Chapter VII: Part I: Fleets (4)

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PERUVIAN UNARMORED FLEET.

INDEPENDENCIA (wrecked in action with the Covadonga).

Armored casemate, ram bow, straight stern, single screw, half sail-power. The armor covers the water-line and rises to the height of the spar-deck beams, ending forward and abaft the battery in armored bulkheads. There is no fore-and-aft fire from the casemate, this fire being secured by a single bow and a single stern-gun mounted on the spar-deck, unprotected.

ATAHUALPA. MANCO CAPAC. VICTORIA. LOA.

Low-freeboard, single-turreted monitors of the American type.

The Atahualpa and Manco Capac are the late American monitors Chickasaw and Winnebago.

PORTUGAL.

ARMORED CORVETTE.

A = Length between Perpendiculars.
B = Breadth of Beam.
C = Maximum Draft.
D = Displacement.
E = Armor.
F = Backing.
G = Maximum Speed.
=============+====+===+====+=====+=====+=====+======+===============
NAME. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | BATTERY
-------------+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+------+---------------
| Ft.|Ft.| Ft.|Tons.| In. | In. |Knots.|
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | | |
Vasco de Gama| 216|43 | 21 |2,479| to | 10 |13½ | II 10½-in.,
| | | | | | | | I 6-in. Krupp.
| | | | | 9 | | | II 40-pdr.
| | | | | | | | Armstrong.
-------------+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+------+---------------

Armored belt and casemate. (See Foo Soo, Japanese.) Ram bow, straight stern. The belt encircles the hull to the height of the upper deck, coming below the ram. The casemate rises above the deck, the corners being cut to permit angular ports for fore-and-aft and beam fire. The rail is carried back slightly and the casemate has an overhang of three feet, giving the vessel, at a distance, the appearance of a paddle steamer. Single screw, full sail-power.

PORTUGUESE GENERAL-SERVICE FLEET.

========================+=============+=====+============+========
TYPE AND NAME. |Displacement.|Guns.| Nominal |Date of
| | |Horse-power.|Launch.
------------------------+-------------+-----+------------+--------
| Tons. | | | Year.
Corvettes. | | | |
Estephania | 1,476 | 19 | 400 | 1859
Bartholomeu Diaz | 1,243 | 17 | 400 | 1858
Rainha de Portugal | 1,020 | 8 | 150 | 1876
Mindello | 1,020 | 8 | 150 | 1876
Duque de Terceira | 848 | 5 | 220 | 1864
Sagres | 814 | 4 | 300 | 1858
Infante Don Henrique | 848 | 10 | 200 | 1862
Sa de Bandeira | 848 | 13 | 200 | 1862
------------------------+-------------+-----+------------+--------
Gun-boats. | | | |
Rio Lima | 539 | 5 | 80 | 1875
Tamega | 589 | 5 | 80 | 1875
------------------------+-------------+-----+------------+--------
Screw Gun-boats. | | | |
Sado | 589 | 5 | 80 | 1875
Tejo | 589 | 2 | 100 | 1869
Douro | 369 | 2 | 100 | 1873
Quanza | 369 | 8 | 100 | 1877
------------------------+-------------+-----+------------+--------
Paddle Gun-boats. | | | |
Quelimane | 286 | 1 | 40 | 1868
Tete | 111 | 1 | 85 | 1871
Sena | 111 | 1 | 85 | 1871
------------------------+-------------+-----+------------+--------
Transports. | | | |
India | 1,201 | 2 | 160 | 1871
Africa | 1,400 | 2 | | 1875
------------------------+-------------+-----+------------+--------

RUSSIA.

ARMORED FLEET.

A = Length between Perpendiculars.
B = Breadth of Beam.
C = Maximum Draft.
D = Displacement.
E = Indicated Horse-power.
F = Maximum Speed.
G = Greatest Thickness of Armor.
===================+======+======+======+=======+=====+=====+=====
TYPE AND NAME. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G
-------------------+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----
|Ft.in.|Ft.in.|Ft.in.| Tons. | |Knots| In.
Frigates.
Sevastopol |300 | 50 10| 25 11| 6,200 |3,088| 12 | 4½
+------+------+--=---+-------+-----+-----+-----
Petropaulowski |300 | 56 | 25 3| 6,200 |2,460| 11 | 4½
+------+------+----=-+-------+-----+-----+-----
Knjaz Pozarski |280 | 49 | 21 | 4,500 |2,835| 10.6| 4½
General Admiral |285 | 48 | 23 | 4,500 |6,300| 13 | 6
+------+------+-----=+-------+-----+-----+-----
Herzog von |285 | 48 | 23 | 4,500 |6,300| 13 | 6
Edinburgh | | | | | | |
+------+------+---=--+-------+-----+-----+-----
Minin |289 | 49 | 23 8| 5,800 |6,300| 12 | 9.2
-------------------+------+------+---=--+-------+-----+-----+-----
Battery Ships.
Perwenec |220 | 53 | 17 | 3,300 | 800| 9 | 4½
Netronz-menya |220 | 53 | 17 | 3,300 |1,140| 8 | 4½
Kreml |218 6| 53 | 17 | 3,300 | 913| 8.5| 6
-------------------+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Turret Ships.
Peter der Grosse |330 | 64 | 22 9 | 9,510 |8,700| 13.2| 17
Admiral Lazareff |260 | 43 6| 19 | 3,700 |2,020| 10.8| 5½
Admiral Greigh |260 | 43 6| 19 | 3,700 |2,020| 10.2| 5½
Admiral Cicagoff |260 | 43 6| 19 2 | 3,700 |2,080| 10.8| 6
Admiral Spiridoff|260 | 43 6| 19 2 | 3,700 |2,080| 10.8| 6
-------------------+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Popoffkas.
Vice-Admiral |121 |121 | 14 | 3,550 | | 8.3| 16
Popoff | | | | | | |
Novgorod |101 |101 | 13 2 | 2,490 | | 6.5| 9
-------------------+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Double-turret Monitors.
Carodjezka |210 | 42 | 11 9 | 1,835 | 750| 8.7| 4½
Russalka |210 | 42 | 11 9 | 1,835 | 750| 8.7| 4½
Smertch |172 10| 38 | | 1,380 | 700| 8.3| 4½
-------------------+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Single-turret Monitors.
Stryeletch | | | | | | |
Jedinrog | | | | | | |
Latnik | | | | | | |
Bronenosec | | | | | | |
Uragan | | | | | 340 | |
Tifon |200 | 46 | 11 6 | 1,558 | to | 7 | 12
Larva | | | | | 490 | |
Perun | | | | | | |
Wjestchun | | | | | | |
Koldun | | | | | | |
+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----
Sistov | | | 5 | 512 | 290| 8 | 3
Nikopolis | | | 5 | 512 | 290| 8 | 3
-------------------+------+------+------+-------+-----+-----+-----

