MEDITERRANEAN FLEETS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 6

MEDITERRANEAN FLEETS

STRENGTH OF THE POWERS FULL LIST OP THE SHIPS —, :;-.V ; ', t The strength of tho fleets regularly in J commission in tho Mediterranean, accord- fi ing to the latest advices, is given in the , following table:— t BRITAIN. ' t Inflexible.—Battle -cruiser, 17,500 ' tons, , eiglit 12-inch and sixteen 4-inch guns; , live 21-inch torpedo tubes; 26 knots; c built iiv 100 S. .... v Indefatigable.—Battle cruiser, 18,750 tons; ] eight 12-inch and sixteen 1-inch guns; J two 2lLnch torpedo tubes; 25 knots; ; built in ' 1911.- ' £ Indomitable.—Battle cruiser, same class ; as Inlloxible. .. i I nvlnciblo.—Battle cruiser, samo class as ; Inflexible (undergoing refit). . ( Defence.—Armoured cruiser, 14,600 tons.; | four 9.2-inch and ten 7.5-inch guns; , ■five 18-inch torpedo tubes;, 23.5 knots; j ' built in 1909. - •• ( Black . Prince —Armoured cruiser. 13,550 t ■ tons; six 9.2-inchi and ten 6-incn guns; , three 18-inch torpedo' v tubes; '.23X5. , knots';, built' in 1U0G: : 1 ' , Duke .of Edinburgh,—Armoured- oruiaer; same-class as Black 1 Prince; 22.81 ' . knots. • Warrior.—Armoured cruiiser, 13,550 tons; six: 9.2-inch and four, 7.!i-inch guns; three 18-inch torpedo tubes; 22.9 knots; built' in 1907. . . . s There aro also .four...liglit cruisers in Mediterranean waters.,. . 'FRANCE. , t Courbet,—BatSes'iip, 23,100 tons; 'twelve v 12-ijich and'tirenty-two 5.5-inch guns; fouv 18-inch torpedo tubes; 20 knots; built in ;1913. ; Jean Bart. Battleship; .. samo class as Courbet. . . . ■ , Condorcet.— -battleship, 18,028 tons; four: 12-inch and twelve . 9.i-inch guns; 'two 18-ineh- torpedo tubes; 19.8 knots; built in 1911.' Danton.—S'emi-Dreadnought .battleship; same class as Cohdorcet. \ '-. Diderot.—Semi-Dre'adhous(lit : battlesbip; ' same class at Ojndorcet. Mirabeau.i-Semi-Dreadhought battleship; same class as C&ndorcet. Vergniaud.—Senii-Dreadnpught battleship; same class 1 as Condorcet; ; •' Voltaire.—Semi-Dreadnought battleship; ' samo class 1 as Condorcet. Patrie.—Battleship/,-14,635 ;tons; four 12inch, and eighteen;G.i-inch guns; five 18-inch torpedo' tubes; 19.12 knots'; ■. built in 190b'. Democraitie.—Battleship, 14,635 tons; four 12-inch'and ten. 7;G-inoh guns; four 18-inch,torpedo, thbes; 19.4 knots; built , 1n.'1907. ,'. V; Justice.-rßattleship; ;6ame class .aS'-.De-'mWatie..'''■■ same class as . Patne. '.V' . j - ' ■' class as .Democratic. . ' ■ Boiivet.—Battleship, 5 12,007 tons; two 12- ' inch and-two 10.8-inch'guiris; four .18inch torpedo tubes; 18.2 knots; built ' in.1898." ■ - Hons; four 12inch ten 5.5-inch, guns; four -tor-' . pedo.'Mbes; '18-' knots; '.b'uilt' in 1988. St. : Louis.—Battleshipj.'sanie class as Gan- .. - ':16Wj', ' '. v '• Waldeck Rousseau.—Armoured- cruiser, 13,780. tonsy.' fojirteeh . 7.6-inch and 1 twenty 2.4-inc'h :; gnnsJ , two. 18-inoh tor- ; ' pedo 1 tubes;'23.lo knots; built in 1911. . Eugard Qu'inet.—Armoiirea cruiser; same . class- as Waldeck. Rousseau. ; : Ernest' Renan.—Armbjired cruiser, 13,427 tons; four" 7.G-inoli and'twelve G.4-inch ■ BUnsi' two 18-inch torpedo -tubes; 25.5 ; knots;.built in 1909, ' . .', Jules •• Ferry.—Armoured ■ cruiser, 12,351 ' !tons; four 7,6-inoh; arid sixteen ..IS-inch torpedo . tubes; ;22.'8* knots;' built in 1908.-':, Leon Gambettai;—Armoured, cruiser; same .. class 'as. Jules Terry. . Victor-.Hugo.—Armoured cruiser; 6ame : class as Jules Ferry. ■ .. : ■ .TheTe ■areji.also'' three in ■' these waters. i . : . -/- , ■'oitaly.oitaly. Dante.r-Battlesbip', 19.400 nitons twelve.- - j '12-irt<ih'andi'twentyii.7-iiicK'gu^;;three'. ' 18-inch torpedo tubes: 23.8 knots; trailt " in 1912. • -•: Leonardo da. Vinci.—Battleship, 22,340. tons; thirteen ,12-inieh and eighteen 4.7-fncH i guns'; ' three, • 18-inch torpedo . ,tubes;'. 23 knots; built, in',.; 1914. Guillo- same'class as '-. - the Leonardo.;' :'■ ;. Regina Elena.—Battleship, 12,425 ..tons;, : two 12-inch and twelve - 8-incH guns; ;, 'twOvlS-inchl torpedo-tubes;.