut in pairs forward and abaft the gun-deck ports. The strength of fire of this ship is: ahead, one 7-inch; abeam, six 7-inch, five 9-inch; astern, one 7-inch. The stability of this ship being originally deficient, part of her double bottom was filled with 180 tons of cement, thus reducing her estimated speed nearly one knot. Her coal supply permits steaming 2160 miles at a speed of ten knots. Greatest speed attained at sea for twenty-four consecutive hours, 15½ knots.

SHAH. RALEIGH.

Iron frigates sheathed with wood and coppered. General type similar to the Inconstant. The gun-deck battery of the Shah is a broadside one of sixteen 7-inch rifles and two 64-pdrs., the latter being just forward of the cabin bulkhead (separated from the main battery). The spar-deck battery consists of one 10-inch rifle under the topgallant forecastle, working in the same manner as the Inconstant’s; one 10-inch rifle stern-gun working in two ports, the quarter-rail being recessed for the purpose, so as to get stern and beam fire; six 64-pdrs. in broadside (two forward and two abaft the gun-deck battery, and two abreast the after smoke-stack). The Raleigh’s battery is similar to the Shah’s in arrangement, but is smaller in number. (Fourteen guns on gun-deck; six on spar-deck.)

BOADICEA. BACCHANTE. EURYALUS.

Iron-sheathed frigates of the same general type as the above. The battery is all under cover; the broadside battery being entirely on the gun-deck, the bow-gun under the topgallant forecastle, and the stern-gun in the spar-deck cabin. The Boadicea has a straight stem, the other two ram bows. In order to permit the latter arrangement the wood sheathing was covered with zinc in place of copper, to allow of direct connection with the iron ram without danger of galvanic action.

ROVER. ACTIVE. VOLAGE.

First-class corvettes, iron sheathed with wood. Of the same general type as the Inconstant, except that the battery is all carried on the spar-deck. Strength of fire: Ahead—Rover and Active, one 7-inch; Volage, one 64-pdr. Abeam—Rover, two 7-inch, eight 64-pdrs.; Active, three 7-inch, two 64-pdrs.; Volage, ten 64-pdrs. Astern—Rover and Active, one 7-inch; Volage, one 64-pdr.

All other corvettes of the new type carry their batteries on the spar-deck and are of the same general type, differing only in engines and boilers and the material of the hull.

CLEOPATRA CLASS (nine in number).

First-class steel corvettes, sheathed with wood. Bow and stern-guns, 7-inch rifles; broadside, twelve 64-pdrs.; beam-fire, two 7-inch, six 64-pdrs.

AMETHYST CLASS (eleven in number).

First-class composite corvettes. Six of the number form a subdivision of the class, being of later build, having about 30 tons more displacement and carrying but twelve instead of fourteen 64-pdrs. The noticeable feature with regard to this class is the recession of the spar-deck rail forward and aft to give clear bow and stern fire. Only one gun is used at either end, pivoting each side. In the case of the Amethyst class these guns are 64-pdrs., mounted on ordinary carriages. In the Cleopatra class and larger ships they are 7-inch guns, mounted on pivot carriages, which renders the working much heavier. The bow and stern-guns are both under cover; the broadside guns are on the open spar-deck.

CORMORANT CLASS (twelve in number).

Second-class composite corvettes, carrying 7-inch bow and stern-guns and 64-pdrs. in broadside.

ALBATROSS CLASS (six in number).

Third-class composite corvettes, carrying 64-pdr. bow and stern-guns and 7-inch broadside. These vessels are bark rigged, and carry crews of one hundred and twenty men.

IRIS. MERCURY.

Fast steel despatch and torpedo vessels. Their batteries consist of ten 64-pdrs. The boilers and engines take up the greater part of the space below. In addition to the battery each vessel carries four 80-feet Thorneycroft torpedo-boats fitted for launching Whitehead torpedoes. These launches are carried on a species of gallows-frame amidships, the frame being carried to the outer edge of the rail, so that the launch may be slid out over the side and lowered without trouble. In exterior appearance these vessels are not unlike fast mail packets.

MYRMIDON CLASS (nineteen in number).

First-class composite gun-boats, carrying for bow and stern-guns 64-pdrs., and a single 7-inch centre-pivoting rifle amidships. Twelve of these gun-boats form a subdivision of the class, having about 70 tons less displacement and carrying 40-pdr. bow and stern-guns. They are bark rigged, carrying crews of about 90 men, and have a mean draft of water of about 11 feet.

AVON CLASS (twenty-four in number).

First-class twin-screw gun-boats, carrying 20-pdrs. for bow and stern guns, and two 64-pdrs. amidships on pivot-carriages.

FIREBRAND CLASS (twenty-one in number).

Second-class single-screw composite gun-boats, carrying the same battery as the Avon class. Three-masted, square-rigged forward, lifting screws, crew of 60 men, and mean draft of water 9 feet. At a speed of six knots they burn about three tons of coal per twenty-four hours.

BRITOMART CLASS (sixteen in number).

Second-class wooden gun-boats of the old-fashioned type, carrying two 64-pdr. pivot-guns.

BLAZER CLASS (twenty-four in number).

Second-class iron gun-boats, carrying one 10-inch rifle. These vessels are little more than large launches, having a bow decked over with light plates. The gun is mounted on a platform, which itself is supported on heavy screws; these screws, being revolved by steam-power, permit the gun to be lowered down into the hold when going to sea, or raised for fighting. The in-and-out tackles and ammunition gear are manipulated by a small capstan aft. These boats have double screws, and work up to a speed of 7 knots. The Staunch, which is the model from which these gun-boats were built, is smaller, and has a musket-proof shelter at the gun. The others have none.

DEE CLASS (twelve in number).

Second-class iron river gun-boats, of a peculiar design. These vessels have twin screws, and are provided with a rudder at each end, the bow-rudder, with its yoke and chains, being entirely unprotected. The hull proper is very low, the side curving sharply inboard above the water-line, almost in cigar shape, to such a degree that the dead-lights slope at an angle upward of about 40°. The deck-rail springs from the upper part of this curve about two feet inside of the water-line, being waist high amidships and rising fore and aft into a curved forecastle and poop musket-proof firing-cover for the guns. Amidships are a musket-proof pilot-house and engine-room. The battery consists of two 64-pdrs. at each end under cover, and firing from four ports each, two fore and aft and two abeam.

VESUVIUS.

Torpedo-boat. This craft, built for sudden attacks with torpedoes, is built very low in the water. The smoke-stack is bent horizontally, running along the deck. The furnace is intended to burn coke in order to suppress smoke. The steam-discharge pipes open under water. She is rigged for projecting Whitehead torpedoes. (See Torpedoes, Part III.)

LIGHTNING CLASS.

Fast torpedo launches, (See Torpedoes.)

English General-Service Fleet — (Old-Type Steam Cruisers.)

A = Displacement.

B = Construction Material.

C = Indicated Horse-power.