H = Least Thickness of Armor.
I = Backing.
J = Date of Launch.
===================+=====+======+======+======================
TYPE AND NAME. | H | I | J | BATTERY.
-------------------+-----+------+------+-----------------------
| In. |In. | Year |
Frigates.
Sevastopol | 3 | 2.6 | 1863 |XVIII 8¼-inch Aboukoff.
+-----+------+------+------------------------
Petropaulowski | 3 | 2.4 | 1865 | XXI ”
| | | | I 5.8-inch Aboukoff.
+-----+------+------+------------------------
Knjaz Pozarski | 3 | 1.8 | 1867 | X ” ”
General Admiral | 4 | 1 | 1873 | IV ”
| | | | II ” ”
+-----+------+------+------------------------
Herzog von | 4 | 1 | 1875 | IV ”
Edinburgh | | | | II ” ”
+-----+------+------+------------------------
Minin | 6 | 24 | 1878 | IV ”
| | | | VIII ” ”
-------------------+-----+------+------+------------------------
Battery Ships.
Perwenec | 4 | 10 | 1863 | XIV ” ”
Netronz-menya | 4 | 12 | 1864 | XVI ”
| | | | I 60-pdr. smooth.
Kreml | 4 | 18 | 1864 | XII 5.8-inch.
| | | | V 5.8-inch Aboukoff
-------------------+-----+------+------+-------+----------------
Turret Ships.
Peter der Grosse | 9 | 10 | 1872 | IV 12-inch Aboukoff.
Admiral Lazareff | 3 | 18 | 1867 | VI 9-inch ”
Admiral Greigh | 3 | 18 | 1868 |III 11-inch ”
Admiral Cicagoff | 4 | 18 | 1868 | II ” ”
Admiral Spiridoff| 4 | 18 | 1868 | II ” ”
-------------------+-----+------+------+------------------------
Popoffkas.
Vice-Admiral | 16 | 15¾ | 1875 | II 12-inch ”
Popoff | | | |
Novgorod | 8¼ | 9 | 1873 | II 11-inch ”
-------------------+-----+------+------+------------------------
Double-turret Monitors.
Carodjezka | 3¼ | 18 | 1867 | IV 9-inch ”
Russalka | 3¼ | 18 | 1867 | IV ” ”
Smertch | 4 | 7.8 | 1864 | II ” ”
-------------------+-----+------+------+------------------------
Single-turret Monitors.
Stryeletch | | | |
Jedinrog | | | |
Latnik | | | |
Bronenosec | | | |
Uragan | | | |
Tifon | 12 | 39 | 1864 | II 9-inch Aboukoff.
Larva | | | |
Perun | | | |
Wjestchun | | | |
Koldun | | | |
+-----+------+------+------------------------
Sistov | 2 | 10 | 1864 | II 4¾-inch,
Nikopolis | 2 | 10 | 1864 | I 3¼-inch Aboukoff.
-------------------+-----+------+------+------------------------

SEVASTOPOL. PETROPAULOWSKI.

Armored belt and casemate, swan-breasted ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams. The casemate rises to the spar-deck beams, with armored bulkheads forward and abaft. No fore-and-aft fire from the casemate, the ships being wall-sided. (See Achilles, English.)

KNJAZ POZARSKI.

Armored belt and casemate; ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. Corners of casemate cut to permit angular fire. (See Hercules, English.) Double iron hull, very flat-bottomed, and having two bilge-keels in place of a main-keel. Bow and stern fire from light spar-deck guns, unprotected.

PERWENEC. NETRONZ-MENYA. KREML.

Completely armored broadside frigates, ram bow, overhang stern, single screw, full sail-power. (See Numancia, Spanish.) The Kreml has her bow and stern spar-deck rails recessed for fore-and-aft fire. (See Amethyst, English.) The sides of these ships tumble home from the water-line at an angle of 15°.

LAZAREFF. GREIGH. CICAGOFF. SPIRIDOFF.

American type of low-freeboard, revolving-turreted monitors, with strengthened bows for ramming. The Lazareff and Greigh have three turrets, the others two.

SISTOV. NIKOPOLIS.

Floating batteries. Armored belt and casemate built on upper deck, with ports in all four faces for all-around fire. (See Embuscade, French.)

GENERAL ADMIRAL. HERZOG VON EDINBURGH.

Armored belt and armored barbette casemate. Straight bow, long, peculiarly-shaped dome stern, single screw, full sail-power. The belt encircles the water-line to the height of the main-deck beams, and the main-deck is protected by steel plates two inches in thickness. The barbette casemate is square, low-browed, and has considerable overhang, rising clear of the spar-deck to a height of about four feet, and protecting the carriages of six heavy pivot-rifles giving clear fore-and-aft and beam fire. The symmetry of the hull is preserved throughout. These ships carry a very great coal supply, sufficient to carry them a distance of 6000 miles at a speed of ten knots.

MININ.

Originally laid down for a casemated monitor, but subsequently transformed into an armored-belt corvette. Straight bow and stern, the bow being heavily strengthened for ramming,single screw, full sail-power (double topsail-yards). The belt encloses the water-line to the height of the upper deck. The battery is all on the upper deck and entirely unprotected. The upper-deck rail is so fashioned as to give four guns for bow and four for stern fire. Forward it is recessed on each bow, and similarly astern for the forward and after guns to get bow and beam fire. (See Amethyst, English.) The platform for the next pair of guns (forward and aft) has an overhang of about three feet (see Tourville, French), in order to give them clear fore-and-aft and beam fire also. The remainder of the battery is broadside. Her spar-deck rail is very high (about eight feet); she has a topgallant forecastle and poop-cabin. Amidships there is a bridge for discharging Whitehead torpedoes.

PETER THE GREAT.

Armored, belt, breastwork, and double-turreted sea-going monitor, straight bow strengthened for ramming, double screws, no sail-power. Musket-proof superstructure between the turrets expanding into a flying deck. The belt has an overhang similar to the American monitors. General type similar to the Dreadnaught.

ADMIRAL POPOFF. NOVGOROD.

Armored belt and barbette casemate, circular iron-clads. Six screws, no sail-power. The belt of these ships encloses the water-line to the height of the low freeboard. The deck has more than the ordinary spring, forming a sort of light glacis. In the centre of the vessel rises a circular barbette casemate, covering the carriages of two heavy guns mounted on a turn-table within it. Forward and aft the top of the casemate is continued in a musket-proof superstructure, having aft a musket-proof pilot-house. The forward section of the vessel is heavily strengthened for ramming. The two smoke-stacks are placed one either side of the casemate.

DOUBLE AND SINGLE TURRETED MONITORS.

These vessels are of the general type of the American monitors, with slight freeboard, great overhang, and double screws. The turret is raised somewhat higher than in the American monitors, and the foot is protected by a glacis. The turret is also somewhat larger, giving clear fire past the smoke-stacks. Pilot-house on top of the turret.

RUSSIAN GENERAL-SERVICE FLEET.

