HI K 60 ™ Congress, / HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I Report s : lst Sess ™ n - 1 _ _ j No. 1398. : ;• %• •' # . . NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.- __ . JMBBBBBi, -**•* -rrr^V’, . •, I April 6, 1908 (Calendar day, April 8, 1908jfVCcwnmitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foss, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, submitted the following- REPORT [To accompany H. R. 20471.] , ^ if Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred so much of the President s annual message as relates to the naval establishment, together with the annual estimates of the Navy Department, submit Herewith H. K.-making appropriations for the naval service lnnr Juno QG 1 GOO 11 : j a . * ^ tut: imvai service tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909, with the following statement* ihe amount carried by this bill is $103,967,518.43. The estimates of the Department amounted to $125,041,349.80. 1 he committee, after careful consideration of these estimates, made U \? )10n ?j t0 amount °f $22,518,831.37, and under “ Increase of the Navy recommend an appropriation of $1,000,000 toward the construction of submarine boats, and $445,000, within the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, for the construction of subsurface (torpedo boats. \ , . The following table gives a comparative statement of the appropri- f °Ji 908 furnished b J the ^vy Department, the estimates for *1909, and the amounts recommended in this bill: Naval Establishment. I Pay of the Navy. |Pay, miscellaneous.. [Contingent, Navy.. [Naval station, Island of Guam: Maintenance and cate I of lepers and other special patients IBureau of Navigation. ^Bureau of Ordnance.. .. Bureau of Equipment. [Bureau of Yards and Docks. public works, Bureau of Yards and Docks'. Public works, Secretary of the Navy: Naval Academy.. ‘. Public works, Bureau of Navigation-. Naval training station, California. Naval training station, Rhode Island mr J* aval traillin £ Station, Great Lakes. Public works, Bureau of Ordnance.. ublic works, Bureau of Equipment. ublic works, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ureau of Medicine and Surgery.. A sureau of Supplies and Accounts. Appropriated, 1908. Estimates, 1909. Recommended by this bill. $21,000,000. 00 675,000. 00 65,000. 00 $26,086,201.00 723, 000. 00 65,000.00 $27,274,201.00 723,000.00 65,000. 00 16,000. 00 1,996,663.00 11,715,406. 75 7,528,028.00 1,129,652. 90 3,124, 940. 00 15,000.00 2,586,267. 86 21,414,606. 75 10,236,978.00 1,731,438.70 12,054,822.00 15,000.00 2,438,276. 00 10,744,772.75 9,424,849.00 1,429, 652. 90 3,170, 400.00 380,000. 00 247,000.00 47,000. 00 39, 000. 00 58,912.00 700,000. 00 370,280.00 10,000. 00 285,000. 00 405, 900. 00 7,365,845.21 | 29, 500. 00 140, 890. 00 1,095, 600. 00 571,460. 00 10,000. 00 450,000. 00 425,000. 00 7,337,320.30 29,500.00 139,890.00 1, 095,600. 00 152,360.00 10,000.00 360,000. 00 385,000. 00 7,321,882.09 3 jg C| > ' 2 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. -y\ 3 jp Naval Establishment. Appropriated, 1908. Estimates, 1909. Recommended by thi< bill. Bureau of Construction and Repair . Bureau of Steam Engineering?..* . # . Naval Academy .-V- • -*•*- • ». Marine Corps: • .**•*„• % • • * • Public works . • . * . .1 *. X.. Paymaster ... . #< .. **. •... Quartermaster _,*.». *.•?. . *.* Increase of the Navy: * *•• ! * • * • \ *. „ Construction and machinery _ »*.; .• , Armor and armament . »I.. .• .,\ .V.. f. •*•., Equipment . .».. .«* . . *.!..< Subsurface or submartne’b^tTs^. t . . 4 -. Total .. **. »* .1 . $8.102,824.25 5, 729,420.00 440,728.36 ; 2, 843, 998.4(V • 2,417,089.00 ►.* >2, *13,915.00 ; ,10,000,000.00 ► * .750,000.00 500,000.00 $8,502,824.25 7,120,240.00 483,582. 86 2,972^685.08* 3,508,971.00 9,832,962.00 7,000, 000.00 400,000.00 $8,202,824.25 6,309,420.00 475,728.36 210,000. 