THE NAVIES OF ENGLAND.
The follow ing information respecting tho strength of tho nnvios of tho various European Towers is givon in Engineer* , ing :— '• England hns 152 nclivo vessels I nnd 350 in vomvvo, 00,000 snilors with 9000 officers, and 15,000 marines with 320 officors, nnd 10 raonstor ironclads, Franco hns 115 netivo vcssols nnd 78 in rescrvo, 43,000 sailors with 1,800 ollioors, and 10,000 marines with 780 ofiicois, 3 mojiHlor ironclads, 9 stnnllor coist lionts. I Germany lias fll active vossols nnd 48 in rosoryo, 8000 soldiers nnd mnrinos with 500 officors nnd 3 ironclads. Jtussin hns , 158 active vessels, mostly small, 00,000* sailors, with 2000 officors, only ono«third serving on board ship, nnd 1 monstor : ironolncl. Austria hns 68 notivo vossels, 7000 snilors with COO oflloors. Italy has 05 aetivo- vessel^, 12,000 sailors, with 425 officer* nnd 3000' marines, with 115 officer*, nnd 2 monstor ironclads, tho ■, largest in existence, carrying 8 100* ton guns. Turkey has 57 netivo vessels and 28 in reserve, 30 ; ,000 sailors nnd marines, with 1000 olllcors and 7 ironclads. Spain hns 128 active vossols, 21^000 sailors and lnni'inos with officers, nnd 3 small ironolads. Greeoo hns 21* aotivo vessels 7000 snilors and marines. Denmark, 38; active vossols, 10,003. tailors nnd marinoa* Holland, 2S uctivo vossola, 12,(300 sailors and marines.
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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 35, 5 April 1878, Page 2
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217THE NAVIES OF ENGLAND. Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 35, 5 April 1878, Page 2
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