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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 696 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=39mm, Gew.=1002gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of… More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 696 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=39mm, Gew.=1002gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The present Navy of the United States, aside from the ships in course of construction, consists of? First, fourteen single-turceted monitors, none of which are in commission, nor at the present time serviceable. The batteries of these ships are obsolete, and they can only be relied upon as anxiliary ships in harbor defense, and then after such an expenditure upon them as might not be deemed justifiable. Second, five fourth-rate vessels of small tonnage, only one of which was designed as a war vessel, and all of which are anxiliary, merely. Third, twenty-seven cruising ships, three of which are built of iron, of small tonnage, and twenty-four of wood. Of these wooden vessels it is estimated by the Chief Constructor of the Navy that only three will be serviceable beyond a period of six years, at which time it may be said that of the present naval force nothing worthy the name will remain. All the vessels heretofore anthorized are under contract or in course of construction, except the armored ships, the torpedo and dynamite boats, and one cruiser. As to the last of these, the bids were in excess of the limit fixed by Congress. The production in the United States of armor and gun-steel is a qnestion which it seems necessary to settle at an early day, if the armored war vessels are to be completed with those materials of home mannfacture. This has been the subject of investigation by two Boards, and by two Special Committees of Congress within the last three years. The report of the Gun Foundry Board in 1884, of the Board on Fortifications made in Janunry last, and the reports of the Select Committees of the two houses made at the last session of Congress, have entirely exhansted the subject, so far as preliminary investigation is involved, and in their recommendation...<