00 2,948,201.08 2,316,999.00 9,832,962.00 7,000,000.00 400,000.00 1,445,000.00 100,303,602.93 125,041,349.80 103,967,518.43 The first paragraph of the bill relates to,— PAY OF THE NAVY. Pay of the Navy. Appropriated, 1908. Estimates, 1909. Recommended. Pay of the Navy. $21,000,000.00 675,000.00 65,000.00 $26,086,201.00 723,000.00 65,000.00 $27,274,201.00 723,000.00 65,000.00 Pav, miscellaneous. Contingent, Navy. The estimates as submitted in the Book of Estimates for the naval establishment called for an increase of 3,000 men. and later, at the hearings before the committee, it was demonstrated that an increase of 6,000 men in all would be necessary to man ships that are in com¬ mission and those about to be commissioned. The total estimate for pay for the 42,000 men and officers amounts to $27,274,201. After careful consideration, the committee judged it to be unwise to reduce this estimate, in view of the fact that at the time of the hearings the enlisted force was recruited within 600 men of the full allowance, and for the past three or four months over 2,000 men have been recruited monthly. It is therefore the belief of the committee that the addi¬ tional 6,000 men herein provided for will be shortly recruited, and the amount herein recommended will be necessary for pay. The additional 6,000 men are recommended as it will be necessary to put the following ships in commission within the next few months: California , Mississippi , Idaho , New Hampshire , South Dakota , North Carolina , Montana , Chester , Birmingham , and Salem , and in addi tion 1,500 men are required to commission torpedo boats not now in commission. The appropriation for u Pay, miscellaneous,” has an apparent increase of $48,000. This increase is due to a plan of consolidating all the charges pertaining to the Navy Department and its bureaus for ice, te ephone rentals and tolls, telegrams, cablegrams, and postage, foreign and domestic, post-office box rentals, and express charges, so that they may be paid through one office instead of being paid through offices in the several bureaus, thereby preventing the multiplication of vouchers and duplication of work, which will result in economy. The various bureaus and appropriations from which these charges have been heretofore paid have been reduced in amounts equal to the amount necessary to pay these various charges. Therefore, while there is an apparent increase of $48,000 in this appropriation, there has been a NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 3 corresponding reduction of 148,000 in the appropriations from which these charges have been heretofore paid. Otherwise the appropria¬ tion “Pay, miscellaneous,” remains the same as last year, while that for “Contingent, Navy,” likewise remains the same. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. The following table is a comparative statement of the appropriations for 1908, estimates for 1909, and the amounts recommended in this bill: Bureau of Navigation. Appropriated, 1908. Estimates, 1909. Recom¬ mended. Transportation .,. $400,000.00 121,340.00 15,000.00 120,000.00 600,000. 00 500,000. 00 50,000.00 71,000.00 20,000.00 6,940.00 18, 700.00 73,683.00 $550,870.00 130,000.00 20,000.00 140,000.00 900,000.00 571,540.00 61,000.00 80,000.00 30,000.00 7,140.00 20, 700. 00 75,017.86 $475,000.00 130,000.00 12,462.00 130,000.00 900,000.00 525,000.00 60,652.00 79,511.00 29,860.00 6,940.00 18, 700.00 70,151.00 Recruiting. Contingent. Gunnery exercises ... Outfits on first enlistment. , Maintenance of naval auxiliaries. Naval training station, California. Naval training station, Rhode Island. Naval training station, Great Lakes: Maintenance. Salaries clerical force (1 clerk, increase of $200 submitted). Naval War College. Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa. Total. 