112 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1907. 
this country two scouts are under construction for Brazil. Negotia- 
tions are pending for the placing of four large turbine battle ships 
for Russia. 
All the above are fitted with the Parsons type of turbines. 
Other countries are also at the present time considering projects 
for various classes of vessels to be fitted with the Parsons turbine. 
The total I. H. P. built and at present under construction of marine 
turbines is over one and three-quarter millions of horsepower. 
On land, in almost every country, the new construction of large 
generating units are nearly all turbine-driven. 
Apriu 6, 1908. 