-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
TYPE AND NAME. | Displacement.| Guns.| Date of
| | | Launch.
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Rapid Cruisers. | Tons. | | Year.
Razbojnik | 1,334 | 3 | 1878
Nojeznik | 1,334 | 3 | 1878
Kreuzer | 1,334 | 3 | 1875
Dzigit | 1,334 | 3 | 1876
-----------------------+---------------+-------+-------
BALTIC FLEET.
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Frigates. | | |
Retziwan | 3,823 | 22 | 1855
Svetlana | 3,202 | 18 | 1858
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Corvettes. | | |
Askjold | 2,402 | 14 | 1863
Wityaz | 2,248 | 9 | 1862
Bogatyr | 2,155 | 10 | 1860
Wargat | 2,144 | 18 | 1862
Bayan | 1,997 | 10 | 1857
Voyevoda | 903 | 6 | 1856
Boyarin | 903 | 6 | 1856
Griden | 903 | 11 | 1856
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Clippers. | | |
Almaz | 1,821 | 6 | 1861
Zentchug | 1,807 | 7 | 1861
Jachout | 1,725 | 7 | 1862
Hydamak | 1,204 | 8 | 1860
Izurmed | 1,807 | 7 | 1862
Vsadnik | 1,069 | 8 | 1860
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Paddle-wheel Gun-boats.| | |
Olaf | 1,796 | 6 | 1852
Smieliz | 1,784 | 6 | 1858
Rurik | 1,507 | 3 | 1870
Chrabry | 1,450 | 6 | 1858
Vladimir | 859 | 2 | 1845
Volga | 500 | | 1853
Dnieper | 500 | | 1853
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Yachts. | | |
Derzava | 3,113 | 6 | 1871
Sztandard | 895 | 4 | 1858
Szareona | 895 | 4 | 1874
Alexandra | 895 | | 1851
Stryelna | 159 | | 1857
Slavanka | 182 | | 1874
Golubka | 14 | | 1872
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Transports. | | |
Kraary Gorka | 1,166 | | 1861
Artlestchik | 550 | | 1858
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Gun-boats. | | |
Bakan | 284 | | 1857
Kompas | 284 | | 1859
Seistan | 284 | | 1859
Straz | 234 | 1 | 1874
Casovoy | 234 | 1 | 1874
Zorkaya | 80 | 1 | 1873
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Rapid Cruisers. | | |
Rossya | 4,000 | 7 | 1879
Moskva | 3,500 | 7 | 1879
Petersburg | 3,500 | 7 | 1879
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
BLACK SEA FLEET.
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Corvettes. | | |
Wojin | 1,820 | 4 | 1858
Sokol | 979 | 11 | 1859
Luica | 795 | 9 | 1865
Pamiat Merk | 795 | 9 | 1865
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Paddle Gun-boats. | | |
Turok | 425 | 2 | 1846
Taman | 505 | 2 | 1849
Elborus | 493 | 4 | 1854
Jeriklik | 1,145 | 2 | 1866
Livadia | 1,984 | 4 | 1871
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Screw Gun-boats. | | |
Bombory | 760 | 4 | 1852
Kazbek | 760 | 4 | 1854
Gonek | 745 | | 1879
Ingul | 678 | 2 | 1872
Redut Kale | 468 | 4 | 1854
Pseznape | 445 | 4 | 1857
Don | 360 | 2 | 1856
Salgir | 360 | 2 | 1857
Pitzunda | 332 | 4 | 1857
Kelasvy | 326 | 4 | 1859
Souksu | 326 | 5 | 1859
Taubse | 285 | 3 | 1858
Nerpa | 380 | 3 | 1877
Novorosyski | 247 | 2 | 1856
Abin | 264 | 2 | 1857
Vorobay | 261 | 2 | 1869
Utka | 170 | 1 |
Lebed | 170 | 1 |
Golubzik | 465 | 2 | 1859
Batzuska | 220 | 1 | 1857
Rodimy | 216 | 2 | 1858
Sestrica | 215 | 2 | 1858
Krikuny | 215 | 2 | 1858
Bothumy | 215 | 2 | 1857
Brater | 212 | 2 | 1857
Matuschka | 212 | 2 | 1857
Akerman | 110 | 1 | 1857
Opyt | 230 | 1 | 1870
Meteor | 230 | 1 | 1868
Docka | 212 | 1 | 1858
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Rapid Cruisers. | | |
Constantine | 1,600 | 4 | 1858
Vladimir | 1,652 | 7 | 1859
Argonaut | 715 | 6 | 1859
Vesta | 1,800 | 12 | 1858
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
SIBERIAN FLEET.
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Screw Gun-boats. | | |
Abrek | 1,069 | 7 | 1860
Jermak | 706 | 4 | 1870
Tunguz | 706 | 4 | 1870
Vostok | 210 | 6 | 1852
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
Transports. | | |
Japonec | 1,482 | 2 | 1858
Mandzur | 816 | 2 | 1858
Amerika | 554 | 8 | 1856
-----------------------+---------------+-------+--------
CASPIAN FLEET--12 Gun-boats.
ARAL FLEET--8 Gun-boats.

SPAIN.

ARMORED FLEET.

A = Displacement.
B = Maximum Draft.
C = Indicated Horse-power.
D = Maximum Speed.
E = Greatest Thickness of Armor.
F = Least Thickness of Armor.
G = Backing.
---------------+-------+------+-------+------+------+-----+-----
NAME. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G
---------------+-------+------+-------+------+------+-----+-----
| Tons. | Ft. | |Knots.| In. | In. | In.
Vittoria | 6,984 | 27 | 3,700 | 12½ | 5½ | 4 | 14
Numancia | 6,992 | 26½ | 3,700 | 12¼ | 5 | 4 | 11
Sagunto | 6,200 | 26 | 3,700 | 12½ | 6 | 4 | 22½
Arapiles | 5,600 | 25 | 2,500 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 26
Zaragosa | 5,320 | 25 | 2,500 | 11 | 4¾ | 3 | 26
Mendez Nuñez | 3,200 | 22 | 2,250 | 7 | 4½ | 3 | 20½
Puigcerda | 512 | 6½ | 260 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9
---------------+-------+------+-------+------+------+-----+-----
Aragon | | | | | | |
Castilla | | | | | 4 | 3 | 9
Navarra | | | | | | |
---------------+-------+------+-------+------+------+-----+-----
Duque de Tetuan| 590 | 7 | 209 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9
---------------+-------+------+-------+------+------+-----+-----

H = Construction Material.
I = Date of Launch.
---------------+------+------+-------------------------------------
NAME. | H | I | BATTERY.
---------------+------+------+-------------------------------------
| | Year.|
Vittoria | Iron | 1867 | IV 9-inch, III 8-inch, XII 6½-inch.
Numancia | ” | 1864 | IV 10-inch, III ” XVI ”
Sagunto | Wood | 1876 | II ” V ” X ”
Arapiles | ” | 1868 | II ” II ” X ”
Zaragosa | ” | 1867 | IV 9-inch, III 7-inch, XII 6½-inch.
Mendez Nuñez | ” | 1861 | IV ” II 8-inch.
Puigcerda | ” | 1874 | I 16½-inch, I 4¾-inch.
---------------+------+------+-------------------------------------
Aragon | | |
Castilla | ” | 1878 |
Navarra | | |
---------------+------+------+-------------------------------------
Duque de Tetuan| ” | 1874 | IV 4¾-inch, I 6½-inch.
---------------+------+------+-------------------------------------

VITTORIA. NUMANCIA. ARAPILES. ZARAGOSA. MENDEZ NUÑEZ.