D = Maximum Speed.

E = Guns.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E
	Tons.			Knots.
Ships of the Line.
Victoria	6,959	Wood	4,191	12.3	12
Howe	6,557	″	4,524	13.2	12
Duke of Wellington	6,071	″	1,999	9.9	25
Duncan	5,724	″	2,826	13.2	31
Royal Albert	5,637	″	1,805	8
Donegal	5,481	″	3,103	11.2
Anson	5,260	″	3,583	11.8	11
Atlas	5,260	″	3,732	12	11
Defiance	5,260	″	3,350	12
Revenge	5,260	″	2,896	11.7
Royal William	4,579	″	1,763	9.8
St. George	4,579	″	1,730	10.6
Albion	4,382	″	1,835	10.5
Rodney	4,375	″	2,246	11.5	10
Lion	3,842	″	1,732	9.3	12
Frigates.
Galatea	4,583	″	2,759	13.2	26
Bristol	4,020	″	2,088	11.8	28
Glasgow	4,020	″	2,020	12.4	28
Newcastle	4,020	″	2,354	13.3	31
Undaunted	4,020	″	2,261	12.7	31
Immortalité	3,984	″	2,391	11.8	28
Topaze	3,915	″	2,538	11.7	28
Doris	3,803	″	3,005	12	24
Aurora	3,582	″	1,576	10.1	28
Narcissus	3,548	″	1,731	10.6	18
Forte	3,456	″	1,539	9.2
Endymion	3,197	″	1,620	9.4	22
Corvettes.
Ariadne	4,588	″	8,350	13	26
Rattlesnake	2,431	″	1,628	11	17
Woolverine	2,431	″	1,549	11.2	17
Challenger	2,306	″	1,261	8.6	8
Thalia	2,216	″	1,597	10.1	8
Juno	2,216	″	1,381	9.2	8
Charybdis	2,187	″	1,472	11	17
Pearl	2,187	″	1,390	11.3	17
Scylla	2,187	″	1,376	10.7	17
Druid	1,870	″	2,272	12.9	14
Briton	1,870	″	2,149	13.2	14
Thetis	1,870	″	2,275	13.4	14
Blanche	1,755	″	2,158	13.6	12
Danaë	1,755	″	2,089	13.4	12
Dido	1,755	″	2,518	13.7	12
Eclipse	1,755	″	1,946	12.1	12
Sirius	1,755	″	2,334	12.8	12
Spartan	1,755	″	1,988	12.2	12
Tenedos	1,755	″	2,032	12.7	12
Sloops.
Daphne	1,574	″	1,927		5
Dryad	1,574	″	1,464		9
Nymphe	1,574	″	2,172		9
Vestal	1,574	″	2,154		9
Cameleon	1,365	″	702		7
Rinaldo	1,365	″	752		7
Alert	1,331	″	312		4
Fawn	1,045	″	434		4
Rapid	913	″	460		3
Rosario	913	″	436		3
Troop-ships.
Assistance	2,515	Iron	1,442		2
Dromedary	1,800	″	1,640		2
Humber	2,000	″	1,700		2
Himalaya	4,490	″	2,609		3
Orontes	5,600	″	2,569		2
Simoon	3,302	″	1,576		2
Tamar	4,857	″	2,171		2
Crocodile	6,211	″	4,044		3
Euphrates	6,211	″	3,900		3
Jumna	6,211	″	3,040		3
Malabar	6,211	″	4,893		3
Serapis	6,211	″	4,030		3
Supply-ships.
Fox	1,670	Wood	764		2
Discovery	1,247	″	365		2
Industry	1,126	Iron	279		2
Supply	1,126	″	265		2
Wye	1,161	″	629		2
Paddle-wheel Despatch Steamers.
Helicon	985	Wood	1,610	15	2
Lively	985	″	1,757		2
Salamis	985	″	1,440	14	2
Vigilant	985	″	1,815		2
Yachts.
Osborne	1,800	″	3,363		2
Victoria and Albert	2,470	″	2,980		2
Alberta	370	″	1,208
Elfin	93	″	181
Enchantress	985	″	1,318		1
Surveying Vessels.
Nassau	877	″	755		4
Porcupine	556	″	285		1
Sylvia	877	″	689		4
Torpedo Depot-ship.
Hecla		Iron			6

Paddle-wheel Frigate Valorous. Corvettes Argus, Barracouta, Basilisk, Buzzard, Salamander, Sphynx, Spiteful.

9 Paddle-steamers. 88 Harbor-tugs. 177 Hulks used as school, depot, guard, hospital, coal, and store ships.

Iron-clad Hulks Caledonia, Enterprise, Favorite, Lord Clyde, Ocean, Prince Consort, Royal Alfred, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign.

The General Service fleet, with the exception of the Transports and Yachts, belong to the old-fashioned types of steam cruisers. They are, however, constantly in commission as cruising vessels on home and foreign stations.

France

Armored Fleet

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

F = Greatest Thickness of Armor.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.		In.
Masted Turret Ships.
Amiral Duperré	319 5	66 11	26	10,315	Iron	23
Duguesclin	265 7	57 3	24	5,785	″	11
Casemate Ships.
Foudroyant	371 7	66 5	24 8	9,630	″	16.5
Devastation	371 7	66 5		9,630	″	16.5
Redoubtable	330	66 5	24 11	8,658	″	15.3
Colbert	314 1	57 3	27 11	8,167	Wood	8.7
Trident	314 1	57 3	27 11	8,164	″	8.7
Friedland	314 1	57 3	27 11	8,164	″	9.8
Richelieu	314	57 3	27 11	8,269	″	8.7
Ocean	282 10	57 7	29 2	7,360	″	7.8
Marengo	282 10	57 7	29 2	7,360	″	7.8
Suffren	282 10	57 7	29 2	7,360	″	7.8
Armored Frigates.
Gloire	252 3	55 9	27 10	5,530	″	4.7
Couronne	260	54 3	25	5,813	Iron	4.7
Flandre	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,725	Wood	6
Provence	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,700	″	6
Heroine	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,700	Iron	6
Gauloise	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	Wood	6
Guyenne	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	″	6
Magnanime	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	″	6
Savoie	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	″	6
Revanche	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	″	6
Surveillante	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	″	6
Valeureuse	258 10	55 9	26 10	5,610	″	6
Corvettes.
Bayard	230	45 9	21	5,785	Iron	9.85
Turenne	230	45 9	21	5,785	″	9.85
Vauban	230	45 9	21	5,785	″	9.85
La Gallissonniere	230	45 9	21	4,480	Wood	6
Casemated Corvettes.
Victorieuse	230	45 9	21	4,147	″	6
Triomphante	230	45 9	21	4,147	″	6
Alma	230	46 3	23 9	3,665	″	6
Belliqueuese	230	46 3	23 9	3,410	″	6
Jeanne d’Arc	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	″	6
Thetis	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	″	6
Armide	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	″	6
Atalante	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	″	6
Montcalm	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	″	6
Reine Blanche	230	46 3	23 9	3,371	″	6
Coast-defence Ships.
1st Class Rams.
Tonnerre	241 6	57 9	21 4	5,495	Iron	14
Fulminant	241 6	57 9	21 4	5,495	″	14
Furieux	241 6	57 9	21 4	5,495	″	14
Caïman					″
Indomptable					″
Terrible					″
2d Class Rams.
Tempete	241 6	57 9	16 9	4,452	″	13.8
Tonnant	241 6	57 9	16 9	4,452	″	13.8
Vengeur	241 6	57 9	16 9	4,452	″	13.8
1st Class Rams.
Tigre	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	Wood	8.6
Belier	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	″	8.6
Bouledogue	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	″	8.6
Cerbere	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	″	8.6
Taureau	216 6	53 1	19 7½	3,313	″	6
Monitor.
Onondaga	228 7	51 2	12 7½	2,551	Iron	6.7
Armored Batteries.
Embuscade	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	″	5.5
Protectrice	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	″	5.5
Imprenable	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	″	5.5
Refuge	129 7	51 10	10 10	1,422	″	5.5
Implacable	144 4	48 5	8 8	1,338	″	4.7
Opiniatre	144 4	48 5	8 8	1,338	″	4.7
Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11	88 7	29 6	5 7	280	″	3.1

