------------+-------+---------+--------+------+-------+-------+------+
|Length | | | | | |No. of+
|on Load| | | Type | Normal| Bunker| Tor- |
| Water | Extreme | Mean | of | Coal | Capa- | pedo |
VESSELS. | Line. | Breadth.|Draught.|Screw.|Supply.| city. |Tubes.|
------------+-------+---------+--------+------+-------+-------+------+
|Ft. In.|Ft. In. |Ft. In.| | Tons | Tons | |
Alabama |368 0 | 72 0 | 23 6 | T S | 450 |1,200 | 4 |
Amphitrite |259 6 | 55 10 | 14 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... |
Atlanta |271 3 | 42 1 | 16 10 | S S | ... | 490 | ... |
Baltimore |327 6 | 48 7 | 19 6 | T S | 400 |1,144 | 4 |
Bancroft |188 0 | 32 0 | 11 6 | T S | 100 | 200 | 2 |
Bennington |230 0 | 36 0 | 14 0 | T S | 200 | 403 | 6 |
Boston |271 3 | 42 1 | 16 10 | S S | ... | 496 | ... |
Brooklyn |400 6 | 64 8 | 24 0 | T S | 900 |1,753 | 5 |
Castine |204 0 | 32 1 | 12 0 | T S | 125 | 192.6| 1 |
Charleston |312 0 | 46 2 | 18 7 | T S | 328 | 758 | 4 |
Chicago |325 0 | 48 2 | 19 0 | T S | ... | 832 | ... |
Cincinnati |300 0 | 42 0 | 18 0 | T S | 350 | 460 | 4 |
Columbia |412 0 | 58 2 | 22 6 | TrS | 750 |1,670 | 5 |
Concord |230 0 | 36 0 | 14 0 | T S | 200 | 401 | 6 |
Cushing |139 0 | 14 3 | 4 11 | T S | ... | 36 | 3 |
Detroit |257 0 | 37 0 | 14 7 | T S | 200 | 340 | 3 |
Dolphin |240 0 | 32 0 | 14 3 | S S | ... | 274 | ... |
Ericsson |149 0 | 15 6 | 4 9 | T S | 9 | 36 | 3 |
Illinois |368 0 | 72 0 | 23 6 | T S | 450 |1,200 | 4 |
Indiana |348 0 | 69 3 | 24 0 | T S | 400 |1,640 | 6 |
Iowa |360 0 | 72 2 | 24 0 | T S | 625 |1,780 | 6 |
Katahdin |250 9 | 43 5 | 15 0 | T S | 175 | 193 | ... |
Kearsarge |368 0 | 72 5 | 23 6 | T S | 400 |1,210 | 5 |
Kentucky |368 0 | 72 5 | 23 6 | T S | 400 |1,210 | 5 |
Machias |204 0 | 32 1 | 12 0 | T S | 125 | 192.6| 1 |
Maine |318 0 | 57 0 | 21 6 | T S | 400 | 896 | 4 |
Marblehead |257 0 | 37 0 | 14 7 | T S | 200 | 340 | 3 |
Massa- | | | | | | | |
chusetts |348 0 | 69 3 | 24 0 | T S | 400 |1,640 | 6 |
Miantonomoh |259 6 | 55 10 | 14 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... |
Minneapolis |412 0 | 58 2 | 22 6 | T S | 750 |1,670 | 5 |
Monadnock |259 6 | 55 10 | 14 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... |
Monterey |256 0 | 59 0 | 14 10 | T S | 200 | 236 | ... |
Montgomery |257 0 | 37 0 | 14 7 | T S | 200 | 340 | 3 |
Newark |310 0 | 49 2 | 18 9 | T S | 400 | 809 | 6 |
New York |380 6 | 64 10 | 23 3 | T S | 750 |1,290 | 3 |
Olympia |340 0 | 53 0 | 21 6 | T S | 400 |1,093 | 6 |
Oregon |348 0 | 69 3 | 24 0 | T S | 400 |1,640 | 6 |
Petrel |176 0 | 31 0 | 11 7 | T S | 100 | 200 | ... |
Philadelphia|327 6 | 48 7 | 19 2 | T S | 400 |1,032 | 4 |
Puritan |289 6 | 60 1 | 18 0 | T S | 100 | 410 | ... |
Raleigh |300 0 | 62 0 | 18 0 | T S | 350 | 460 | 4 |
San | | | | | | | |
Francisco |310 0 | 49 2 | 18 9 | T S | 350 | 628 | 6 |
Stiletto | 88 6 | 11 0 | 3 0 | S S | ... | ... | ... |
Terror |259 6 | 55 10 | 14 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... |
Texas |301 4 | 64 1 | 22 6 | T S | 500 | 850 | 4 |
Vesuvius |252 0 | 26 6 | 10 1 | T S | ... | 152 | ... |
Wisconsin |368 0 | 72 0 | 23 6 | T S | 450 |1,200 | 4 |
Yorktown |230 0 | 36 0 | 14 0 | T S | 200 | 380 | 6 |
Helena |250 9 | 40 1³⁄₈| 9 0 | T S | 100 | 279 | 1 |
Nashville |220 0 | 38 3 | 11 0 | T S | 150 | 400 | 1 |
Wilmington |250 9 | 40 1³⁄₈| 9 0 | T S | 100 | 279 | ... |
Annapolis |168 0 | 36 0 | 12 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... |
Vicksburg |168 0 | 36 0 | 12 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... |
Newport |168 0 | 36 0 | 12 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... |
Princeton |168 0 | 36 0 | 12 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... |
Wheeling |174 0 | 34 0 | 12 0 | T S | 120 | 236 | ... |
Marietta |174 0 | 34 0 | 12 0 | T S | 120 | 236 | ... |
Foote |160 6 | 16 0 | 5 0 | T S | 9 | 42 | ... |