1,996,663.00 2,586,267.86 2,438,276.00 The appropriation for transportation has been increased $75,000, because the Navy has enlisted more men this year than in any previous year, and a great many of the recruits came from the interior and had to be transported to the various stations along the coast, and transpor¬ tation has increased in cost greatly. The Navy Department has been unable to make satisfactory contracts with the railroads, as has pre¬ viously been the case, and a great many of the recruits have been transported to the Pacific coast, thereby necessarily increasing the amount of this appropriation. The appropriation for “ Outfits on first enlistment” is increased to $900,000 by reason of the increased cost of materials, which enter into the manufacture of the outfit and the increase in the number of en¬ listments, as heretofore stated. A deficiency of about $300,000 is estimated under this appropriation for the present year. The provision for the “ Maintenance of naval auxiliaries” has been increased $25,000; this increase is due to the fact that the wages of all the men on auxiliaries have been increased. There are 18 vessels in¬ cluded in the Naval Auxiliary Service, each one having a crew of from 25 to 40 men, and from 7 to 9 officers each. The appropriation recommended for the naval training station in California has been increased from $50,000 to $60,652, an increase of $10,652. The committee deemed this increase proper in view of the fact that a great many more men will be at this station on account of the fleet’s being on the Pacific, and as recruits are enlisted from the interior they will be transported to this training station in California. The appropriation for the Rhode Island Naval Training Station has been increased by $8,500 in order that many of the enlisted men who now do work not incident to the Naval Service about the station can be taken from this work and engaged in the work for which they 4 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, enlisted, and their places to be taken by others not in the Naval Serv- ice. The appropriation for the naval training station, Great Lakes, has likewise been increased $9,860. for protection of the water front. The appropriation for the Naval War College is the same as last year, and there is a decrease of about $3,500 in the Naval Home, Philadelphia. BUREAU OF ORDNANCE. The following table gives a comparative statement of the appro¬ priations for 1908, estimates for 1909, and the amounts recommended in this bill: Bureau of Ordnance. Appropriated, 1908. Estimates, 1909. Recom¬ mended. Ordnance and ordnance stores: Procuring, producing, preserving, and handling ordnance material..•. Ammunition and other supplies for new ships.... Smokeless powder, purchase and manufacture of. $4,000,000.00 750,000.00 500,000.00 39,000. 00 $4,500,000.00 1,284,000.00 650,000.00 $4,500,000.00 2,750,000.00 650,000.00 Machine tools for navy-yard, New York, and magazine, Dover, N. J. 10., 000.00 50,000.00 3,500.00 150,000.00 122,000.00 30,000.00 12,000.00 100,000.00 200,000. 00 780,000. 00 10,000.00 50,000.00 3,500.00 150,000.00 Machine tools for navy-yard, Mare Island, Cal_ Auxiliary hoist, building No. Ill, navy-yard, Mare Island, Cal.. For Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C.: New and improved machinery for existing shops. Machinery, cupolas, furnaces, etc., for proposed new foundry. 150,000.00 Remodeling 110-ton crane in north gun shop. Machinery for locomotive house. Mines for issue (for mine ship). Experimental work in the development of armor¬ piercing projectiles, fuzes, powders and high explosives, erosion tests, mounts, sights, etc_ Advance base outfits. Modernizing battery of Iowa 36,000.00 20,000.00 16,000.00 177,200.00 100,000.00 Modernizing batteries of Monterey and Monadnock.. New turret sights for 4 monitors of Arkansas class.... New battery for the Brooklyn. Modifying mounts and providing new sights. Replacing 3-pounder and 6-pounder guns and mounts and sights on board battle ships and armored cruis¬ ers by 3-inch 50 caliber guns, mounts, and sights- Purchase or manufacture of new ammunition-hoist¬ ing arrangements for all turret ships to and inclu¬ ding the South Carolina and Michigan. T _.. _ 135 ,666.66 830,000.00 2,112,000.00 502,000.00 1,108,000.00 93,000.00 45,000.00 1,195,500.00 300,000.00 300,000. 