-22.'.knots; built in 1907. ' ; v.'■:.•' . >Vittorio ■ Emanuelet—Battleship; ' isamo ;Roma.-rßattlesmp; same class as Eegintv Elena.-: :; , N apol i.—Battleship;- same clas9 as Begina ';• Elena.' , .v' '■■■. ' ■ ;Reg'.' Margherita.—Battleship/ 13,214 p- .'tensj/four.'..,l2;inch^' ; f6'ur: 8-inch,- and; . : twelvo 1 G-inoh guns; four 18-inch tof- : , i' ',■•!'• pedo .tubes' 20.2;inots built'in 1904.; ißenedetto; ; ' as liegina Margherita. ■ '■ Emanuele Filiberto.—Battleship) 9G45 tons; f four 10-inch and .eight , G-inch guns; 1 V four,lß-inch torpedo-tubes; 18.3. Imots; •built in 1901. i.' G Garibaldi —Armoured cruiser, 7294 toils;- ! . ono 10-inch, ,two 8-inch,, and.fourteen ; , ' . G : iricli, guns;'' four' -18-inch ■ torpedo, i: ' tubes; 20 knots; built in 1901. - ( •Varese.—Armoured cruiser"; samo class as 1 .G. Garibaldi. : ; - . ; !F.' Ferruccio.—Armoured cruiser; same class as G:.'Garibaldi. ; . Pisa. Armoured , cruiser, 995G tons; four 4d-inch':and' eight 7.5-inch guns; three 18-inoh-torpedo tube's; '23 knots; built ! '.in 1903. • • ' , A'malfi:—Armoured cruiser; same class qs .' . X'isa. ?an Giorgio'.—Armoiired: cruiser; same class.asTisa, but'22.s knots.. ' ~ There aro also ■ fivoj light cruisers: attach'ed to 'the','ltalian, fleet. ■ ■ ■■'<> ■ AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 20,000 toils; . , twelve-:VI2-inch .and twelve 5-9 T inch gunsi' four 21-inch torpedo tubes; 20.7 .'.knots; built in 1913. •' Tegatthoff.—Battleship ;' same class as Tiribus tJnitis. Radetzky — Battleship, 14,226 tons; fouir 12-in'oh, and' eight 9.4-inch guns; three 18-inch 'torpedo tubes; 20.5 knots; built in ,1911. Zrlnyi.—Battleship; same class as Radetzky.j . .' i Erz. Franz Ferdinand.—Battleship; same class as Radetzky, but built in 1910. • Erz. Friedrich.—Battleship, 10,433 tons; four'9.4-inch-andtwelve 7.5-inch guns; two 18-incli torpedo rtiibes; 20.5 knots; built in 1906.. . . Erz, Ferdina-jd.■ Max.—Battleship; ■ same , class as Erz. Friedrich. : , KIAOCHOW . .'Kiaocliow Bay, upon which the Japan- ' ese arc reported to contemplate au attack, 1 is a large-inlet, on the south'side',of the. 1 pi'omoritoty of Shantung,-in China. :It ' Vas seized in November, 1897, by the 1 Germau Fleet, nominally to secure re- • : paration tor the murder of. two- German missionaries in the province, of Skantumgt. l - In tiie negotiations which followed it was ! that the bay "and the land on ■ both sides of the entrancb.-within certain I defined lines should bo leased to Germany 1 for 99 years. During the continuance of i the lease Germany, exercises all the Tights " of territorial sovereignty, including tho right to erect fortifications. The area : leased is alwut 117 square miles, and I' over a further area, comprising',a'zone' ' of some 32 miles, measured from ' any " point on -tho shore of the bay, the Chinese Government may 'not. issue oiny ordinances ■ without tho consent of Germany. The ' native population: in the ceded area ,is - about GO,OOO. The German Government > in 1899; dcclafed ICiaochow a, freo port, t By arrangement with the Chinese Gov- . eminent, a branch of the Imperial Mari- : time Customs has been established 'there - for the : collection of. duties on goods coin- ; ing.from or going to tho interior, in ac- • cordance with the treaty tariff, i. Trade centres at Ts'ingtao'. a town within I the bay. ' The country in the neiglibour- ■ hood ia mountainous and bare, but the , lowlands arc well cultivated. Ts'ingtaois : oomicoted by railway with Chinan lu, tho > capital of tho province, anda continuation ; of tho same line provides for ' a junction ■ with the main Lu-Hiin (Peking-Hankow) i railway. The. value of the trade of the , port during 1901 was .£2,712,145 (,£1,808,113 imports and £001,032 exports). The - bay is fortified, and serves :as a .base for ■ the German Fur Eastern Squadron. J.t I is equipped with a "largo floating dock. . The ordiua.ry garrison of 3125 men con- • sists of German marines, with a' email fwee of Chinese soldiers'; ■