THE WORLD'S NAVIES.
SHIPS BUILT AND BUILDING.
OFFICIAL LIST.
(raOM OtTB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, May 26. A useful White Paper just issued shows the naval strength of the Great Powers on March 31st last, excluding battleships and armoured cruisers over twenty years old. The tabular statement clearly demonstrates the vast superiority of the British Navy, which is shown to be greater than the combined fleets of any two of the other Powers. The following is the published summary:—
BATTLESHIPS.
TORPEDO-BOATS.
Great Britain has 36 of the new type of torpedo-boat,- launched between 1906 and 1909. None of the other Powers have any. of this type. For torpedo craft. generally the figures (which include first; second, and third-class craft) are:; —
Built. Building. Great Britain ..53 10 : France .. ..17 8 I Russia' .. .. 7 7 Germany .. ..32 9 Italy .. .. 0 4 Austria-Hungary .. 11 5 United Statee ..29 6 Japan • ■ ■. 15 2 ARMOURED CRUISERS. Great Britain .. 38 5 Fiance .... 20 1 Russia .. .. 4 2 Germany .. .. 10 3 Italy . .. ... 10 — Austria-Hungary .. 3 — United Statee J. 15 — Japan .. .. 13 ' 1 PROTECTED CRUISERS. f 1st CI. 2nd CI. 3rd CI. Great Britain .. 18 36 16 France .. ' .. 5 5 7 Russia. .... 7 2 2 ■ Germany .. .. — 21 11 Italy .. .. — 2 11 ... — 3 ■ 3 United SUtee i .. 3 16 — Japan .. .. 2 11 6 Of third-clase protected cruisers Great Britain lias 9 building, Germany 6, Austria 3, Japan 3.' SCOUTS. ■ . Built. Building; Oreat Britain .'. 8 — Italy .. .. — 3 Unued States ... 3* — None of.the other Powers have vessels of this class. TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYERS. y Built Building. Great Britain .. 177 , 28 France , .. .. 63 ,21 Russia ... .. • 97 1 Germany. .. ,. 92 17 Italy .. .. 23 10 Austria-Hungary .. 12 . 6 United States .. 30 10 Japan .. ... 57 1
Great Britain .. ..74 France .. ., ,. .191 Russia .. ,, ,. 41 . Germany .. " ., ,. 80 Italy .. .. .. 82 . 'Austria-Hungary .. ,. 73 - United States .. .. 28 Japan • .. , .. .. 57 ■■". * SUBMAEINES. . " Built. Building. Great Britain ..62 12 . France .. ..58 23 Rusaia ' .. ,. 30 — Germany •■ , •• e uncertain Italy .. .. 7 13 Auetria-Hnngary .,4 2 United States ,.18 7 Japan .. .. 9 4
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14093, 12 July 1911, Page 11
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