00 1,150,000.00 4,000,000.00 453,000. 00 500,000.00 500,000. 00 75,000.00 100,000.00 50,000.00 20,000.00 54,606. 75 60,000.00 415,000.00 Replacing 8-inch guns on Maryland and class (20 guns'! . 250,000.00 Replacing 12-inch Mark III with Mark V guns on all battle ships (18 guns) Lining eight 12-inch Mark III guns. Replacing firing locks on 5-inch and 6-inch guns. -Replacing small arms and autmnatm guns 350,000.00 45,000.00 Fire-control instruments for battle ships, monitors, and cruisers... 300,000.00 100,000. 00 300,000. 00 4,000,000.00 750,000.00 300,000.00 650,000. 00 ‘‘"Reserve stock of mines and mine appliances. -^Torpedoes and converting torpedo boats, etc. ^Reserve ammunition .. . Reserve guns for ships of the Navy. Repairing, modernizing, and fitting with sights 4-inch and 5-inch guns and mounts not needed for ves¬ sels in commission Reserve torpedoes and appliances... Torpedo station, Newport, R. I. Naval militia. 250,000. 00 70,000. 00 60,000.00 30,000.00 20,000. 00 47,206.75 300,000.00 70,000. 00 100,000.00 30,000. 00 14,066. 00 47,206. 75 Repairs, ordnance. Contingent, ordnance... Civil establishment. Total . . 11,715,406.75 21,414,606.75 10, 744,772.75 The appropriation for “Ordnance and ordnance stores” has been increased bv $500,000.00. This might be termed the working appro¬ priation of the Bureau. A large part of this appropriation is for target NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 5 practice, and owing to the fact that there will be in full or partial commission during the fiscal year of 1908-9 24 battle ships, 12 first- class cruisers, 66 second and third rate vessels, 60 torpedo vessels, and 15 auxiliaries, making a total of 177 vessels, an increase for target practice must be provided for. This appropriation includes all work at navy-yards, magazines, and naval proving grounds; all material and *abor necessary for the care and preservation of ordnance stores on shore and afloat; furniture in ordnance buildings at navy-yards and in magazines and stations; labor, watchman, fuel, tools, and a great variety of miscellaneous items not otherwise provided for. The appropriation for smokeless powder is increased $150,000. The committee deemed it wise to allow this increase for the purpose of reworking deteriorated or useless powder at Indian Head powder fac¬ tory. This process renders useless powder of great value at one- fourth the cost to manufacture the same quantity of new powder. The appropriations ‘‘Ammunition and other supplies for new ships” and “Reserve ammunition” have been consolidated under the appro¬ priation “Ammunition and other supplies for ships.” Upon investi¬ gation the committee found that there had accumulated under the ap¬ propriation “Increase of the Navy; armor and armament” a large quantity of ammunition which was only available for use on new ships as they were placed in commission, and likewise a large quantity under the appropriation “Reserve ammunition” which could not be property used on the ships in commission, but held as a reserve suppty. As this resulted in a deterioration of this ammunition the committee deemed it wise that the ammunition accumulated under these two appropriations should be made available for issue and used before deterioration and replaced by new ammunition from time to time. The appropriation for new and improved machinery at the Naval Gun Factoiy, Washington, D. C., is the same as last year. The committee recommend the completion of the work of modifying the 4-inch 40-caliber mounts and the 5-inch 40-caliber mounts, but reduces the appropriation to $60,000. The committee also recommend an appropriation of $415,000 for replacing the 3-pounder and 6-pounder guns by 3-inch 50-caliber or larger guns, because of the increased effective range of the latest type of torpedo. These new guns give the ships protection from long-range torpedo discharge. The commit¬ tee also recommend the replacing of 8-inch Mark V guns with 8-inch Mark VI guns on the Maryland and her class, and the relining and con¬ verting of 12-inch Mark III to Mark IV guns; also the replacing Mark IX two-firing locks with Mark X firing locks on 5 and 6 inch guns, in order that the batteries of the ships ma} r be kept in the highest state of efficiency. The appropriation for fire-control instruments for the ships is the same as last year. The committee recommend an appropriation of $650,000 for tor¬ pedoes and converting torpedo boats, in order that the torpedo boats may be brought up to the highest degree of efficiency for the discharge of the modern torpedo, and that the most modern torpedoes be either purchased or manufactured for the same. In addition thereto the committee recommends an appropriation of $300,000 under the title “ Torpedoes and appliances,” the latter appropriation being intended mainly for the cost of manufacture of torpedoes and appliances at the 6 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. Government’s torpedo station at Newport, R. I. The appropriation for the maintenance of the torpedo station at Newport is the same as last year. The committee recommend an increase of the appropriation “Arm¬ ing and equipping Naval Militia” to $100,000, in order that this branch of the Naval Reserve of the United States might be more efficient^ conducted. BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT. The following table gives a comparative statement of the appropria¬ tions for 1908, estimates for 1909, and the amounts carried in this bill: Bureau of Equipment. Appropriated, 1908. ' Estimates, 1909. Recommended. Equipment of vessels. 1 $3,250,000.00 4,150,000.00 15,000.00 75,000.00 $4,250,000.00 5,000,000.00 15,000.00 75,000.00 600,000. 00 100 ,000.00 150,000.00 46,978.00 $3,750,000.00 5,000,000.00 11,821.00 75,000.00 450,000. 00 Coal and transportation.. Contingent equipment. Ocean and lake surveys. Depots for coal. Chain-making machine. Equipment machinery plants. 100 ,000.00 38,028.00 Civil establishment, Bureau of Equipment. Total. 38,028.00 7,528,028.00 10,236,978.00 9,424,849.00 The appropriation “Equipment of vessels” is increased $500,000 over the appropriation of last year. This increase is due to the increased number of ships put in commission and the necessity of fitting them with fire-control apparatus, as well as wireless telegraphy. The greater part of the increase is due to items for electrical work. The Department is asking an increase of $690,000 alone for the elec¬ trical branch. There are 75 vessels of the Navy fitted, or about to be fitted, with wireless, and it is estimated that the maintenance of the stations on board ships amounts to $50,000 annually. In this appro¬ priation is included an item of $35,000 to cover necessary work to be done on vessels loaned or to be loaned to the States for the use of Naval Militia. In view of the increased number of ships in commis¬ sion and about to be commissioned, the committee recommend the increase above stated. The appropriation “Coal and transportation” is increased $850,000. The committee recommend this increase because of the greater num¬ ber of ships in commission and the policy of the Department to have fleet maneuvers on such a scale as to test the battle efficiency of the fleets. The principal causes of the increase are as follows: (a) Increase in the number of purposes for which the appropriation is applied. (b) Increase of the number of ships in commission. (c) Increase in size of ships and consequent coal consumption. ( drai’t., Contract price of hull »and ma¬ chinery. Atlanta. Boston. Protected cruiser. .do. ’ Tons. 3,000 3,035 5, OOP 1,486 Knots. ! jMO ; ’ 15.’