G = Least Thickness of Armor.

H = Backing.

I = Horse-power.

J = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.	In.		Knots
Masted Turret Ships.
Amiral Duperré	Armored only at water-line and turrets	14	6,000		IV 13¼-inch,
					XIV 5½-inch.
Duguesclin		14	4,100	14	IV 9¼-inch,
					I 7½-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Casemate Ships.
Foudroyant	13.7	12.6	6,000	14	VI 12¼-inch
					VIII 5½-inch.
Devastation	13.7	12.6	6,000	14	VI 12¼-inch,
					VIII 5½-inch.
Redoubtable	8.7	15	6,000	14.5	VIII 10¾-inch,
					VIII 5½-inch.
Colbert	6	34.5	4,800	14	VIII 10¾-inch,
					I 9¼-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Trident	6	34	4,800	14	VIII 10¾-inch,
					I 9¼-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Friedland	6	15	3,800	13.3	VIII 10¾-inch,
					VIII 5½-inch.
Richelieu	6	34.5	3,800	13.8	VI 10¾-inch,
					V 9¼-inch.
					II 5¼-inch,
					X 4¾-inch.
Ocean	6	32.3	3,878	13.8	IV 10¾-inch,
Marengo	6	32.3	3,673	13.5	IV 9¼-inch,
Suffren	6	32.3	4,181	14.1	VI 4¾-inch.
Armored Frigates.
Gloire	3	26	2,537	12.8	VI 9¼-inch,
					IV 7½-inch.
Couronne	3	15	2,820	12.2	VIII 9¼-inch, IV 7½-inch.
Flandre	4	26	3,540	14.3
Provence	4	26	3,500	13.9
Heroine	4	26	3,143	12.1
Gauloise	4	26	3,500	13.9
Guyenne	4	26	3,500	13.9
Magnanime	4	26	3,500	13.9
Savoie	4	26	3,500	13.9
Revanche	4	26	3,500	13.9
Surveillante	4	26	3,500	13.9
Valeureuse	4	26	3,500	13.9
Corvettes.
Bayard	7	15	3,200	14	VI 9¼-inch, I 7½-inch, VI 5½-inch.
Turenne	7	15	3,200	14
Vauban	7	15	3,200	14
La Gallissonniere	4.7	26	2,376	13	VI 9¼-inch,
					I 7¼-inch,
					II 4¾-inch.
Casemated Corvettes.
Victorieuse	4.7	26	2,400	13.2	VI 9¼-inch,
					I 7½-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Triomphante	4.7	26	2,400	13.2	VI 9¼-inch,
					I 7½-inch,
					VI 5½-inch.
Alma	4.7	26	1,897	11.8	VI 7½-inch, IV 4¾-inch.
Belliqueuese	4.7	26	1,233	11.8
Jeanne d’Arc	4.7	26	1,900	12.3
Thetis	4.7	26	1,900	12.3
Armide	4.7	26	1,900	12
Atalante	4.7	26	1,900	12
Montcalm	4.7	26	1,900	12
Reine Blanche	4.7	26	1,900	12
Coast-defence Ships.
1st Class Rams.
Tonnerre	8.6	15.7	3,500	13.5	II 12½-inch.
Fulminant	8.6	15.7	3,500	13.5
Furieux	8.6	15.7	3,500	13.5
Caïman				13.5	VI 12½-inch..
Indomptable				13.5
Terrible				13.5
2d Class Rams.
Tempete	9.85	15.7	1,500	10	II 12½-inch..
Tonnant	9.85	15.7	1,500	10
Vengeur	9.85	15.7	1,500	10	II 9¼-inch..
1st Class Rams.
Tigre	6.3	31.5	1,800	12	II 9¼-inch.
Belier	6.3	31.5	1,800	12
Bouledogue	6.3	31.5	1,800	12
Cerbere	6.3	31.5	1,800	12
Taureau	4.3	26	1,805	11.9	I 12½-inch.
Monitor.
Onondaga	4	11.8	613	7	II 9¼-inch.
Armored Batteries.
Embuscade	4.3	15.7	440	8.5	IV 7½-inch.
Protectrice	4.3	15.7	440	8.5
Imprenable	4.3	15.7	440	8.5
Refuge	4.3	15.7	440	8.5
Implacable	4.3	15.7	490	6.7	III 9¼-inch.
Opiniatre	4.3	15.7	490	6.7
Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11	3.1	13.8	100	5.3	II 5½-inch.

AMIRAL DUPERRÉ. DUGUESCLIN.

Armored belt and four barbette turrets. Ram bow and overhanging dome stern. The armor-belt covers the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, coming below the point of the ram and covering the steering-gear. The barbette turrets are arranged one on each side, abreast the forward smoke-stack, having an overhang of nearly half its diameter, so as to give clear fore-and-aft fire. The other two turrets are amidships, before and abaft the mizzen-mast. There are two armored pilot-houses on the Duperré, one abreast the forward turrets and one between the after ones; the Duguesclin has but one, forward. The gun-deck battery is composed of light rifled guns, unprotected. The deck plating of these ships is three inches in thickness (one inch steel over two inches of iron). A bow-gun works in a single port under the topgallant forecastle.

DEVASTATION. FOUDROYANT. REDOUBTABLE.

Armored belt and redoubt. Ram bow and dome stern. The belt of the Redoubtable encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, curving down forward over the point of the ram; that of the other two ships stops short of the curve of the counter in an armored bulkhead, the lower edge being carried on by an armored deck to protect the steering-gear. The sides forward and abaft the redoubt are given a rank tumble home, the redoubt rising straight to the spar-deck, thus giving clear fore-and-aft and beam fire from the main-deck battery. A heavy gun is mounted in barbette on top of the redoubt, each side, having a clear firing angle of 180°; the gun-slide alone is protected by armor, while a musket-proof shield is mounted on the forward part of the slide, as protection to the crew. On the spar-deck is carried a battery of light rifles in broadside.