Fully armored broadside frigates, ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. Two armored pilot-houses. The Zaragosa was laid down for a wooden frigate, her design being changed when she was nearly finished.

SAGUNTO.

Armored belt and casemate. Ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. (See Maria Pia, Italian.)

PUIGCERDA.

Double-turreted, light-draft river monitor. American type.

SPANISH UNARMORED FLEET.

(GENERAL SERVICE.)

JORGE JUAN.

Second-class corvette, single screw, full sail-power. Complete all-around fire obtained by means of overhang in half-ports. Forecastle gun sunk in a well so as to cover the slide, carriage, and crew.

TURKEY.

ARMORED FLEET.

A = Length between Perpendiculars.
B = Breadth of Beam.
C = Maximum Draft.
D = Displacement.
E = Indicated Horse-power.
F = Maximum Speed.
G = Greatest Thickness of Armor.
H = Least Thickness of Armor.
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
TYPE AND NAME. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
|Ft.|Ft.| Ft. |Tons.| |Knots.| In.| In.
Casemate Frigates.
Mess Oudieh |833|59 | 25 |8,994|7,910| 13 |18½ | 7
Nuss Ratijeh |292|54 | 25½ |6,900|6,800| 13 |18¼ | 6
Assar i Tefvik |275|50 | 21 |3,143|3,100| 13½ | 8 | 5½
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
Broadside Frigates.
Azizie |293|56 | 25 |6,500| | 12 | 4½ | 3
Orchanie |293|56 | 25 |6,500| | 12 | 4½ | 3
Mahmudie |293|56 | 25 |6,500| | 12 | 4½ | 3
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
Casemate Frigates.
Osmanie |293|56 | 25 |6,500| | 12 | 4½ | 3
Feth i Bulend |235|42 | 18 |2,760| | 13½ | 9 | 4½
Mukademmi i Hair |235|42 | 18 |2,760| | 12½ | 9 | 4½
Idschlalie |210|40 | 17 |2,800| | 11 | 5¾ | 4
Assar i Shefket |210|40 | 17 |2,800| | 11½ | 5½ | 3
Nedschin i Shefket|210|40 | 17 |2,800| | 11½ | 5½ | 3
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
Redoubt Corvettes.
Avni Illah |230|36 | 17 |2,320| | 12½ | 6 | 4½
Muin i Zaffir |230|36 | 17 |2,320| | 12½ | 6 | 4½
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
Monitors.
Hufz i Rahman |204|43 | 9 |2,300| | 12 | 6 | 4½
Seifi | | | | 640| 404 | 7 | 2½ | 2½
Hezber | | | | 640| 404 | 7 | 2½ | 2½
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----
Casemate Gun-boats.
Feth i Islam |100|25 | 6 | 328| 290 | 8 | 2½ | 2
Beurtlen |100|25 | 6 | 328| 290 | 8 | 2½ | 2
Semendire |100|25 | 6 | 328| 290 | 8 | 2½ | 2
Iskodra |100|25 | 6 | 328| 290 | 8 | 2½ | 2
Podgoritza |100|25 | 6 | 328| 290 | 8 | 2½ | 2
---------------------+---+---+------+-----+-----+------+----+----

I = Backing.
J = Date of Launch.
---------------------+----+----+------------------------
TYPE AND NAME. | I | J | BATTERY.
---------------------+----+----+------------------------------------
| In.|Year|
Casemate Frigates. | | |
Mess Oudieh | 10 |1875| XII 10-inch, III 7-inch Armstrong.
Nuss Ratijeh | 18 |1878| X 9-inch, II 7-inch ”
Assar i Tefvik | 9 |1868| VI 9-inch, II 8-inch ”
---------------------+----+----+------------------------------------
Broadside Frigates. | | |
Azizie | 10 |1864|
Orchanie | 10 |1864| XIV 7-inch, X 36-pdr. ”
Mahmudie | 10 |1864|
---------------------+----+----+------------------------------------
Casemate Frigates. | | |
Osmanie | 10 |1864| XIV 7-inch, X 36-pdr. ”
Feth i Bulend | 10 |1869| IV 9-inch, ”
Mukademmi i Hair | 10 |1872| IV 9-inch, I 7-inch ”
Idschlalie | 13 |1870| IV 9-inch, I 7-inch Armstrong.
Assar i Shefket | 10 |1869| V 9-inch ”
Nedschin i Shefket| 10 |1868| IV 9-inch ”
---------------------+----+----+------------------------------------
Redoubt Corvettes. | | |
Avni Illah | 10 |1868| IV 9-inch ”
+----+-----------------------------------------
Muin i Zaffir | 10 |1868| II 9-inch, II 7-inch,
| | | I 4¾-inch ”
---------------------+----+-----------------------------------------
Monitors. | | |
Hufz i Rahman | 10 |1868|
Seifi | 5½|1875| II 4¾-inch Krupp.
Hezber | 5½|1875|
---------------------+----+----+------------------------------------
Casemate Gun-boats. | | |
Feth i Islam | 10 |1864|
Beurtlen | 10 |1864|
Semendire | 10 |1864| II 4¾-inch Krupp.
Iskodra | 10 |1864|
Podgoritza | 10 |1864|
---------------------+----+----+------------------------------------

MESS OUDIEH. NUSS RATIJH.

Armored belt and casemate, ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. Sister-ships to the Superb (English). The armored belt rises to the height of the main-deck beams, but does not cover the point of the ram. The casemate is of the same type as that of the Hercules, but longer, the sides being recessed forward and abaft for angular ports. Fore-and-aft fire is obtained from unprotected bow and stern-guns on the spar-deck, working in single ports.

AZIZIE. MAHMUDIE. ORCHANIE. OSMANIE.

Completely armored broadside frigates, with a low redoubt or traverse on the forecastle. Swan-breasted ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. The bow traverse protects two forward guns, each working in two ports, for bow and beam fire. This traverse rounds off the spar-deck rail some distance abaft the stern, which is carried up as a support for the bow-sprit. Armored pilot-house at the rear of the traverse.

ASSAR I TEFVIK.

Armored belt, casemate, and two barbette turrets. (See Victorieuse.) Ram bow, dome stern, single screw, full sail-power. Built in France.

FETH I BULEND. MUKADEMME I HAIR.

Armored belt and casemate, ram bow. (See Mess oudijeh.)

IDSCHLALIE. ASSAR I SCHEFKET. NEDSCHIN I SCHEFKET.

Armored belt, casemate, and single barbette turret amidships, at after-end of casemate. Ram bow, round stern, full sail-power.

AVNI ILLAH. MUIN I ZAFFIR.

Armored belt; two octagonal redoubts having an overhang and connected by an armored curtain in such a manner as to give the plan the appearance of a violin. Ram bow, no deck armor. Built at Constantinople.