Rodgers |160 0 | 16 0 | 5 0 | T S | 9 | 42 | ... |
Winslow |160 4 | 16 0 | 5 0 | T S | 9 | 42 | ... |
Porter |175 9 | 17 0 | 5 6 | T S | 9 | 56 | ... |
Du Pont |175 7 | 17 0 | 5 6 | T S | 9 | 46 | ... |
Rowan |170 6 | 17 0 | 5 6 | T S | 12 | 60 | ... |
Plunger | 85 0 | 11 6 |... ...| T S | ... | ... | ... |
Dahlgren |147 0 | 16 4 | 4 7 | T S | ... | 32 | ... |
T. A. M. | | | | | | | |
Craven |147 0 | 16 4 | 4 7 | T S | ... | 32 | ... |
Farragut |210 0 | 20 4 | 6 0 | T S | ... | 76 | ... |
Davis |146 0 | 15 3 | 5 4 | T S | ... | ... | ... |
Fox |146 0 | 15 3 | 5 4 | T S | ... | ... | ... |
Morris |147 3 | 15 6 | 4 6 | T S | ... | 28 | ... |
Talbot |100 0 | 12 6 | 3 6 | S S | ... | ... | ... |
Gwin |100 0 | 12 6 | 3 6 | S S | ... | ... | ... |
MacKenzie |106 6 | 12 6 | 4 3 | S S | ... | ... | ... |
McKee |106 6 | 12 6 | 4 3 | S S | ... | ... | ... |
Stringham |225 0 | 22 0 | 6 6 | T S | 35 | 120 | ... |
Goldsborough|191 8 | 20 5 | 5 0 | T S | 20 | 131 | ... |
Bailey |205 0 | 19 0 | 6 0 | T S | ... | ... | ... |
------------+-----------------------------------+----------
| | COMPLE-
| ARMOR. | MENT.
+------+--------+-------+-----+-----+-----+----
| | | |Slope| Flat| |
| | | Bar- | of | of |Offi-|
VESSELS. |Sides.|Turrets.|bettes.|Deck.|Deck.|cers.|Men.
------------+------+--------+-------+-----+-----+-----+----
| In. | In. | In. | In. | In. | |
Alabama | 16¹⁄₂| 17 | 15 |5¹⁄₂ |2³⁄₄ | 50 | 535
Amphitrite | 9 | 7.5 | 11.5 | ... |1³⁄₄ | 26 | 145
Atlanta | ... | ... | ... |1¹⁄₂ |1¹⁄₂ | 19 | 265
Baltimore | ... | ... | ... |4 |2¹⁄₂ | 36 | 350
Bancroft | ... | ... | ... | ⁵⁄₁₆| ¹⁄₄ | 10 | 120
Bennington | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 16 | 181
Boston | ... | ... | ... |1¹⁄₂ |1¹⁄₂ | 19 | 265
Brooklyn | 3 | 5.5 | 8 |6 |3 | 40 | 501
Castine | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆| 11 | 143
Charleston | ... | ... | ... |3 |2 | 20 | 280
Chicago | ... | ... | ... |1¹⁄₂ |1¹⁄₂ | 33 | 376
Cincinnati | ... | ... | ... |2¹⁄₂ |1 | 20 | 292
Columbia | ... | ... | ... |7 |2¹⁄₂ | 40 | 429
Concord | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 13 | 180
Cushing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20
Detroit | ... | ... | ... | ⁷⁄₁₆| ⁵⁄₁₆| 20 | 257
Dolphin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 108
Ericsson | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20
Illinois | 16¹⁄₂| 17 | 15 |5¹⁄₂ |2³⁄₄ | 50 | 535
Indiana | 18 | 15 |{ 17 }| ... |2³⁄₄ | 38 | 427
| | |{ 8 }| | | |
Iowa |{14 }| 15 | {15} | ... |2³⁄₄ | ... | 444
|{ 3 }| | { 6} | | | |
Katahdin | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 91
Kearsarge | 15 | 17 | 15 |5 |2³⁄₄ | 40 | 480
Kentucky | 15 | 17 | 15 |5 |2³⁄₄ | 40 | 480
Machias | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆| 11 | 143
Maine | 12 | 8 | 12 | ... |2 | 29 | 370
Marblehead | ... | ... | ... | ⁷⁄₁₆| ⁵⁄₁₆| 20 | 254
Massa- | 18 | 15 |{ 17 }| ... |2³⁄₄ | ... | 424
chusetts | | |{ 8 }| | | |
Miantonomoh | 7 | 11.5 | ... | ... |1³⁄₄ | 13 | 136
Minneapolis | ... | ... | ... |4 |2¹⁄₂ | 40 | 456
Monadnock | 9 | 7.5 | 11.5 | ... |1³⁄₄ | 26 | 145
Monterey | 13 |{ 8 }|{ 14 }| ... |3 | 19 | 172
| |{ 7.5 }|{ 11.5}| | | |
Montgomery | ... | ... | ... | ⁷⁄₁₆| ⁵⁄₁₆| 20 | 254
Newark | ... | ... | ... |3 |2 | 37 | 350
New York | 4 | 5.5 | 10 |6 |3 | 40 | 526
Olympia | ... | ... | ... |4³⁄₄ |2 | 34 | 395
Oregon | 18 | 15 |{ 17 }| ... |2³⁄₄ | ... | 424
| | |{ 8 }| | | |
Petrel | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆| 10 | 122
Philadelphia| ... | ... | ... |4 |2¹⁄₂ | 34 | 350
Puritan | 14 | 8 | 14 | ... |2 | 27 | 195
Raleigh | ... | ... | ... |2¹⁄₂ |1 | 20 | 292
San | | | | | | |
Francisco | ... | ... | ... |3 |2 | 33 | 350
Stiletto | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5
Terror | 7 | 11.5 | ... | ... |1³⁄₄ | 15 | 136
Texas | 12 | 12 | ... | ... |2 | ... | 362