TRIDENT. FRIEDLAND.

Armored belt and casemate. Ram bow and dome stern. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams. The casemate rises to the height of the spar-deck beams. At the forward end of the casemate, on each side, a barbette unarmored half-turret is built, being simply a projecting shelf for mounting a heavy gun. The sides from the main-deck up forward are given a sharp tumble home to permit clear forward fire; while aft the spar-deck rail is placed inboard about three feet, leaving a clear fire aft, giving the part of the spar-deck outside the rail the appearance of a continuous channel-piece. The turret guns are only protected by a light musket-proof shelter, rising above the slide. There is a light battery of broadside rifles on the spar-deck, a bow-gun working in one port under the forecastle, and a similar stern-gun. There is no forward or after fire from the main-deck battery.

COLBERT.

Of the same type as the Friedland, except that in place of the barbette half-turrets there are armored breastworks for the protection of a heavy bow and a heavy stern-gun on the spar-deck.

RICHELIEU. MARENGO. OCEAN. SUFFREN.

Armored belt and casemate, with four armored barbette turrets. Ram bow, straight stern. The belt encircles the water-line, coming to but not covering the ram, which is a solid bronze casting. The barbette turrets are just over the corners of the casemate, projecting nearly half their diameter clear of the side for fore-and-aft fire. The side is not broken in or given a tumble home, as the muzzles of the turret guns are above the spar-deck rail. The Richelieu has twin screws, the others single ones. There is no fore-and-aft fire from the casemate. Light spar-deck broadside battery. Armored commander’s lookout.

BAYARD. TURENNE. LA GALLISSONNIERE. TRIOMPHANTE. VICTORIEUSE. VAUBAN.

Second-rate sea-going iron-clads. Armored belt and casemate and two barbette turrets. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, the casemate carrying the armor to the spar-deck. The barbette turrets are over the forward corners of the casemate. Ram bow and dome stern. Light spar-deck broadside battery. Bow-gun working in a single port under the forecastle.

GLOIRE. COURONNE. FLANDRE. PROVENCE. HEROINE GAULOISE. GUYENNE. MAGNANIME. SAVOIE. REVANCHE. SURVEILLANTE. VALEUREUSE.

Broadside iron-clad frigates, completely armored. These vessels belong to the earliest type, and, with the exception of the Couronne and Heroine, they have wooden hulls. The armor extends from about three feet below the water-line to the spar-deck beams. Armored conning towers are placed abaft the main-mast. Originally built for a large battery of light smooth-bores, the height of the main-deck presents the full outfit of a heavy battery.

BELLIQUEUSE. ALMA. JEANNE D’ARC. THETIS. ARMIDE. ATALANTE. MONTCALM. REINE BLANCHE.

Second-class cruising iron-clads. Armor belt and casemate, and four barbette turrets. The belt comes to the main-deck beams all around, the casemate carrying it up to the spar-deck. The turrets are at the corners of the casemates. In some of these vessels the after turrets were left off, it being found that the hull was overweighted when it was attempted to put heavier guns aboard than the ships were originally intended to carry.

TONNERRE. FULMINANT. FURIEUX. TEMPETE. TONNANT. VENGEUR.

Single-turreted, casemated monitors for coast defence. These vessels are heavily armored at the water-line; the single turret is very large, in order to bring the two guns in it well apart, to gain clear fire aft on each side of the superstructure. This turret is on the forward third of the hull, and it, as well as the superstructure aft, is surrounded by a breastwork that does not come out to the side. On top of the turret is a barbette commander’s lookout. Forward the deck rises into a short forecastle, just abaft of which is an armored casemate giving ingress into the crew’s quarters. The superstructure abaft the turret is musket-proof, of a width just sufficient to permit the guns to get stern-fire. The upper part expands into a flying deck, with a low musket-proof shield, and corner stands for Hotchkiss machine-guns.

TIGRE. BELIER. CERBERE. BOULEDOGUE.

Monitor rams. These vessels have a low freeboard, the single turret being on the forward third of the hull, surrounded by a casemate, which also covers the lower part of the smoke-stack. A superstructure rises forward and aft of the turret and is semi-cylindrical, curving at the ends in such a manner as to give no foothold on any part. The turret is surmounted by a barbette lookout. The hulls are of wood and heavily strengthened at the ram. Double screws.

TAUREAU.

Similar to the above, with the exception that the turret is fixed and has four ports for bow and beam fire.

ONONDAGA.

Double-turreted American monitor; laminated plating, low freeboard, no casemate.

ROCHAMBEAU.

Casemated iron-clad (late Dunderberg). Ram bow, low freeboard, and rectangular casemate, with sloping sides giving fore-and-aft and beam fire.

EMBUSCADE. PROTECTRICE. IMPRENABLE. REFUGE. IMPLACABLE. OPINIATRE.

Armored floating batteries. Low freeboard forward and abaft, with rectangular casemates having perpendicular sides, and giving fore-and-aft and beam fire. Light draft.

CAIMAN. INDOMPTABLE. TERRIBLE.

Coast-defence vessels; type not known, but presumably citadel ships of a displacement not less than 12,000 tons. The battery of this type is six 13¼-inch guns. They are evidently intended as more powerful vessels than either the Inflexible or Duilio.

French Unarmored Fleet. — (Rapid Cruisers.)

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E
	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.
1st Class Cruisers.
Duquesne	326 6	50	22 7	5,345	Iron sheathed
Tourville	326 6	50	22 7	5,345	″
2d Class Cruisers.
Duguay Trouin	289 8	42 9	16 1	3,070	″
Villars	249 3	37 11	15 1	2,231	Wood
Forfait	249 3	37 11	15 1	2,231	″
Magon	249 3	37 11	15 1	2,231	″
Roland	249 3	37 11	15 1	2,231	″
La Perouse	262 5	37 5	17	2,200	″
D’Estaing	262 5	37 5	17	2,200	″
Monge	262 5	37 5	17	2,200	″
Nielly	262 5	37 5	17	2,200	″
* * * *	262 5	37 5	17	2,200	″
* * * *	262 5	37 5	17	2,200	″
Infernet	245 8	35 9	12 5	1,865	″
Champlain	245 8	35 9	12 5	1,865	″
Laclocheterie	245 8	35 9	12 5	1,865	″
Du Petit Thouars	245 8	35 9	12 5	1,865	″
Sané				1,900	″
Seignelay				1,900	″
Fabert				1,900	″
3d Class Cruisers.
Eclaireur	236 2	35 5	14 8	1,610	Composite
Rigaut de Genouilly	236 2	35 5	14 8	1,610	″
3d Class Dispatch Vessels.
Bisson	200	28 5	11	833	″
Labourdonnais	200	28 5	11	833	″
Hussard	200	28 5	11	833	″
Lancier	200	28 5	11	833	″
Chasseur	200	28 5	11	833	″
Voltigeur	200	28 5	11	833	″
Bouvet					″
Parseval				850	″

F = Indicated Horse-power.