HUFZ I RAHMAN.

Double-turreted monitor, the forward turret being larger than the after one. Tripod masts. Traverse at the bow. The turrets are revolved by hand-power.

HEZBER.

Single-turreted, light-draft monitor. American type.

FETH I ISLAM. BEURTLEN. SEMENDIRE.

Light-draft, armored belt and casemate vessel; casemate rising above deck with ports on all sides.

TURKISH UNARMORED FLEET.

-----------------------+----------+---------+------
TYPE AND NAME. | Tonnage. | Date of | Guns.
| | Launch. |
| Tons. | Year. |
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Ship of the Line. | | |
Fethie | 3,380 | 1855 | 67
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Frigates. | | |
Ertogrul | 3,344 | 1863 | 41
Hudavendighai | 2,897 | 1860 | 41
Selimie | 4,717 | 1865 | 55
Muhbiri Surur. | 1,477 | 1851 | 22
X (not yet named) | 1,621 | Building| 9
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Corvettes. | | |
Sinope | 800 | 1859 | 12
Brussa | 800 | 1859 | 12
Mensuré | 800 | 1863 | 12
Muzafer | 800 | 1863 | 12
Libnan | 800 | 1864 | 12
Edirné | 800 | 1859 | 12
Ismid | 800 | 1859 | 12
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Transports. | | |
Schaar i Nusret | 3,029 | 1869 | 2
Mevret i Nusreb | 3,029 | 1869 | 2
Sultanie | 2,902 | 1861 | 4
Babel | 1,733 | 1868 |
Taif | 1,609 | 1871 | 4
Assyr | 1,609 | 1875 | 4
Mukademie Nusret | 2,132 | 1875 |
Mukademie Scheref | 2,132 | 1875 |
Peiki Mesret | 2,132 | 1877 |
Rechbir i Zevfik | 2,132 | 1878 |
Feiz i Bahri | 1,490 | 1848 | 4
Essir i Djedid | 1,108 | 1841 | 6
Peiki Schfhet | 465 | 1853 | 4
Essei i Hair | 313 | 1839 | 4
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Sloops. | | |
Izzedin | 1,075 | 1865 | 4
Ismail | 1,075 | 1865 | 4
Zhalia | 1,075 | 1865 | 4
Fuad | 1,075 | 1865 | 4
Candia | 955 | 1863 | 6
Chania | 829 | 1863 | 3
Pertefi Prale | 909 | 1868 |
Rethmo | 777 | 1869 | 3
Arkadi | 767 | 1867 | 6
Mudai i Zafir | 1,385 | 1869 | 4
Essir i Nazret | 1,385 | 1869 | 4
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Schooners. | | |
Iskenderje | 609 | 1862 | 9
Zohaf | 609 | 1862 | 9
Mehrih | 609 | 1863 | 9
Uthraret | 609 | 1863 | 8
Beirut | 609 | 1859 | 12
Seddul Bahr | 609 | 1859 | 12
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Steamers. | | |
Sijar | 220 | 1865 | 4
Mossul | 220 | 1865 | 4
Istankieni | 203 | 1874 |
Jali Kioschk | 195 | 1869 | 1
Ninali Kavak | 195 | 1869 | 2
Intibah | 258 | 1866 | 4
Liver i Deyeh | 258 | 1866 | 4
Muschdi i Ressan | 258 | 1866 | 4
Schaheddin | 258 | 1866 | 4
Syrat | 184 | 1863 | 2
Suda | 184 | 1864 | 2
Bojana | 80 | | 2
Bai | | | 2
Eurgen | | | 2
-----------------------+----------+---------+----
Sultan’s Yacht, | | |
Surreja | 500 | 1865 | 4
-----------------------+----------+---------+----
Dispatch, Transport, | | |
and Service Steamers.| | |
Sulhie | 180 | 1868 |
Esser i Nezhet | 193 | 1847 | 2
Peik i Tjdscheret | 193 | 1845 | 4
Mermere | 153 | 1873 |
Eregli | 137 | 1873 |
Rustschuk | 112 | 1873 |
Jeni Kapu | 112 | 1873 |
Dschebali | 112 | 1873 |
Kabatsch | 112 | 1873 |
Tophané | 112 | 1873 |
Rassim Pasha | 77 | 1873 |
Dschitana | 78 | 1858 |
Funduklu | 77 | 1873 |
Oltenitscha | 78 | 1858 |
Rechber | 40 | 1863 |
-----------------------+----------+---------+---
DANUBE FLOTILLA.
-----------------------+----------+---------+---
Gun-boats. | | |
Schefket Nuna | 200 | 1864 | 4
Varna | 200 | 1869 | 4
Akka | 200 | 1869 | 4
-----------------------+----------+---------+------
Steamers. | | |
Chaireddin | 474 | | 2
Rodos | 203 | 1874 |
Isalahat | 120 | 1873 |
-----------------------+----------+---------+---

UNITED STATES.

IRON-CLAD FLEET.

A = Length between Perpendiculars.
B = Breadth of Beam.
C = Maximum Draft.
D = Displacement.
E = Indicated Horse-power.
F = Maximum Speed.
-------------------------+-----+----+----+-------+-------+------
TYPE AND NAME | A | B | C | D | E | F
-------------------------+-----+----+----+-------+-------+------
| Ft. | Ft.| Ft.| Tons. | |Knots.
Double-turreted Monitors.
Amphitrite | 250 | 55 | 14 | 3,815 | 1,800 | 12
Miantonomoh | 250 | 55 | 14 | 3,815 | 1,800 | 12
Puritan | 280 | 60 | 17 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 13
Monadnock | 250 | 60 | 14 | 3,815 | 1,800 | 12
Terror | 250 | 55 | 14 | 3,815 | 1,800 | 12
-------------------------+-----+----+----+-------+-------+------
Single-turreted Monitors.
Ajax | 225 | 44 | 13½| 2,100 | 350 | 8
Canonicus | 225 | 44 | 13½| 2,100 | 450 | 8
Camanche | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Catskill | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Dictator | 312 | 50 | 20½| 4,500 | 3,500 | 8
Jason | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Lehigh | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Mahopac | 225 | 44 | 13½| 2,100 | 450 | 8
Manhattan | 225 | 44 | 13½| 2,100 | 450 | 8
Montauk | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Nahant | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Nantucket | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Passaic | 200 | 46 | 11½| 1,875 | 350 | 8
Saugus | 225 | 44 | 13½| 2,100 | 450 | 8
-------------------------+-----+----+----+-------+-------+------

G = Armor Side.
H = Armor Turret.
I = Backing.
J = Date of Launch.
-------------------------+----+----+----+--------+------------------
TYPE AND NAME. | G | H | I | J | BATTERY.
-------------------------+----+----+----+--------+------------------
| In.| In.| In.| Year. |
Double-turreted Monitors.
Amphitrite | 7 | 10½| 8 |Building|
Miantonomoh | 7 | 10½| 8 | 1876 |
Puritan | | | |Building| IV 10-inch B.L.R.
Monadnock | 7 | 10½| 8 | ” |
Terror | 7 | 10½| 8 | ” |
-------------------------+----+----+----+--------+------------------
Single-turreted Monitors.
Ajax | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1865 |
Canonicus | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1864 |
Camanche | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
Catskill | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1863 |
Dictator | 6 | 15 | | |
Jason | 5 | 11 | 6 | | II 15-inch S.B.
Lehigh | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1863 |
Mahopac | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1863 |
Manhattan | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
Montauk | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
Nahant | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1863 |
Nantucket | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1863 |
Passaic | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1862 |
Saugus | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
-------------------------+----+----+----+--------+------------------

AMPHITRITE. MIANTONOMOH. PURITAN. MONADNOCK. TERROR.