Vesuvius | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₁₆| ³⁄₁₆| 6 | 64
Wisconsin | 16¹⁄₂| 17 | 15 |5¹⁄₂ |2³⁄₄ | 50 | 535
Yorktown | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 14 | 178
Helena | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆| 10 | 160
Nashville | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆| 11 | 158
Wilmington | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆| 10 | 160
Annapolis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135
Vicksburg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135
Newport | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135
Princeton | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135
Wheeling | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135
Marietta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135
Foote | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16
Rodgers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16
Winslow | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16
Porter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16
Du Pont | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16
Rowan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16
Plunger | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Dahlgren | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
T. A. M. | | | | | | |
Craven | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Farragut | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Davis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Fox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Morris | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Talbot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Gwin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
MacKenzie | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
McKee | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Stringham | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Goldsborough| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
Bailey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
ABBREVIATIONS: T. S.--Twin Screw. H. C.--Horizontal Compound. I.
C.--Inclined Compound. H. T. E.--Horizontal Triple Expansion. V. T.
E.--Vertical Triple Expansion. C. O. B.--Compound Overhead Beam.
V. C.--Vertical Compound. Tr. S.--Triple Screw. V. Q. E.--Vertical
Quadruple Expansion. S. S.--Single Screw.
~=Naval Militia.=~
The Naval Militia is now organized in seventeen States, as
follows: Massachusetts, Captain J. W. Weeks; Rhode Island,
Lieutenant-Commander W. M. Little; Connecticut, Commander E.
G. Buckland; New York, Captain J. W. Miller; Pennsylvania,
Commander F. S. Brown; Maryland, Commander J. E. Emerson; North
Carolina, Lieutenant-Commander G. L. Morton; South Carolina,
Commander R. H. Pinckney; Georgia, Lieutenant F. H. Aiken;
California, Captain L. H. Turner; Illinois, Commander D. C.
Dagget; Michigan, Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert Wilkes; New Jersey,
Captain W. H. Jaques; Louisiana, Commander John S. Watters; Ohio,
Lieutenant-Commander A. U. Betts; Florida, Lieutenant-Commander J. A.
Fitzgerald and Virginia, Lieutenant C. W. Cake.
The duty of the Naval Militia in time of war will be to man the coast
and harbor defence vessels, thus leaving free the regular force to
carry on offensive operations at sea. The Naval Militia will also
operate in boat squadrons with torpedoes against any hostile fleet in
our waters.
All matters relating to Naval Militia come under the cognizance of
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Total enlisted force of petty
officers and men, 3,871. The Navy Department transacts all its
business with the Naval Militia through the Governors of the States
and the Adjutants-General. The officer of the Navy Department at
Washington having cognizance of Naval Militia matters is Lieutenant
J. H. Gibbons, U. S. N.