G = Maximum Speed.

H = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	F	G	H	Battery.
		Knots	Year.
1st Class Cruisers.
Duquesne	6,589	17	1876	VII 7½-inch,
				XIV 5½-inch.
Tourville	6,589	17	1877	VII 7½-inch,
				XIV 5½-inch.
2d Class Cruisers.
Duguay Trouin	3,740	16	1877	V 7½-inch,
				V 5½-inch.
Villars	2,790	15	Building	VI 6½-inch, X 5½-inch.
Forfait	2,790	15	″
Magon	2,790	15	″
Roland	2,790	15	″
La Perouse	2,790	15	″
D’Estaing	2,790	15	″
Monge	2,790	15	″
Nielly	2,790	15	″
* * * *	2,790	15	″
* * * *	2,790	15	″
Infernet	1,784	14.4	1869	I 6½-inch, VIII 5½-inch.
Champlain	1,784	14.4	1872
Laclocheterie	1,784	14.4	1872
Du Petit Thouars	1,784	14.4	1875
Sané	1,967	15	1867
Seignelay	1,900	14.7	1875
Fabert	1,900	14.7	1875
3d Class Cruisers.
Eclaireur	1,900	15	1876	VIII 5½-inch.
Rigaut de Genouilly	1,900	15	1877
3d Class Dispatch Vessels.
Bisson	850	12.2	1877	IV 5½-inch.
Labourdonnais	850	12.2	1876
Hussard	850	12.2	1876
Lancier	850	12.2	1877
Chasseur	850	12.2	Building
Voltigeur	850	12.2	″
Bouvet	850	12	1876	I 6½-inch, II 5½-inch, I 4¾-inch.
Parseval	850	12	1877

French Unarmored Fleet — (Continued.)

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Date of Launch.	Battery.
	Tons.	Year.
1st Class Gun-boats.
Crocodile	452		I 7½-inch, II 4-inch.
Lionne
Lutin
Lynx
Milan
Vautour
Diligente	393		II 5½-inch.
2d Class Gun-boats.
Chacal	295		II 5½-inch.
Etendard
Fanfare
Gladiateur
Hyene
Jaguar
Leopard
Oriflamme
Couleuvre	295		II 5½-inch.
Décidée
Frelon
Pique
Surprise
Tactique
Epée	177		I 9¼-inch,
28 Gun-boats	177		I 4¾-inch.
Transports.
Bievre	1,475		II 5½-inch.
Oise	1,770
Caravans	2,868	1875
Ampère		Building
Annamite	5,840	1876
Mytho	5,840	Building
Shamrock	5,840	″
Tonquin	5,840	″
Allier	1,655	″	IV 5½-inch.
Nievre	1,655	″
Drac	1,655	″
Saone	1,655	″

DUQUESNE. TOURVILLE.

Iron frigates, sheathed with wood and coppered. Strengthened bows for ramming, with heavy bronze rams. Three half-turrets or platforms on each side of the spar-deck, projecting clear of the side to give clear fore-and-aft fire. Bow-gun working in a single port under the forecastle. Pilot-house and chart-room on a bridge forward of the smoke-stacks. Boats carried on a gallows-frame between the smoke-stacks. Fine lines, heavy shoulder; the bow-frames are given a flare out from the main-deck up, to give a full forecastle for working the bow-gun. Single screw, full sail-power. Gun-deck, broadside battery, fourteen 5½-inch rifles. Spar-deck battery, seven 7½-inch rifles. Bow-fire, three 7½-inch; beam-fire, nine 5½-inch (two guns can be shifted on the gun-deck, so as to give nine for a broadside), three 7½-inch; stern-fire, two 7½-inch. Two sets of engines and boilers, placed one abaft the other for protection. Between the forward turrets on the spar-deck are the wash-rooms and water-closets, giving the appearance of a fourth half-turret. Maximum speed at sea for 24 hours, 16½ knots.

DUGUAY TROUIN.

Iron corvette, sheathed with wood and coppered. Strengthened bow for ramming, with heavy bronze ram. Four half-turrets, similar to those of the Tourville. Bow-gun working under the forecastle in a single port. Single screw, full sail-power. All the battery carried on the spar-deck, leaving a clear, roomy main-deck. Stern-gun mounted in barbette on a centre-pivot carriage. Bow-fire, two 7¼-inch, one 5½-inch; beam-fire, two 7¼-inch, three 5½-inch; stern fire, two 7¼-inch, one 5½-inch.

VILLARS CLASS (seventeen in number).

Second-class wooden corvettes, with strengthened ram bow. Two light bow-guns firing through recessed ports, giving bow and beam fire. (In some cases the guns are on the forecastle, in others underneath.) Stern-gun mounted on a centre-pivot carriage in barbette. Midship guns of heavy calibre, the deck being carried out slightly, to give them an extreme firing angle.

ECLAIREUR CLASS (two in number).

Third-class composite corvettes, with strengthened ram bow. Bow pivot-gun mounted on the forecastle: stern-pivot in barbette; six guns in broadside.

LANCIER CLASS (eight in number).

Avisos, or fourth-class corvettes, composite, with strengthened ram bows. Four rifled-guns mounted on centre-pivot carriages in the midship line of the vessel. Drop-rail abreast the main-deck guns.

LYNX CLASS (seven in number).

First-class composite gun-boats, with strengthened ram bows. Light, centre-pivoting rifled bow and stern-guns, and one heavy rifled, centre-pivot gun amidships firing in barbette.

FARCY CLASS (twenty-seven in number).

Second-class iron gun-boats. These vessels are more nearly large launches, built with ram bows to give them good displacement. One heavy gun is mounted in the bow, the slope of the bow from the ram up being carried up to form a musket-proof shield, permitting the gun to fire through an embrasure.2

MYTHO CLASS (four in number).

First-class iron troop-ships, similar in general to the English troopers of the Serapis class. Capacity for berthing 1700 men with all the camp equipage.

DRAC CLASS (four in number).

Light cavalry transports. These vessels are composite built and may serve either as transports or gun-boats, as they carry a battery of two light and two heavy centre-pivoting rifles. They are used for the transportation of cavalry horses, artillery, and stores.

BIEVRE CLASS (four in number).

Light, fast iron transports, similar in general to the Drac class.

French General-Service Fleet. — (Old-Type Steam Cruisers.)

A = Displacement.

B = Indicated Horse-power.

C = Guns.

D = Construction Material.

E = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E
	Tons.				Year.
Ships of the Line.
Souverain	5,115		25	Wood	1856
Louis XIV	4,820		12	″	1854
Ville de Bourdeaux	5,210		12	″	1860
Ville de Lyon	5,210		12	″	1861
Castiglione	5,500		12	″	1857
Masséna	5,015		12	″	1860
Fontenoy	3,934		12	″	1858
Jean Bart	3,934		22	″
Saint Louis	3,934		12	″	1854
Frigates.
Pallas	3,560	1,330	34	″	1860
Magicienne	3,375	1,310	32	″	1861
Themis	3,375	1,310	18	″	1862
Victoire	3,325	1,310	16	″	1861
Flore	3,100	1,520	18	″	1867
Clorinde	1,740	1,430	12	″	1865
Corvettes.
Amorique	2,800	1,040	22	″	1862
Minerve	2,700	1,530	22	″	1865
Venus	2,700	1,530	22	″	1864
Chateau Renaud	1,830	1,700	5	″	1866
Dupleix	1,780	1,050	10	″	1861
Decrès	1,770	1,480	6	″	1866
Desaix	1,640	1,780	6	″	1866
Laplace	1,590	700	10	″	1852
Cosmos	1,840	1,100	13	″	1861
D’Assas	1,920	740	16	″	1864
Sloops. (Avisos, 1st Class.)
Beautemps	1,270	1,050	6	″	1872
Beaupré	1,270	1,050	6	″	1872
Duchaffaut	1,289	1,050	8	″	1872
Hugon	1,290	1,050	6	″	1872
Kerguelen	1,280	1,050	6	″	1872
Bourayne	1,260	960	6	″	1869
Dayot	1,260	960	6	″	1869
Ducouëdic	1,260	960	6	″	1869
Sloops. (Avisos, 2d Class.)
Kersaint	1,270	960	6	″	1869
Segond	1,260	960	6	″	1869
Vaudreuil	1,280	1,050	6	″	1870
D’Estrées	1,280	1,000	6	″	1867
Volta	1,300	1,000	6	″	1867
Hamelin	1,220	1,000	6	″	1866
Limier	1,220	1,000	6	″	1866
Talisman	1,310	800	6	″	1863
Kleber	1,260	740	2	″	1856
Forbin	1,250	870	4	″	1859
Linois	830	720	6	″	1867
Cassard	850	660	3	″	1859
Hirondelle	1,080	1,780	2	″	1870
Despatch Vessels (Avisos, 2d Class).
Renaud	840	490	4	″	1866
Lamotte Piquet	720	420	4	″	1859
Latouche Treville	720	390	4	″	1860
Curieux	760	560	4	″	1859
Surcouff	700	430	4	″	1858
Bougainville	740	310	6	″	1859
Bruat	700	490	4	″	1866
Adonis	730	490	4	″	1868
Guichen	700	460	2	″	1863
Boursaint	750	610	3	″	1872
Corse	510	220		″	1842
Transports.
Algesiras	5,600	2,100	4	″	1842
Charlemagne	5,600	1,150	12	″	1851
Intrépide	5,600	2,960	4	″	1864
Ville de Paris	5,600	1,350	12	″	1850
Guerrière	3,200	1,350	4	″	1860
Entreprenante	3,200	780	4	″	1858
Dryade	3,200	540	4	″	1856
Ceres	3,200	410	4	″	1857
Danaë	3,250	540	4	″	1888
Renommée	3,200	540	4	″	1847
Européen	2,350	1,200	2	Iron
Japon	2,300	960	2	Wood
Aveyron	3,500	1,520	4	″	1864
Correze	3,500	1,520	4	″	1868
Creuze	3,500	1,520	2	″	1863
Sarthe	3,500	1,520	2	″	1862
Tarne	3,500	1,520	2	″	1863
Orme	3,000	750	4	″	1862
Var	3,000	750	4	″	1863
Calvados	3,000	540	4	″	1856
Finisterre	3,000	650	4	″	1859
Garonne	3,000	650	4	″	1859
Jura	3,000	650	4	″	1855
Dordogne	2,400	370	4	″	1855
Maine	2,400	370	4	″	1855
Meuse	2,400	370	4	″	1855
Rhin	2,400	560	4	″	1855
Yonne	2,400	370	4	″	1856
Seine	2,400	370	4	Iron
Charente	2,000	280	4	″	1856
Adour	1,800	250	2	″	1856
Ariege	1,800	450	2	″	1865
Isère	1,800	450	2	″	1865
Moselle	1,970	390	2	″
Vienne	1,800	370	2	Wood	1858
Cher	1,400	610	6	″	1868
Indre	1,400	610	6	″	1864
Dives	1,682	670	2	″	1870
Rance	1,682	670	6	″	1870
Sendre	1,682	670	6	″	1872
Vire	1,682	670	6	″	1868
Loiret	1,200	210	3	″	1856

Paddle-wheel frigates Albatros, Magellan.
”corvettes Catinat, Coligny, Eumenide.
Four paddle-wheel gun-boats, 1st class, 700 to 800 tons, two to four guns.
Four”” 2d” 700 tons, four guns.
Thirty screw tenders.

Germany

Armored Fleet

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Construction Material.

F = Greatest Thickness of Armor.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft.	Ft.	Ft. in.	Tons.		In.
Redoubt Frigates.
Kaiser	280	62	24 8	7,440	Iron	11¾
Deutschland	280	62	24 8	7,560	″	11¾
Turret Frigates.
Friederich der Grosse	298	52	24 8	6,560	″	10½
Preussen	308	54	24 8	6,748	″	10½
Casemate Frigates.
König Wilhelm	353	60	26 6	9,451	″	9¼
Friederich Karl	290	55	24	5,819	″	4¾
Kron Prinz	286		24 6	5,393	″	4¾
Barbette Corvettes.
Sachsen	213	51	19 8	7,135	″	9
Baiërn	213	51	19 8	7,135	″	9
Würtemberg	213	51	19 8	7,135	″	9
Two others	213	51	19 8	7,135	″	9
Redoubt Corvette.
Hansa	285	51	21 7	3,497	Wood	6¼
Monitor.
Arminius	197	36	13 7	1,558	″	4½
Redoubt Ram.
Prinz Adalbert	158	27	21 7	3,863	″	4½
Armored Gun-boats.
Wespe			10 2	985	Iron	8
Viper			10 2	985	″	8
Biene			10 2	985	″	8
Mücke			10 2	985	″	8
Scorpion			10 2	985	″	8
Basilisk			10 2	985	″	8
Four others			10 2	985	″	8
River Monitors.
Rhein	164	25	3 6			1½
Mosel	164	25	3 6			1½

G = Least Thickness of Armor.

H = Backing.

I = Indicated Horse-power.

J = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.	In.		Knots
Redoubt Frigates.
Kaiser	6¼	10¼	8,000	14½	VIII 10¼-inch, I 8¼-inch.
Deutschland
Turret Frigates.
Friederich der Grosse	5½	8¼	5,400	14	IV 10¼-inch, II 6¾-inch.
Preussen
Casemate Frigates.
König Wilhelm	5½	9¾	8,000	14¾	XVIII 9¼-inch, V 8¼-inch.
Friederich Karl	3	15	3,500	13½	XVI 8¼-inch.
Kron Prinz	3	16	4,800	14¼
Barbette Corvettes.
Sachsen	9	7¾	5,600	14	I 12-inch, IV 10¼-inch
Baiërn	9	7¾	5,600	14
Würtemberg	9	7¾	5,600	14
Two others	9	7¾	5,600	14
Redoubt Corvette.
Hansa	4	12½	3,000	12	VIII 8¼-inch
Monitor.
Arminius	3	9	1,200	10½	IV 8¼-inch
Redoubt Ram.
Prinz Adalbert	3	12	1,000	9	I 8¼-inch II 6¾-inch.
Armored Gun-boats.
Wespe	4	8	700	9	I 12-inch.
Viper	4	8	700	9
Biene	4	8	700	9
Mücke	4	8	700	9
Scorpion	4	8	700	9
Basilisk	4	8	700	9
Four others	4	8	700	9
River Monitors.
Rhein	1¼	8	80	6	II 4½-inch.
Mosel	1¼	8	80	6

KAISER. DEUTSCHLAND.

Armored belt, redoubt, and stern casemate. Ram bow and straight stern. The belt encircles the water-line, coming up to the height of the main-deck beams abaft the redoubt, but forward of it reduced in height to not over three feet above the water-line, and having a heavy steel deck at the height of its upper edge. The belt does not cover the ram. The sides forward and abaft the redoubt are given a rank tumble home, while the redoubt is carried straight up to the spar-deck beams, opening fore-and-aft and beam fire from the angular ports, (vide Devastation, French). The stern casemate prevents raking from aft, and also protects a stern-gun working in a single port. The engines and boilers form two distinct sets, one abaft the other, the magazines and shell-lockers coming between them. The redoubt has an overhang clear of the side of 3½ feet forward and 1½ feet aft. There is no bow-gun, the bow-fire coming from the redoubt. The after-redoubt guns only fire to within 15° of right astern, the stern-gun filling out the dead-angle. Single screw, full sail-power.

FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE. PREUSSEN.

Armored belt, breastwork, and two revolving turrets. These ships are built on the lines of the Monarch, although improved in detail. The belt encircles the water-line, but does not come as low down as the point of the ram. The breastwork surrounds the boilers and the bottoms of the turrets, but the engines are outside of and abaft it. The turrets are closer together than in the Monarch, and have no upper works to interfere with their fire. The dead-angles of the turret-guns are filled by a bow and stern-gun working in single unprotected ports. These ships have single screws and about three-quarter sail-power.

KÖNIG WILHELM.

Armored belt and long, main-deck casemate, stern casemate, and two spar-deck redoubts. Ram bow and straight stern. The belt encircles the water-line, coming to the height of the main-deck beams aft, but somewhat lower forward of the casemate, that portion being covered by a steel deck. There is no forward or after fire from the casemate, the sides rising straight up fore and aft. The ends of the casemate are protected from raking by armored bulkheads, rising to the spar-deck beams forward and abaft. The stern casemate protects a single gun working in one port. At the forward end of the main casemate, and rising clear of the upper deck, is a redoubt—or rather traverse, for it is unprotected at the rear—giving protection to two guns working each in two ports for fore-and-aft and beam fire. At the after-end of the main casemate is a similar traverse, which has an overhang of several feet, its two guns working also each in two ports for stern and beam fire (vide Sultan, English). These traverses encumber the spar-deck for working the gear of the sails. Single screw and full sail-power.

FRIEDRICH KARL. KRON PRINZ.

Armored belt and long casemate with bow redoubt. Ram bow and straight stern. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, coming down in a curve forward well over the ram. There is no fore-and-aft fire from the casemate, the ship being wall-sided. The bow redoubt cuts off the point of the bow above the spar-deck beams and protects a bow-gun working in a single port. There is a high, oval, armored pilot-house just abaft the main-mast. No stern-fire. Single screw and full sail-power.

SACHSEN. BAIERN. WÜRTEMBERG.

(Two others not yet named.)

Partial armored belt and two barbette casemates. Ram bow, round stern. Half sail-power (brig rigged). Four smoke-stacks. The belt forms a casemate for the boilers and engines, covering the middle third of the ship, the lower edge being prolonged in a heavy steel deck, which, aft, protects the steering-gear. This casemate rises to the spar-deck beams. At its after-end a high, rectangular barbette casemate rises well up above the spar-deck rail, giving clear fore-and-aft and beam fir to its four guns. At the forward end of the casemate is an oval barbette turret (vide Temeraire, English) amidships, giving clear bow and beam fire to its single gun. These ships gain a nearly perfect all-around fire from the heaviest calibre guns, with a maximum thickness of armor. They combine great armor and battery strength with light draft and displacement.

HANSA.

Armored belt and double-decked redoubt. Swan-breasted bow strengthened for ramming, pointed stern, single screw, full sail-power. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck. The main-deck redoubt is short and does not give fore-and-aft fire, the ship being wall-sided. The upper-deck redoubt, rising a little above the spar-deck rail, is octagonal, to permit angular ports for fore-and-aft and beam fire. The spar-deck rail is carried inboard parallel to the keel to open the angular ports.

ARMINIUS.

Double-turreted monitor, with ram bow and no overhang. Light flying deck, single screw. (American type modified.)

PRINZ ADALBERT.

Armored belt, double redoubt. Long ram bow, round stern, single screw, half sail-power. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the upper deck. The curve of the ram bow is carried up, forming a spar-deck redoubt, giving protection to a single heavy bow-gun working in one port. A second redoubt, well aft, gives protection to two guns, each working in two ports for fore-and-aft and beam fire. A superstructure aft cuts off the stern-fire from these guns, and the forward redoubt cuts off the bow-fire. The shape of both of the redoubts is nearly circular. The Stonewall (Confederate) belonged to this type. (Sister ships.)

WESPE. VIPER. BIENE. MÜCKE. SCORPION. BASILISK. RHEIN. MOSEL.

(Four others not yet named.)

Small, light-draft, armored gun-boats. All except the Rhein and Mosel have an armored belt and a horseshoe-shaped traverse, giving protection to the crew of a single barbette gun, which gives only bow-fire. They are provided with rams. The Rhein and Mosel are light-draft monitors, similar to the Austrian Danube gun-boats. (See Austrian Danube monitors.) The Wespe class belongs to the English Staunch and the French Farcy type.

German Unarmored Fleet. — (Fast Cruisers.)

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Maximum Speed.	Battery.
	Tons.	Knots.
Iron Gun-deck Corvettes.
Leipsic	3,863	16	XII 6¾-inches.
Bismarck	3,863	16
Blücher	2,460	15	XVI 5¾-inches.
Stosch	2,460	15
Moltke	2,460	15
Sedan	2,460	15
One other	2,460	15
Wooden Gun-deck Corvettes.
Freya	1,954	14½	II 6¾-inch, VI 5¾-inch.
Louise	1,665	14
Ariadne	1,665	13

German General-Service Fleet. — (Old-Type Steam Cruisers.)

