869 



(,Ki:.\T 1S1MTAIN AND 1!. 



teries, the complement for the 3 army 

 thon/ed for home defense : ll com^im- 



uliii. TV. f.. r strengthening the garn-on* of 



il base*, as recommended 



l>v t)n- ('>)< ntal I. -Miner: 2 ban.. 



iicir strni-th t> !' battal- 

 ions, 3 >f which will IN- gams-lied ill M-'l: 



line battalions for Inline 

 roll lli-hlam: 



MI-MI : ami 1 battal- 



.4 militia. i \i- mi increase 



iily 2..MK) d to 



be raised during the > ar. The rearmaim nt <>f the 

 horsrnnd li.-Ll artilin) i* pr.-ceding. Tin- nuin- 

 ' in. ii t<> I*- maintained n tin- home ami colo- 

 nial cMablishm. -m- m 1 s '.'* is bV\774. The iiiun- 



S 6 



fa lowering of 



.indani. Military mm have raised an alarm 

 <>n th.- .-ul-j.it of the inadequacy of the British 

 military forces. The infiinlrv of the line is < ; 



n'the sy*tem i.f linked battalions, and ti 

 -ult i- that while the foreign army is largely made 

 tip of eeaeoned ami well-trained men, the home 

 itrmy i- mainly com|Hsed of |K>VS, a great many of 

 theiii nrtmined and wholly incapable of going into 

 a eampaign. The emVieiif men are drafted olT in 

 inrrea>ing muni -ipletc the battalions serv- 



ing abroad, of which there were 13 more than at 

 The condition of the artillery is 



worse, all tin- trained artillerymen tiring sent 



1< r efficient the batteries abroad. 



! a training-groand of suflicient extent 

 for mami-uvring troops the Government was em- 

 powered by the milit . -*!7 to pur- 

 chase 60 square miles on Salisbury plain new 

 barracks and new ritle ranges with camps attached. 

 accessible to all branches of the service. The same 



>e. for which 5,458,000 was voted by Parlia- 

 ment, comprised other works in which the navy 

 was concerned as well as the army, in the nature of 

 further provision for the more effective defense 

 against modern forms of attack of naval bases and 

 coaling stations abroad and at home, and of certain 

 important mercantile harlx>rs in the I'nited King- 

 dom. At the instance of the Admiralty it was d - 

 ; to fortify also lien-haven. Lough S \villy, Fal- 

 inoiith. and Scilly. in onler to enable trading ships 

 to Jim! protection in the event of war and allow the 



act with more freedom in the Atlantic. 

 I he Vi\\. British navy at the beginning 



of 189? counted 28 first-class battle ship 

 under construction. 5 second -class, and 9 third- 

 class battle ships, 28 port-defense vessels. :!! fiM- 

 class cruisers above 5,000 tons and 1? knots, b, 

 10 building. 11 others of the first class, 54 second- 

 :t ..f th.- third class. l-J.'i first-class 

 torpedo craft, besides 42 building, 4 second-class 

 and 20 third-class torpedo boats. The new pro- 

 gramme Provided for the laying down during l v ''7 



battle ships 3 small cruisers. '2 sloops, 4 gtm- 

 boaU,8 river gunboats, and 2 t<rtK-do destroyers. 



are 13 ocean steamers mbslauad to serve as 

 auxiliary cruisers in the vent of war. besides many 

 more engaged in case they are needed, but r 

 inir no ,. beve were 209 ships in c..mmis- 



;n November, 1898, of which 4> were an 

 vessels. 130 unarmored vessels, 6 training bri-- and 

 ships, and 27 miscellaneous. The .Mediterran- an 

 and K^l 8et> squadrons in the lipginning of l^.C 

 f :J7 VOVM-N. the Channel s/juadn-n of 11. 

 ri'-an and West Indian Squadron <f 

 Imlies w. re in. <>n the China 

 .at the Cape of Good H<ip<> ami in 

 Africa IS. in the Pa ; articular service 10. 



in Australia 12. on the southeast coast of Ac 

 4, on surveying service 8, and in the training squad- 



ron 4; total on r particular service. UN. 



