APPLICATION TO VARIOUS CLASSES OF VESSELS. 197 
varying from 21 to 28 knots, one of which is being built for the Australian 
Navy, and another, the money for which was sent as a gift to the British 
Government by New Zealand. 
In the United States, four battleships are being installed with Parsons 
turbines and of which the Utah and Florida are in commission. The Wyoming 
and Arkansas are launched and both will be completed next year. 
The main difference in the machinery lay-out of these ships compared 
with those of the Dreadnought type, is that the cruising turbines are arranged 
in series instead of in parallel. (Plate 100.) 
In France, six battleships with arrangemnts of machinery similar to 
U. S. vessels have completed trials; two more are in an advanced state of 
construction and contracts have just been awarded for two others. All of 
these vessels have four-shaft arrangements of turbine machinery. 
In Germany, the cruiser Von der Tann has given splendid results in 
commission and on trial made a speed of 27.63 knots. This ship has been 
followed with the cruiser Moltke which has made a speed of about 29 knots on 
a preliminary trial. There are three others under construction, which have 
four shafts, with the turbines arranged in series. In addition three battle- 
ships are being built, these ships having triple screws and turbines of the 
Parsons type, but with details special to the German Navy. 
In Italy, there are at the present time four battleships under construction 
to be driven through four shafts. 
In Russia, four large battleships are in course of construction having 
turbines arranged to drive four shafts. 
In Austria, two battleships are in construction and a third has just been 
ordered, which will have four shaft arrangements of turbines. : 
In Spain, three battleships having speeds of 193 knots are in course of 
construction. No cruising turbines are to be fitted, but one high pressure 
and one intermediate pressure on separate shafts take the place of the usual 
two high pressure turbines, and the intermediate pressureisarranged todivide 
its exhaust steam into two low pressure turbines arranged on the outboard 
shafts. (Plate 101.) 
Japan has just ordered a large battleship cruiser, which is being built at 
Barrow, England. This vessel will have a high speed. Three others are to be 
built in Japan and will be fitted with turbines of the Parsons type, driving 
four shafts. 
Three battleships have been ordered for Brazil, Chile, and Turkey, 
respectively, and all are to be fitted with four shafts. 
The Brazilian naval authorities decided to fit turbines in their battle- 
ships after the success of the scouts. 