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Maximum Speed.	Guns
	Tons.	Knots.
Wooden Gun-deck Corvettes.
Elizabeth	2,428	12	18
Hertha	2,227	10¾	19
Vineta	2,227	11	19
2d Class Corvettes.
Augusta	1,760	13¾	10
Arcona	1,760	13½	10
Gazelle	1,760	13½	10
Nymphe	1,760	13¾	10
Medusa	1,760	13¾	10
Victoria	1,760	14	10
Ariadne	1,650	12½	6
Gun-boats.
Albatross	695	10½	4
Nautilus	695	10½	4
Wolf	482	10½	4
Hyäne	482	10½	4
Cyclop	395	8½	4
Blitz	395	8½	4
Two others	395	8½	4
Komet	340	8½	3
Meteor	340	8½	8
Delphin	340	8½	3
Drache	340	8½	3
Otter	130	8½	3
Fuchs	260	8	1
Habicht	260	8	1
Hai	260		1
Tiger	260		1
Natter	260		1
Salamander	260		1
Scorpion	260		1
Sperber	260		1
Transport and Dispatch Vessels.
Hohenzollern	1,690		2
Three others	1,690		2
Pommerania	380		2
Lorelei	380		2
Grille	337		2
Falke	1,004		2

Harbor-tugs. Torpedo-launches. Hulks. Guard-ships.

Greece

Armored Vessels

Type and Name.	Displacement.	Armor.	Maximum Speed.	Battery.
	Tons.	Inches.	Knots.
Broadside Frigates.
Olga	2,060	4½ to 5	10	II 9-inch. X 7-inch Armstrong.
Casemate Gun-boat.
Georgius	1,800	7	13	II 9-inch.

Unarmored Vessels

1 Screw Corvette, Hellas.

5 Yachts (old blockade runners).

1 Screw Gun-boat.

7 Pinnaces and small Gun-boats.

Olga.

Completely armored broadside frigate or large corvette; ram bow, straight stern. Armor-belt enclosing water-line to the height of spar-deck beams. (See Maria Pia, Italian.)

GEORGIUS.

Armored belt and hexagonal casemate amidships. The rail forward of the casemate is carried inboard parallel to the keel to open the bow-fire from the casemate. Abaft, the rail is cut in for some distance from the casemate, and given a rank tumble home, to open the after-fire. No stern-fire. Double screws, three-quarter sail-power. The armor has a backing of ten inches. The guns work on turn-tables, one on each side, and have a firing-angle of about 110° from each port.

Holland

Armored Fleet

A = Length between Perpendiculars.

B = Breadth of Beam.

C = Maximum Draft.

D = Displacement.

E = Greatest Thickness of Armor.

F = Least Thickness of Armor.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.	In.	In.
Ram Turret-ships.
König der Nederlanden	280	51	19 8	5,197	8	6
Prins Hendrik	230	44	18 10	2,360	4.5	4
Rams.
Stier	193 6	36 6	15 6	2,060	6	4
Schorpioen	193 6	36	15 6	2,140	6	4
Buffel	205	40	15 6	2,162	6	4
Guinea	205	40	15 6	2,338	6	4
1st Class Ram Monitor.
Draak	195	46	10 10	2,121	8	6
2d Class Ram Monitors.
Matador	195	46	9 10	1,623	4.5	4.5
Luipaard	187	44	8 8	1,500	4.5	4.5
Hyaena	187	44	8 6	1,540	3	4.5
Panter	187	44	8 6	1,540	3	4.5
Haai	187	44	8 6	1,540	3	4.5
Wesp	187	44	8 6	1,540	3	4.5
Adder	187	44	8 6	1,540	3	4.5
Monitors.
Krokodil	187	44	8 6	1,505	2.9	5.5
Heiligerlee	187	44	8 6	1,505	2.9	5.5
Cerberus	187	44	8 6	1,505	2.9	5.5
Bloedhound	187	44	8 6	1,505	2.9	5.5
Tiyger	187	44	8 6	1,391	2.9	5.5
Gun-boat.
Nummer 1	164	38	6 11	394	2.9	4.5
Light-draft Gun-boats.
Vahalis	150 11	8 4	4 11	256	4.5	4
Isala	150 11	8 4	4 3	360	5	4.3
Rhenus	150 11	8 4	4 3	360	5	4.3
Mosa	150 11	8 4	4 3	360	5	4.3
Merva	150 11	8 4	4 3	360	5	4.3

G = Backing.

H = Indicated Horse-power.

I = Maximum Speed.

J = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.		Knots	Year
Ram Turret-ships.
König der Nederlanden	11.8	4,630	11.9	1874	IV 11-inch Armstrong IV 4¾-inch Krupp.
Prins Hendrik	9.8	2,400	12.1	1866	IV 9-inch Armstrong IV 4¾-inch Krupp.
Rams.
Stier	11.8	2,200	12.3	1867	IV 9-inch Armstrong
Schorpioen	11.8	2,269	12.8	1867	IV””
Buffel	9.8	2,200	12.7	1867	IV 9-inch Armstrong IV 30-pdr. smooth.
Guinea	9.8	2,200	12.7	1867	IV 9-inch Armstrong IV 30-pdr. smooth.
1st Class Ram Monitor.
Draak	11.8	800	10	1877	II 11-inch Krupp.
2d Class Ram Monitors.
Matador	9.8	680	8	1877	II 11-inch Krupp.
Luipaard	9.8	680	9	1876	I ””
Hyaena	9.8	680	9	1870	II 9-inch Armstrong.
Panter	9.8	680	9	1871
Haai	9.8	680	9	1868
Wesp	9.8	680	9	1869
Adder	9.8	680	9	1868
Monitors.
Krokodil	11.8	630	9	1868	II 9-inch Armstrong.
Heiligerlee	11.8	630	9	1868
Cerberus	11.8	630	9	1869
Bloedhound	11.8	630	9	1869
Tiyger	11.8	630	9	1868
Gun-boat.
Nummer 1	10.6	360	9	1863	II 60-pdr. smooth.
Light-draft Gun-boats.
Vahalis	7	200	8	1870	II 60-pdr. smooth.
Isala	5.1	320	8	1876	II 4¾-inch Krupp.
Rhenus	5.1	320	8	1877
Mosa	5.1	320	8	1878
Merva	5.1	320	8	1878

KONING DER NEDERLANDEN. PRINZ HENDRIK.

Double-turreted, high-sided, sea-going monitors. Armored belt and casemate; ram bow, straight stern. The belt encloses the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams. The casemate encloses the bottoms of the turrets, engines, and boilers, occupying the middle third of the vessel. The fore-and-aft fire of the turret guns is completely cut off by the superstructures forming forecastle and cabin, and which rise to the height of the top of the turrets.