NAVAL STRENGTH

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2218, 3 August 1914, Page 8

NAVAL STRENGTH

entente ;v. alliance ' A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW ; Tlie relative strength of the navies of tlie Triple Entente 'arid: the Triple Alliance; calculated according to th'o number of Dreadnoughts possessed byeach, works out as follows':— Dreadnoughts.—Entente. Britain 28 . Franco ■" ..',2 Russia nil Total ............ SO Dreadnoughts.—Alliance. Germany 17 Austria 2 ..July : ,1. - Total !20 ' It will thus lie neon that-the Triple Entente has a margin of 10 over, (lie Alliance in modern* capital ships' of.the tpj, Ifjl|_

ships on' the effective list are taken the position is: — All Battleships.—Entente. Britain 67 France .. 22 ''Russia 8 07 All Battleships.—Alliance. . Germany 39 ■Austria . 8 Italy .'. ,10 '• ■_.' : 57 This gives a maTgin of forty ships for the Entente.. ' " TJio strength of the various Powers in cruisers aiid minor vessels is given by. the 1914 "Navy League'ArinuaP' as follows: — . Cruisers.—Entente. Britain 51 France 21 Russia 12 84 Cruisers.—Alliance. Germany 9, Austria 3 Italy ' 9/ ' 21 . Light cruisers.—Entente. Britain 88 France ■: 3 Russia i 1 . 92 Light Cruisers.—Alliance. Germany 44 Austria ..' 9 Italy 1 7 ■ . ' .. '.60' Destroyers.—Entente. . Under . Over .- 500 tons. GOO tons. Britain: 80 163 . France . 62 22 , - Russia .' 70.. .. 70 . ■ :{J . .. — —— ; - 212 ' 2GO • Destroyers,—Aillanco. ' ■Under - Over - i ■■.v■ yi ■ . .600 tons. .: ; SOO ton's. Germany ... 48? 97 ■ v: Austria . t..... . 22' ■ 12/ : Italy... .23 : .• "... 25 93 134 • Submarines.—Entente. ■ Britain .;..... 97 Franco ..; 102 Russia 55 -254 ■■ ■ ■ -. Submarines.—Alliance. - Germany : .......■ 36 ■Austria • ;. ■ 11Italy -26 ■ ' 73 ■ ' The-figures- for-lighif'. cruisers,-;.; destroyers," and .subniariiiesinclude-."'all vessels _ built and - building at .the time of publication of .the-"Year Book" at the end <>f last-year,,. It ,has not been possible' to check, th'e'-figures'bo as to set .out .the-.vessels completed at the'present time'. : ' "' ■ , , ' Tho total;, strength in. all classes : 'of vessels of two combinations may be set out thus:— ■ Total Strength. - . ■ - ' Ententesuperior . Entonto. Alliance.- by Dreadnoughts' ... 30 , .20 10 Oiaor ■ Datueships 67 -37 30 Cruisers 84 ' 21 63 Light cruisers ... 92 ■ ■60 ■ 32 Destroyers (under • . 500 tons) .........' 212 93 119 Destroyers (over 5&0 tons) .' 260 • 134 126 Submarines .1..... 254 73 . 181 It should be explained that the distinction' between cruisers , and light cruisers as set out above is that cruisers; include practically all cruising vessels above 6000 tons, and light cruisers those below that tonnage.