The muni- MID. n. b.-\ . uard. 

 and marine* v. ' 



estimates f,.r !Ms add ti.oOO, bringing np the t. la'l 



The cruiser "Terrible." ..f 1 I.IMHI tons, in her 



rd as tl,- 



fill." with B power, the mean speed being 



nearly ','1 knt-: with the full ':.( MO hoi-s,. ( 

 she did better than ! -hiji. inakinu' nearly 



'J'JA knots. In these powerful deck ruis- 



. r-. mm-h superior to any others ail,, at. the Admi- 

 ralty has adopted f,,r the first lime the \ 



These vessels have a vi amiw.ii- 



pn.tected armament comjiosed 'f -\'2 ijuiek-nring 

 iesS"J-ineh bow and stern Their 



vital j-arts are unden.eath a 4-indi eur\e,i 

 deck, and are further secured l\ wat.-r-tight c.-m- 

 partments. Their bunker capacity is 3,000 t< : 



Parliament N |.bnilding 



during the financial of four battle 



ships to be laid down, three will I ..... f tl 

 tic ' class, with some improvements, and \\ith 



lighter draught for passing through the Sm-/. Canal. 



and one will be like the "Caiiopus." Then- are al- 



ready !' war ships building of the- ' :\pe. 



the largest vessels j ; . pt the Italian, 



with a length of :{'.". 



draught of 'Js feet, and M.'.MMI tons displacement. 



having a mean speed of 1(14 knots, which can be in- 



'1 to 17i knots under mod. rate forced draught. 



and carrying an armament consisting of i rj-meh 



ii-Ioading ^ r uns of new tyj>e. mounted in ; 

 uick-f 



TJ '-inch quick fin-rs. 1< (juick-firin^ 

 (improved design), 12 6-pound' 



lS-JMcll torpedoes. The heavy guns are mounted 



in stron- barbettes, with armored shields attached 

 to the turntables, and are capable of being loaded 

 by hand power in any position as well as by hy- 



draolio power in the loading station. The hull 'is 



protected more completely than in the " B 

 ereign" class, and the armor is hardened' by the 

 Harvey process. The "Camtpu*" has a di-i 

 ment of 1'J. !:.( ton*, and. with I'J.lHH) h..r-.- p ( ,wer 

 une as the " Majestic " is capable of making 

 1 s knots an hour. The main armament will 

 sjst of -J 12-inch guns, mounted in armored bar- 

 bettes. and the i|iiiek-firing armament of 1'J '-inch 

 ^iins. 12 rj-pounders, and 14 smaller -;uii-. with 5 



torpedo tubes. Of this type will be tl, 



"finliath." "Albion." "Glory,* 1 and - \ 

 The programme for !*!* in<-lmles ' li^ht-draught 

 1^-knot screw steamers for river service, and 

 royal yacht of 4,000 tons displacement, which will 

 have a speed of -JO knots ami irn-at < >( "il endiii 

 but will not be armed. To keep up with the move- 

 ment of other naval powers in the direction of pro- 

 viding v.-ry strong large crni-.-rs. the Admiralty 

 decided t.. b. -ill 1 \ery fast vessels, to < 

 000 each, capable of taking part in action wiih 

 hYeis and also of guarding lines of communication. 

 They will have a length of 440 feet, a breadth of 

 mean draught of 2U feet, a displacement 

 of 11,850 tons, and an armament like that of the 

 " Powerful." consisting of 'J !-inch guns. 12 '-inch 

 quick-firing guns, and 1 1 12-pounders. and will be 

 protected with the superior armor of the " < 

 pus." They will be wood sheathed and cop; 

 so as to keep the sea fora long period, with a con- 

 tinu- -f 19} knots, which ran be brought 



np to a maximum of 21 kii"t-. Four new torpedo 

 desir also provided for. In th" number 



and efficiency of the^- new ,.t Mritain 



has a long start, but other countries are making 

 us efforts to provide their navies with the 



Formidable of tln-e engir 

 destruction, destined in the opinion of many to 



