THE WORLD’S NAVIES.
OFFICIAL LIST OF WARSHIPS BUILT AND BUILDING. The overwhelming superiority of the British Navy, both, in ships built and ships (building, as illustrated in an Admiralty White Paper issued at the end of May, showing the fleets of the eight great sea Powers. Battleships and armoured cruisers over 20 years old are omitted from the return, which may be summarised as follows :—.
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)
battleships. Built. Building. Great Britain ... 59 10 France ... 17 8 Prussia ... 7 7 German ... 32 9 Italy 9 4 Austria-Hungary ... • 11 0 United States ... 29 0 J apan 15 a ARMOURED CRUISERS. Built. Building. Great Britain ... 38' . 5 France 20 1 Russia 4 2 Germany ... 10 3 Italy ... 10 Austria-Hungary ... 3 — United States ... 15 -— Japan ... 13 1 PROTECTED CRUISERS. 1st 01. 2nd 01. 3rd Cl. Great Britain 18 26 16 France 5 5 ■ Russia '7 2 2t Germany — 24 ii Italy — 2 ii Austria-Hungary — S' 3 United States ... 3 16 — J at>an ... 2 H 6 Of third-class protected cruisers, Great Britain has 9 building , Germany 6, Austria 3, and Japan 3.
SCOUTS. Built. Building. Great Britain ... 8 ■— Italy ... — 3 United States 3 — None of the other Powers have vessels of this class. TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYERS. Built. Building. Great Britain ... 177 28 Fraruce ... 63 21 Russia ... 97 1 Germany ... 92 17 Italy ... 23 10 Austria-Hungary ... 12 6 United States ... 36 10 J apan ... 57 1
are: — Great Britain ... 74 France ... 191 Russia ... 44 Germany ... 80 Italy ... 82 Austria-Hungary ... 73 United States ... 28 Japan SUBMARINES. Built. ... 57 Building. Great Britain ... 62 12 Franc© ... 58 23 Russia ... 30 — Germany ... 8 uncertain. Italy ... 7 13 Austria-Hungary 4 2 United States ... 18 7 Japan ... 9 4
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3272, 18 July 1911, Page 7
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314THE WORLD’S NAVIES. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3272, 18 July 1911, Page 7
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