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38 THE Marine REVIEW UNITED STATES NAVAL PROGRAM _ There are at present 29 ships building for the United States navy as against 22 a year ago. During the year the following warships have gone into commis- sion: Battleships, Nebraska, Vermont, Kansas and Minnesota; armored cruisers, California and South Da- kota; protected. cruisers, Milwaukee ; training ship, Cumberland, and submarines, Viper, Cuttlefish and Tarantula. The 29 ships now under construction em- brace seven battleships, two armored cruisers, three scout cruisers, eight submarines, five destroyers, two colliers and two tugs. Omitting the submarines, these ships represent a displacement of 155,430 tons, a horse- power of 285,870, and a monetary value, exclusive of armor and armament, of $40,699,000. The important additions to the naval program during the year have been the battleships North Dakota and Delaware which are to be the Dreadnaughts of the American navy, five torpedo boat destroyers, seven submarines, two colliers and two tugs. The two battleships are to be of 20,000 tons displacement, the Delaware, build- ing by the Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., to be equipped with triple-expansion engines, and the North Dakota, building by the Fore River Ship 3uilding Co. to have Curtis turbines. The five de- a stroyers are also to be equipped with turbine machin- ery. With the scout cruisers Chester and Salem these vessels will represent the American naval contribution te the development of the turbine. The coast ship yards are fairly busy with merchant work but exclusively for the coastwise trade. 'There is some reason to believe, however, that congress will at the present session do something for its merchant 'marine in the foreign trade. Senator Gallinger has introduced a bill to extend the provisions of the ocean mail act of 1891 to vessels of the second class, mean- ing vessels of 16 knots speed. The passage of this measure would result in the projection of mail lines to quarters not now visited by American mail steamers and would sensibly stimulate ship building in United States yards. There is noted throughout the country a more kindly feeling towards the American merchant marine from interests hitherto hostile. In fact the cruise of the Atlantic naval squadron to the Pacific ocean has rather awakened the patriotism of the Amer- ican people upon the subject, as this squadron is ac- companied by a fleet of 29 foreign colliers and one lone American collier. This is a position of such grave danger as to be potential of most direful consequences Vessels Under Construction for the United States Navy. set Dimensions. ft., in. 25 Normal condition. = ' _ oO w6 e on = £5 ea To : a ie oo au By whom 35) ee ia) oe ore S22 | Sa Type Type ang Name. and where building. g3 seas Ss bo a ; a8 s 8 of eae: of Berea cee + bn aa a 5 = rae Bee tee oa oa | ee eee BSE Ome 15) 3 = A prea O Battleships. Mississippi........ Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia...... Mar. 25, 1907/3875 17 24 8 13,000 | 10,000 | 17 |Trip.e twi j idabat oe "]Gramp & Sons' Philadelphia... May 25, 19071875 '(77 Fa 5) 13-000 10/G00) ace ris cae ois coe Robo Wes Sane New Hampshire. ..|New York S. B.Co.. Camden. N.J.|Feb 27; 1908450 |76 10 [24 6 | 16,000 | 16500 | 18 | Trip.exp., twin screw|Bab & Wil....| 3.748'000 South Carolina ..|Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa..|Dec. 21. 1909|450 80 2% |24 6 16,000 | 16500 | 18% |/Trip.exp , twin screw|Bab. & Wil... 3.540.000 Michigan ......... New York S. B. Co., Camden, N. J.|Nov. 20, 1909/450 $0 2% |21 6 16.000 | 16500 | 18% Trip.exp.. twin screw|Bab. & Wil.... 3'585 000 Delaware.......... Newport News Co., Newport News|Aug. 6, 1910|510 85 2% 126 11 20,000 | 25,000 | 21° |Trip exp., twin screw| Water tube...| 2.987 000 North Dakota....|Fore River Co., Quincy, Mass....|June 21, 1910/510 85 2% |26 11 20,000 | 25,000: | 21 Pwin screw, turbine.| Water tube... 4'377.000 Armored Cruisers. tee 3rd, North Carolina....|Newport News Co., Newport News|Jan. 3, 1908|502 72 10% |25 14,500 | 23,000 i i i Montana see Newport News Co., Newport News|Jan. 3, 1908/502 72 1014 195 14,500 | 23,000 oo mateeeee ee Sepae eee = le sl aerot, O00 Scout Cruisers. : , c +++-!| 33575,000 (MCSE sc coons0 e500 evil ireiey WWOMEBS .6 sdees500 boob onak May 4, 1908/420 47 16 9 3,750 | 16,000 d i Binion ore Ser 0 BiGe Go NS MEAS | GB 200m [ok [Ra cer rere xprames | 15500 OODODOO OOCoOD 5 pees aera mr rare : 16 i 3,750 16,0 t ' -EXD. IS... eee 3 Bee ee | 00 | 24 |Twin screw, turbine|Fore River.... 1.556,000 Destroyers. T. B. Des. No. 17..|Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Oct. 10, 1909) 289 26 8- Fi ia...../Oct. 10, 1909/25 2 00 | 10,0¢ rT B Dee No. 19, Neue Sons, Philadeiphia.....|Oct. 10. 1909|286 [26 8 700 10,000 58 Meee cee ae Morse eee pea MB. Des. No. 19..|New York SB. Co., Camden, N.j. Sep, 25. 1900280 25g 700m et000e | enum ineelechees tush. (Water tube. |' sic cee ME etve oll Inavauvodyeres 2 eee sey) ee 8 700 | 10,000 | 25 Three screw, turb..|Water tube .."| 624,000 Sai eacinas: - 2, 19S a '00 | 19,000 | 28 |Three screw, turb..|Watertube...| -- 624'0v0 Octopusmen. recut: Fore River Ship Bl'g. Co........]. Sibmanine No els| Hore diversi pap lide Cosy sates Neel ee 4 erie rei | ile eins eave ae | ues anes |(Siciee: Sulbrvam mere Nome ELT ey Rive res Li (09s Es Ll © ampere Pe gic elaine a cesar oso ential Som age NOs! 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Naw ye ward, Mareylslandecsa), iui aian ean | 0 fi ; 6 anes en 16 _|'Trip.exp., twin screw| Bab. & Wil....]a1 550.000 Ss Tug Boats. ; 900 | 16 |Trip.exp., twin screw\Bab. & Wil... al 550 009 aURDSCOMae eo er Navy Yard, Portsmouth | Patuxent,..i:...., Niaviva Wer dlNontollatmeen ice Wanner ein ae 29 0% |12 3 155 | 1,16 i i ML OURS Ss veoeetatvaps trate | mae Gice ae 148 29 0% |12 3 755 ee x beeps bein screw Scotch a Rte a 175,000 p.exp., twin screw|Scotch....... a 175,000 a Limit of cost,