<\0 . is 15.50 FL>Int "16 ; io \ 1/.' o- 20 J ’4* 14 3 $617,000 619,000 889,000 315,000 Chicago. .do. Dolphin. Total_ Dispatch boat . 12,521 2,440,000 i - 1885 (48th, 2d)— Page 33. Charleston (destroyed) Newark. Protected cruiser. .do. 3,370 4,098 892 1,710 18.2 19 11.79 16.14 18 7 18 9 11 7 14 0 81,017,500 1,248,000 247,000 455,000 Petrel . Gunboat. Yorktown. .do. Total. 10,070 I....:../..]. 2,967,500 1886 (49th, 1st)— Page 45. Amphitrite. Monitor. 3,990 4,413 105 6,682 4,005 6,060 3,990 6,315 929 10.5 20.096 22.5 17.45 12 12.4 10.5 17.8 21.42 14 6 20 0 4 10| 21 6 14 7 18 0 14 6 22 6 10 7± Baltimore. Cushing. Maine (destroyed) a ... Monad nock. Protected cruiser. Torpedo boat. Second-class battle ship.. .y— Monitor. $1,325,000 159,400 2,500,000 Puritan do Terror. .do.. .. Texasa . Vesuvius.. Total. Second-class battle ship. Dynamite-gun cruiser. b 2,500,000 350,000 36,489 6,834,400 1887 ( 49th, 2d)— Page 62. Bennington. Concord . ! Gunboat. .do. 1,710 1,710 • 3,990 4,084 4,410 4,098 17.5 16.8 10.5 13.6 19.678 19.525 14 0 14 0 14 6 14 10 19 6 18 9 $490,000 490,000 Miantonomoh. Monitor. Monterev. .do. 1,628,950 1,350,000 1,428,000 Philadelphia. San Francisco. Protected cruiser. .do. Total. 20,002 5,386,950 1888 (50th, 1st)— Page 81. Bancroft. Gunboat. 839 3,213 2,089 2,089 2,089 8,200 5,870 3,213 14.37 19 IS. 71 18.44 19.05 21 21.686 19 12 2 18 0 14 7 14 7 14 7 23 3£ 21 6 18 0 $250,000 b 1,100,000 612,500 674,000 674,000 2,985,000 : 1,796,000 61,100,000 Cincinnati. Detroit. Marblehead. Protected cruiser. Unprotected cruiser. .do. Montgomery. .do. New York. Olvmpia... Raleigh a. Armored cruiser. Protected cruiser. .do. Total. 27,602 9,191,500 a Built in Government yard. b Maximum cost. 16 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, List , by years and sessions of Congress, of naval vessels authorized by acts of Congress from 1883 to 1907, inclusive — Continued. 1889 (50th, 2d)—P age 99. Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Speed. Mean drafi. Contract price of hull and ma¬ chinery. Castine ..... .... Gunboat. Tons. 1,177 2,155 | 1,177 Knots. 16.032 16.11 15.46 Ft. in. 12 0 15 0 12 0 $318,500 930,000 318,500 Katahdin Kum -» . Ma.ehias Gunboat Total . . . . .. 4,509 1,567,000 I'-vr,' . ..i 1890 (51st, 1st)— Page 119. Columbia. Ericsson. Indiana ... Massachusetts. Protected cruiser. Torpedo boat. First-class battle ship. .do.^. 7,375 120 10,288 10,288 10,288 ! 22 .8 ; 24 1 15.547 16. 21 16. 79 22 6 4 9 24 ,0 24 0 24 0 j $2,725,000 113,500 3,063,000 3,063,000 3,222,810 Oregon . .do. Total. 38,359 12,187,310 1891 (51st, 2d)—P age 138. Minneapolis. Protected cruiser. 7,375 23.073 -22 6 $2,690,000 1892 ( 52d, 1st)— Page 157. 'Brooklyn. Iowa .!. Tntal. Armored cruiser. First-class battle ship.. 9,215 11,340 21.91 17.09 ; 24 0 24 0 $2,986, 000 3,010.000 20,555 5,996,000 1893 (52d, 2d)— Page 176. Helena. Gunboat. 1,397 1,371 15.50 16.30 9 0 11 0 $280,000 180,000 150,000 280,000 Nashville. .do. Plunger *. Submarine torpedo boat. Wilmington. Total. Gunboat. 1,397 15.08 9 0 4,165 890,000 1894 ( 63d, 2d)— Page 196. Foote... Torpedo boat. 142 142 142 24.534 24. 49 24.82 5 0 5 0 5 0 $97,500 97,500 97 ; 500 Rodgers. .do. Winslow. .do. Total. 426 292, 500 . . 1895 ( 53d, 53d)—P age 214. Annapolis. Gunboat... 1,060 165 11,540 11,540 1,000 1,000 165 1,100 182 1,000 1,000 13.17 28.58 16.816 16.897 13.02 12.29 28. 630 12 5 4 8 23 6 23 6 12 0 12 0 4 8 12 9| 5 11| 12 0 12 0 $227,700 144,000 2,250,000 2,250, 000 223,000 229,400 144,000 230,000 160,000 229,400 219,000 Dupont. Kearsarge. Kentucky. Torpedo boat. First-class battle ship. .do. Marietta. Gunboat. Newport. .do. Porter. Torpedo boat. Princeton Gunboat Rowan. Vicksburg. Torpedo bokt. Gunboat. 27.074 12.71 12.88 Wheeling. .do. Total 29,752 6,306,500 1 * See history submarine boat legislation. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 17 List, by years and sessions of Congress, of naval vessels authorized by acts of Congress from 1883 to 1907 , inclusive —Continued. 1906 (54th, 1st)—P age 237. Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Speed. Mean draft. Contract 1 price of hull and ma¬ chinery. Tons. Knots. Ft. in. Alabama. _ First-class battle ship. 11,565 17.103 23 6 3* S | Craven . _ Torpedo boat. 146.4 30.5 4 184,000 Dahlgren. _ Torpedo boat. 146.4 30.5 4 7 ! 194,000 Davis. _ Torpedo boat. 154 23.41 5 io 9 81,546 Farragut. _ Torpedo boat. 279 30.13 6 0 227, 500 Fox. _ Torpedo boat. 154 23.13 5 10 81,546 Gwin.. _ Torpedo boat. 45.78 1 20.88 3 3 39, 000 Illinois. _ First-class battle ship.. 11,565 17.449 23 6 2,595,000 McKee. - Torpedo boat. 65 19. 82 4 3 45,000 Mackenzie . _do_ 65 20.11 4 3 48, 500 Morris. .. .do ... 104.75 24 4 0* 85,000 Talbot_ _ 1 .do ... 46. 5 21.15 3 39,000 Wisconsin. _ First-class battle ship. 11,653 i 17.174 23 ^l’o 2,674,950 Total.. 35,989.83 8,955,042 1897 (55th, 1st)—P age 258. Bailey. Chesapeake .. Goldsbo rough Stringham.... Total... Torpedo boat Training ship Torpedo boat .do. 280 1,175 247.5 30.198 6 16 5 10 6 $210,000 112,600 214,500 30 0 340 30 6 6 236,000 2.042.5 773.100 I I 1 age 281. 3,235 11.50 12 6 $960,000 175 29.2 4 Hi 161,000 420 29 6 6 283,000 175 29.1 4 111 161,000 420 29 6 6 283,000 175 28 4 11| 161,000 200 26 5 10| 559,400 420 29 6 6 283,000 420 28 6 6 260,000 420 28 6 6 260, 000 200 26 5 10| 159,400 3,235 11.50 12 6 925.000 537 260,000 291,000 408 29 6 0 408 29 6 0 291,000 402 30 6 6| 281,000 402 30 6 • 6f 281,000 12,300 18 is 6 2,885,000 12,240 18 23 6 2,885,000 3,228 11.50 12 6 962.000 174 26 4 6 165;000 174 26 4 6 165,000 12,440 18 23 6 2,899,000 420 29 6 6 285,000 420 29 6 6 285,000 420 29 6 6 285,000 200 25 5 2 129,750 420 29 6 6 282,000 200 24.75 5 2 129,750 200 26 5 2 129,750 165 26 4 8 168,000 433 30 6 0 286,000 433 30 6 0 286, 000 165 26.50 4 8 146,000 433 30 6 0 1 286.000 3,218 11.50 12 6 1 975,000 59,335 .... 19,494.050 1 Arkansas. ' . Monitor. Bagley. Torpedo boat. Bainbridge. Torpedo-boat destroyer .. Barney. Torpedo boat. Barry. Torpedo-boat destroyer. Biddle. Torpedo boat.".. Blakely.do. Chauncey. Torpedo-boat destroyer. Dale.do... Decatur.do. DeLong. Torpedo boat. Florida. Monitor. Gunboat No. 16. j Gunboat. Hopkins. 1 Torpedo-boat destroyer. Hull...do.*. Lawrence.do. Macdonough.do . Maine. First-class battle ship.../^. Missouri.do. Nevada. Monitor. Nicholson. Torpedo boat.\_ O’Brien.,.•..do. Ohio. First-class battle ship_X. Paul Jones. Torpedo-boat destroyer. Perry.do.'.. Preble.do. Shubrick. Torpedo boat. Stewart. Torpedo-boat destroyer .. Stockton. Torpedo boat... Thornton.do. Tingey.do. . Truxtun. . Torpedo-boat destroyer. Whipple.do.'.. Wilkes. Torpedo boat.;. Worden. Torpedo-boat destroyer. Wyoming. Monitor.'.. Total 1 H. Rep. 1398, <>0-1-2 18 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. List, by years and sessions of Congress, of naval vessels authorized by acts of Congress from 1883 to 1907, inclusive — Continued. 1899 (55th, 3d)— Page 305. Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Speed. Mean draft. Contract price of hull and ma¬ chinery. California. Chattanooga. Cleveland. Armored cruiser. Protected cruiser. Tons. 13,680 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 3,200 14,948 14,948 13,680 3, 200 14, 948 13,630 Knots. 1 22 16.5 | 16.5 j 16.5 16.5 16.5 19 2 16.5 19 22 Ft. in. 24 1 15 9 15 9f 15 9 15 9 15 9 29 9 23 9 24 1 15 9 23 9 24 1 $3,800,000 1,039,966 1,041,650 1,080,000 1,065,000 1,027,000 3,590,000 3,733,600 3,890,000 1,041,900 3,590,000 3,885,000 Denver. .do. Des Moines. .do. Galveston. .do. Georgia. Nebraska. . First-class battle ship. .do. Pennsylvania. Tacoma. Virginia. West Virginia. Total. Armored cruiser. Protected cruiser. First-class battle ship. Armored cruiser. / 105,034 28,784,116 1900 (56th, 1st)— Page 332. Adder *. Charleston ... Colorado. Grampus*.... Holland*. Maryland Milwaukee... Moccasin * ... New Jersey... Pike*. Porpoise * .... Rhode Island St. Louis. Shark *. South Dakota Submarine torpedo boat. Protected cruiser. Armored cruiser.. Submarine torpedo boat. . —do.. Armored cruiser.. Protected cruiser.. Submarine torpedo boat. First-class battle ship ... Submarine torpedo boat. .do. First-class battle ship ... J Protected cruiser.. I Submarine torpedo boat. ; Armored cruiser. 