Double-turreted, low-freeboard monitor vessels. No overhang. Turrets suspended on a central spindle on the Ericsson system. Resting normally on their bases, but elevated for revolving by means of hydraulic presses. Conning tower on top of each turret. Light flying deck between the turrets, with a ventilating shaft rising just abaft the smoke-stack. Twin screws.

THE FIFTEEN SINGLE-TURRETED MONITORS.

Old-type, single-turreted, low-freeboard monitors. All except the Dictator have an overhang. In some the turrets are raised by driving wedges under the spindle; in others by hydraulic presses. Conning tower on top of the turret. Laminated plating.

INTREPID.

Armored torpedo vessel. Ram bow, round stern, twin screws, partial sail-power. The armored belt, made up of five inches of laminated plating, encircles the water-line to the height of the upper-deck beams. The lower part of the smoke-stack is protected by a belt of nine inches of laminated plating. The deck is made up of two ¾-inch thicknesses of plate covered by a wooden deck. The pilot-house forward is musket-proof. The hull is of iron, with a wood backing to the armor of eleven inches. Aft is a light wooden superstructure, forming quarters for officers. The vessel carries no guns and is provided with torpedo-spars (one forward and four broadside).

ALARM.

Partially armored torpedo gun-boat. Ram bow, pointed stern. Mallory steering-screw; no sail-power. The bow of the vessel is provided with an armored traverse of four inches thickness, the remainder of the hull being unprotected. One 15-inch smooth-bore is carried forward, firing only straight ahead. It is the intention to replace this by a 10-inch rifle. The hull is of iron and double, with cellular compartments and water-tight compartments in addition. Three torpedo-spars are projected. One from the snout of the ram a distance of 30 feet, and one from each beam 17 feet. Musket-proof pilot-house aft. Steel ⅜-inch deck-plate under a wooden deck.

UNITED STATES GENERAL-SERVICE FLEET.

A = Length between Perpendiculars.
B = Breadth of Beam.
C = Maximum Draft.
D = Displacement.
E = Indicated Horse-power.
F = Maximum Speed.
G = Date of Launch.
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
TYPE AND NAME. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
| Ft. | Ft.| Ft. | Tons. | |Knots| Year
Frigates.
Colorado | 264 | 53 | 23¼ | 4,772 | 997 | 9 | 1855
Franklin | 270 | 54 | 25½ | 5,162 | 2,000 | 10 | 1865
Minnesota | 265 | 51 | 24 | 4,833 | 993 | 9 | 1855
Wabash | 262 | 51 | 23½ | 4,774 | 1,039 | 10 | 1855
Tennessee | 335 | 45 | 22½ | 4,105 | 2,500 | 10 | 1865
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
Corvettes.
Lancaster | 236 | 46 | 19 | 3,291 | 2,000 | 9 | 1858
Brooklyn | 233 | 43 | 19 | 2,686 | 705 | 9 | 1858
Pensacola | 231 | 45 | 20 | 2,852 | 2,000 | 10 | 1858
Hartford | 225 | 44 | 18 | 2,826 | 696 | 8 | 1858
Richmond | 225 | 43 | 17 | 2,604 | 2,000 | 9 | 1858
Trenton | 253 | 48 | 21¾ | 3,900 | 3,500 | 13 | 1876
Powhatan | | | 18¾ | 3,980 | 1,500 | 10 | 1850
Alaska | 251 | 38 | 17½ | 2,394 | 1,150 | 12½ | 1868
Benicia | 251 | 38 | 17½ | 2,394 | 1,150 | 9 | 1868
Omaha | 251 | 38 | 17½ | 2,394 | 1,150 | 12½ | 1868
Plymouth | 251 | 38 | 17½ | 2,394 | 1,150 | 12½ | 1868
Lackawanna | 234 | 38 | 17½ | 2,526 | 1,304 | 9½ | 1862
Ticonderoga | 234 | 38 | 17½ | 2,526 | 1,304 | 12 | 1862
Canandaigua | 225 | 38 | 15 | 2,128 | 1,304 | 8¾ | 1862
Monongahela | 225 | 38 | 17½ | 2,078 | 1,304 | 8½ | 1863
Shenandoah | 225 | 38 | 17½ | 2,070 | 1,304 | 8½ | 1863
Juniata | 205 | 38 | 16 | 1,934 | 1,304 | 8 | 1861
Ossipee | 205 | 38 | 17½ | 1,934 | 1,304 | 8 | 1862
Quinnebaug | 216 | 30 | 11¾ | 1,113 | 1,132 | 11½ | 1875
Swatara | 216 | 30 | 18 | 1,113 | 1,132 | 11½ | 1873
Galena | 216 | 32 | 18 | 1,900 | 1,132 | 12½ | 1877
Vandalia | 220 | 38 | 17½ | 2,080 | 1,132 | 12½ | 1874
Marion | 220 | 38 | 18 | 1,900 | 1,132 | 12½ | 1873
Mohican | 216 | 30 | 18 | 1,900 | 1,132 | 12½ |Building
Iroquois | 199 | 34 | 11¾ | 1,488 | 813 | 11½ | 1858
Wachusetts | 199 | 34 | 12½ | 1,488 | 717 | 10 | 1861
Wyoming | 199 | 33 | 11 | 1,475 | 717 | 9¾ | 1858
Tuscarora | 199 | 33 | 12¾ | 1,457 | 717 | 9 | 1862
Kearsarge | 199 | 34 | 12¼ | 1,461 | 822 | 9¾ | 1862
Adams | 185 | 35 | 16½ | 1,375 | 800 | 11½ | 1874
Alliance | 185 | 35 | 16 | 1,375 | 800 | 11½ | 1875
Essex | 185 | 35 | 16¼ | 1,375 | 800 | 10½ | 1874
Enterprise | 185 | 35 | 16 | 1,375 | 800 | 11½ | 1874
Nipsic | 185 | 35 | 12½ | 1,375 | 800 | 11½ | 1878
Narragansett| | | | 1,235 | 1,000 | 9½ | 1858
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
2d Class Corvettes.
Alert | 175 | 28 | 13¾ | 1,020 | 560 | 9½ | 1874
Ranger | 175 | 28 | 13½ | 1,020 | 560 | 9½ | 1874
Kansas | 180 | 30 | 13½ | 900 | 670 | 9½ | 1864
Saco | 180 | 30 | 13½ | 900 | 670 | 9½ | 1865
Shawmut | 180 | 30 | 13½ | 900 | 670 | 9 | 1865
Yantic | 180 | 30 | 13¾ | 900 | 670 | 9½ | 1878
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
Paddle Steamers.
Ashuelot | | | | 1,370 | 1,468 | 8 | 1864
Monocacy | | | | 1,370 | 1,468 | 8 | 1864
Michigan | | | | 685 | 750 | 9 | 1844
Rio Bravo | | | | | | 6 |Purchased
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
Torpedo Vessels.
Alarm | 173 | 28 | 11 | 720 | 800 | 11 | 1873
Intrepid | 170 | 35 | 12 | 1,123 | 800 | 9 | 1874
----------------+-----+----+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------

