PORT OF WANGANUI.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XI, Issue 2936, 18 May 1877, Page 2

PORT OF WANGANUI.

CLEARED OUTWARDS. May 17. Manawatu, p s, 103 tons, Harvey, for< Wellington. £Muy 18. Storm Bird, ss, 67 tons, Doile, for Wellington. . EXPJBCTEP ABBIVALB. Manawatu, p a, from Wellington, tonight. Awaroa, sch, from Nelson tomorrow. Wallace, ps, from ISelson, to-morrow. VESSELS IN POST. Enterprise.'from Wellington. Colleen Bawn, soh, from Pelorus Sound. Tongariro, p 8, laid up, Bt Hilda, b s, laid up. c The following table, compiled from the latest authority, respecting vessels which, from their enormous thickness of iron-plating, or clothing of the redorwills, belong to the first class of war ships afloat, and form parts of the fleets of the various European Powers, will be of interest to our readers at the present time :— Seagoing Coast. Masted T/nmasted Defence Ironclads Ironclads Vessels Countries. B'lt, B'dng. Blt't. B'dng. B'lt. B'dng. Fngland ... 10 3 <t 8 6 — France ... 6 4 — — 6 0 Germany... 5 1 — — — — Turkey ... 6 1 — — — — Italy ... — — — 4 — — .Austria ... 4 1 — — — — Kussia ... — — — — — — The comparison here really shows the contrast as respect the position of England, when her naval power of the first class, to say nothing of what she has in less effective vessels, is looked at side by side with those of other nations. These figures show that England provides for 31 vessels of the first-class iron-clad character, in which 20 are built, and 11 in prccess of building. All the other Powers of Europe combined present about 43, of which Turkey possesses 6 built and building. Comparing the actual strength of the ships, estimated by the Inflexible taken as showing mathematically a power of hundred, tho highest of all, this is how the naval force of the European nations stand, as calculated by a French author :—: — England 1112 Turkey 215 France 853 Kussia 153 Germany 337 Austria 134 Italy 284