----------------+---------------------------------------------------
TYPE AND NAME. | BATTERY.
----------------+---------------------------------------------------
Frigates. |
Colorado | I 11-inch, XLII 9-inch, II 100-pdrs., II 20-pdrs.
Franklin | I 11-inch, XXXVIII 9-inch, IV 100-pdrs.
+---------------------------------------------------
Minnesota |
Wabash | I 11-inch, XLII 9-inch, II 100-pdrs.
+---------------------------------------------------
Tennessee |
----------------+---------------------------------------------------
Corvettes. |
Lancaster | II 11-inch, XX 9-inch.
+---------------------------------------------------
Brooklyn | II 11-inch, XVIII 9-inch, II 60-pdrs.
Pensacola |
+---------------------------------------------------
Hartford | II 11-inch, XVI 9-inch, II 20-pdrs.
Richmond |XII 9-inch, II 100-pdrs., I 20-pdrs.
Trenton | XI 8-inch, II 20-pdrs. Rifles.
Powhatan | I 11-inch, XIV 9-inch, II 100-pdrs.
+---------------------------------------------------
Alaska |
Benicia | I 11-inch, X 9-inch,
Omaha | I 60-pdr., II 20-pdrs.
Plymouth |
+---------------------------------------------------
Lackawanna | II 11-inch, VIII 9-inch, II 20-pdrs.
Ticonderoga | II ” VIII ” I 60-pdr., II 20-pdrs.
Canandaigua | II ” VIII ” II 20-pdrs.
Monongahela | II ” VIII ” I 60-pdr.
Shenandoah | II ” VIII ” I ” II 20-pdrs.
+---------------------------------------------------
Juniata | I 11-inch, VI 9-inch,
Ossipee | I 60-pdr.
+---------------------------------------------------
Quinnebaug | I 8-inch, I 60-pdr. (rifles),
Swatara | VI 9-inch.
+---------------------------------------------------
Galena |
+---------------------------------------------------
Vandalia | I 11-inch, VI 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Marion |
+---------------------------------------------------
Mohican |
+---------------------------------------------------
Iroquois | II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, III 20-pdrs.
Wachusetts | II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Wyoming | II ” IV ” I 20-pdr.
+---------------------------------------------------
Tuscarora | II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, II 20-pdr.
Kearsarge |
+---------------------------------------------------
Adams |
Alliance |
Essex | I 11-inch, IV 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Enterprise |
Nipsic |
+---------------------------------------------------
Narragansett| II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, II 20-pdrs.
----------------+---------------------------------------------------
2d Class Corvettes.
Alert |
Ranger |
Kansas | I 11-inch, II 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Saco |
Shawmut |
Yantic |
----------------+---------------------------------------------------
Paddle Steamers.|
Ashuelot | IV 8-inch, II 60-pdrs., II 20-pdrs.
Monocacy |
+---------------------------------------------------
Michigan | VIII 20-pdrs.
Rio Bravo | Howitzers.
----------------+---------------------------------------------------
Torpedo Vessels.|
Alarm | I 15-inch.
Intrepid | No guns.
----------------+-------------------------------------

These Gun-boats are at present unarmed, and, with the exception of the Palos and Dispatch, are used as Tenders at dock-yards. The Palos is in service in China; the Dispatch is in service as a cruising gun-boat.

TENNESSEE.

Iron-braced, wooden, rapid steam frigate. Straight bow, strengthened and provided with a bronze ram; round stern, single screw, full sail-power. No heavy bow-fire.

TRENTON.

Iron-braced, wooden, first-class corvette (second-rate frigate). Ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. Bow-fire fully developed from four 8-inch rifles. Bower and sheet chains coming in on the berth-deck, leaving the forward part of the gun-deck clear for working the forward guns. Gun-deck battery of eight 8-inch rifles in broadside; spar-deck battery, two 8-inch pivot-guns forward giving bow and beam fire, and one 8-inch pivot-gun aft giving stern and beam fire.

POWHATAN.

Old-fashioned wooden paddle-wheel frigate.

ASHUELOT. MONOCACY.

Iron, paddle-wheel, double-ender corvettes. These vessels were originally provided with a rudder at each end, but the forward one is removed. They can carry in addition to their present armament one 11-inch pivot forward and one 11-inch pivot aft. Musket-proof pilot-house on the hurricane-deck.

MICHIGAN.

Old-fashioned iron, paddle-wheel gun-boat carrying a battery of boat-guns.

RIO BRAVO.

Light-draft river steamer carrying a battery of boat-guns. (Purchased.)

DISPATCH

Rapid dispatch vessel carrying a battery of boat-guns. (Purchased.)

The remainder of the fleet is made up of the ordinary general-service type of corvettes and gun-boats.

THE PRINCIPAL

NAVAL BATTLES OF TWENTY YEARS.

1860-1880.

I. BOMBARDMENTS OF EARTHWORKS.
II. BOMBARDMENTS OF MASONRY FORTS.
III. PASSAGES OF FORTS.
IV. DASHES.
V. ASSAULTS.
VI. DELIBERATE GENERAL ACTIONS.
VII. IRON-CLADS AGAINST WOODEN VESSELS.
VIII. DUELS.

BOMBARDMENTS OF EARTHWORKS.

_Earthworks at Hatteras Inlet, August 28 and 29, 1861._

FEDERAL.

WOODEN SQUADRON.
Guns.
Minnesota 46
Wabash 45
Susquehanna 17
Sailing Corvette Cumberland 24
Pawnee 15
Monticello 6
Harriet Lane 5

CONFEDERATE.

_Fort Clark._—Water-battery mounting 5 guns.

_Fort Hatteras._—Earthwork mounting 20 guns.

Early on the morning of the 28th, the Wabash, with the Cumberland in tow, led in to attack Fort Clark, followed by the Minnesota and later by the Susquehanna. This battery was bombarded for three hours, the ships passing and repassing, when it was deserted and not reoccupied. The remainder of the squadron were employed during the forenoon landing troops, but owing to the rough surf only landed 300 men, who occupied and raised a flag on Fort Clark, but took no part in the action at any time. Late in the afternoon fire from the whole fleet was opened on Fort Hatteras and continued for two hours, when the ships drew out of action for the night. At 8 a.m. next day, the frigates led in and opened the engagement, continuing it for three hours, when Fort Hatteras surrendered. Six hundred and seventy prisoners were taken in addition to the forts with their armaments. The gun-boats were slightly injured, and four or five men wounded. Loss of the Confederates unknown beyond 18 wounded prisoners.

_Earthworks at Hilton Head, November 7, 1861._

FEDERAL.

MAIN SQUADRON.
Guns.
Wabash 45
Susquehanna 17
Mohican 7
Seminole 6
Pawnee 15
Unadilla 6
Ottawa 5
Pembina 4
Vandalia 22
(In tow of a light gun-boat.)

FLANKING SQUADRON.
Bienville 11
Seneca 4
Curlew 6
Penguin 9
Augusta 10

CONFEDERATE.

_Fort Walker._—II 6-inch rifles, XII 32-pdrs., I 10-inch,
II 8-inch, III 7-inch, I 42-pdr., II 12-pdrs.,
smooth-bores = 23 guns.

_Fort Beauregard._—VIII 32-pdrs., I 6-inch rifle, V 42-pdrs.,
I 10-inch, I 8-inch, II 24-pdrs.,
II 6-pdrs. = 20 guns.

At 8.30 a.m. the main squadron formed in line ahead, and passing in between the forts turned towards Fort Walker, delivering their broadsides as they passed within 600 yards. Turning, they passed Fort Beauregard (across the channel and two miles from Fort Walker), delivering broadsides. On the third time passing Fort Walker, it was deserted and taken possession of. Fort Beauregard had been silenced sooner and was taken possession of in the afternoon. The flanking squadron had been sent to attack a flotilla of Confederate gun-boats, which retreated up the river; they then took part in the general engagement. Federal loss, 8 killed, 23 wounded. Duration of action, five hours.

_Earthworks on the Mississippi, February 6, 1862._

FEDERAL.

VAN DIVISION—IRON-CLAD GUN-BOATS.
Guns.
Cincinnati 13
Essex 7
Carondelet 13
St. Louis 13

REAR DIVISION—WOODEN GUN-BOATS.
Guns.
Conestoga 7
Taylor 7
Lexington 7

CONFEDERATE.

_Fort Henry._—Twenty guns, mostly of heavy calibre.

The squadron advanced in two divisions, line abreast, the iron-clads leading, and opened fire at 1700 yards, slowing down and approaching to 600 yards. Stopping at this position, the action continued for an hour and a quarter, when the fort surrendered. During this engagement the Cincinnati was struck 31 times, Essex 15 times, St. Louis 7 times, Carondelet once. Casualties, 2 killed, 37 wounded, of whom 28 were scalded by the steam from the boiler of the Essex, which was pierced.

_Earthworks at Roanoke Island, February 7, 1862._

FEDERAL.

GUN-BOAT FLEET.
Guns.
Stars and Stripes 5
Louisiana 5
Hetzel 2
Underwriter 4
Delaware 3
Valley City 5
Southfield 4
Hunchback 4
Morse 2
Whitehead 1
Seymour 2
Shawsheen 2
Lockwood 3
Ceres 2
Putnam 1
Brincker 1
Granite 1

CONFEDERATE.

Fort Bartow 8
” Blanchard 4
” Huger 12
” Ellis 4
” Forrest 9
Park Point water-battery 3

Eight light gun-boats mounting 17 guns.

The Federal fleet had convoyed a squadron of army transports carrying 17,000 men, for the purpose of landing them and then silencing the batteries so that they could be captured by the troops. The fleet, having taken up an irregular position owing to the shallow water, opened fire at 11 a.m. At 3 p.m. the landing of troops was commenced and was completed before dark, when the fleet ceased firing. At daylight on the 8th firing was recommenced. At 1 p.m. a row of obstructions across the channel was broken through and the Confederate gun-boats were driven up the river. By 3 p.m. the works were all silenced and in the hands of the troops.

Loss, 6 killed, 17 wounded, eight of the latter by the explosion of a rifled 80-pdr.

_Earthworks on the Mississippi, February 14, 1862._

FEDERAL.

IRON-CLAD GUN BOATS.
Guns.
St. Louis 13
Carondelet 13
Louisville 13
Pittsburg 13

WOODEN.
Taylor 7
Conestoga 7

CONFEDERATE.

_Fort Donelson._—A triple row of earthworks, one behind and above the other, mounting in all 20 guns.

The gun-boats advanced in two divisions, line abreast, at 3 p.m., and opened fire at 600 yards, holding their position for an hour and a half, when they drifted out of action disabled, having only silenced the water-battery: 10 killed, 44 wounded. The steering-gear of the St. Louis and the Louisville was shot away, and the other vessels were forced out of action on account of shots between wind and water.

_Earthworks on the James River, May 15, 1862._

FEDERAL.

IRON-CLADS.
Guns.
Galena 6
Monitor 2

WOODEN.
Aroostook 6
Port Royal 6
Naugatuck 6

CONFEDERATE.

_Fort Darling._—A strong earthwork, built on a perpendicular bluff about 200 feet above the river, mounting 14 heavy guns.

United States Iron-clad River Gun-boat, used with great success during the Civil War.]

The iron-clads moved up to within 600 yards, which was as close as they could come and reach the fort with their guns. The wooden vessels came to within about 1400 yards and the squadron anchored, and, springing their broadsides on the fort, opened fire. The action continued four hours, when the ammunition of the Galena giving out and no impression having been made on the fort, the squadron drew out of action: 13 killed, 14 wounded. All the casualties except two wounded happened on board the Galena, an experimental iron-clad. She was so much cut up that her armor was removed and she was made a wooden gun-boat. The Monitor was uninjured.

_Earthworks at Fort Hindman, January 10 and 11, 1863._

FEDERAL.

IRON-CLAD GUN-BOATS.
Guns.
Louisville 13
Baron de Kalb 13
Cincinnati 13
Lexington 7
Black Hawk 6
Rattler 6

CONFEDERATE.

_Fort Hindman_, Arkansas River.—A quadrangular earthwork, mounting 10 guns, two of the heaviest being in armored casemates.

At 5 p.m. of the 10th, the Louisville, De Kalb, and Cincinnati moved up in line abreast to within 400 yards and opened fire. As soon as the fire of the forts slackened the Lexington and Black Hawk moved up and opened with shrapnel, while the Rattler passed up the river and took the fort in enfilade. Ceased firing and drew out of action at dark. In the morning the attack was renewed in the same manner, and the fort surrendered in four hours. Casualties, 5 killed, 23 wounded. The two casemates were completely shattered and every gun dismounted.

_Earthworks at Grand Gulf, April 29, 1863._

FEDERAL.

IRON-CLAD GUN-BOATS.
Guns.
Louisville 13
Carondelet 13
Mound City 13
Pittsburg 13
Tuscumbia 5
Benton 16
Lafayette 6

CONFEDERATE.

_Grand Gulf Batteries_, Mississippi.—Consisting of one fort 75 feet high, mounting four heavy rifles, and one fort farther down the river mounting four heavy rifles.

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