9,700 13,680 13,680 9,700 14,948 14,948 9, 700 13,680 Total 100,036 19 22 22 6 24 1 23 9 24 $170,000 2,740,000 3, 780, 000 170,000 a 150,000 3,775,000 2,825,000 170,000 3,405,000 170,000 170,000 3,405,000 2,740,000 170,000 3,750,000 27,590,000 1902 (57th, 1st)— Page 396, Connecticut &. Dubuque. First-class battle ship. Gunboat. .16,000 1,050 16,000 1,100 14,500 14,500 18 12.50 18 12 22 22 24 6 12 3 23 9 12 9* 25 0 25 0 c$4,212,000 295,000 3,990,000 355,000 4,035,000 4,035,000 Louisiana.. Paducah . First-class battle ship. Gunboat. Tennessee. Washington. Armored cruiser. .do. Total. 63,150 16,922,000 1903 (57th, 2d)— Page 427. Cumberland b . Idaho ... Intrepid Training ship. First-class battle ship. Training ship. 1,800 13,000 1,800 16,000 16,000 13,000 16, 000 17 16 5± 24 8 13 5i 24 6 24 6 24 8 24 6 c$370,000 2,999,500 c370,000 4,165,000 4,110,000 2,999, 500 4,179,000 Kansas *. . Minnesota. First-class battle ship. .do. 18 18 17 18 Mississippi. .do. Vermont. .do. Total 77,600 19,193,000 * See history submarine boat legislation. b Built in Government yard. a Purchase price. o Maximum cost. \ * NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 19 List, by years and sessions of Congress, of naval vessels authorized by acts of Congress from, 1883 to 1907 , inclusive —Continued. 1904 (58th, 2d)— Page 458. Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Speed. Mean draft. Contract price of hull and ma¬ chinery. New Hampshire. North Carolina. Montana,. First-class battle ship. Armored cruiser. .do. Tons. 16,000 14,500 14,500 3,750 3,750 3,750 Knots. 18 22 22 24 24 24 Ft. in. 24 6 25 0 25 0 $3,748,000 a 4,400,000 a 4,400,000 a 1,900,000 a 1,900,000 a 1,800,000 a 1,250,000 a 1,250,000 Chester Scout cruiser.. Birmingham . .do. Sal em. . _do. Vestal Fleet collier . Prom pt.h pus _do_ _ 1 Total 56,250 20,648,000 1 1905 ( 58th, 3d)— Page 488. South Carolina . .*. Michigan. First-class battle ship. .do. 16,000 16,000 18.5 18.5 24 6 24 6 $3,540,000 3,585,000 Total. 32,000 7,125,000 . ■ 1906 ( 59th, 1st)— Page 523. Delaware.N. No. 17. No. 18. No. 19. ^ First-class battle ship. ! Torpedo-boat destroyer. .do... .do. I 20,000 700 700 700 21 28 28 28 26 11 8 8 8 $3,987,000 b 585,000 5585,000 b 645,000 500,000 Total. Submarine or subsurface tor¬ pedo boats (not exceeding c $1,000,000; $500,000 appro¬ priated). 22,100 6,302,000 1907 (59th, 2d)— Page 557. North Dakota_/.... No. 20. No. 21. First-class battle ship. Torpedo-boat destroyer. __do. 20,000.00 700,00 700.00 21 28 28 26 11 8 8 $4,377,000 624,000 624,000 500,000 Total. Limit of contract for subma¬ rine and subsurface torpedo boats, act June 29, 1906, in¬ creased to $3,000,000; $500,000 appropriated. 21,400.00 754,762.33 6,125,000 Grand total. . a Maximum cost. 5 Limit of cost increased from $750,000 to $800,000, act Mar. 2, 1907. c Limit of cost increased to $3,000,000, act Mar. 2, 1907. NAVAL PROGRAMME. The committee recommend this year the following: That, for the purpose of further increasing the naval establishment of the United States, the President is hereby authorized to have constructed, by contract or in navy-yards, as hereinafter provided, two first-class battle ships, to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not exceeding six million dollars each, similar in all essential characteristics to the battle ship authorized by the act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight; ten torpedo-boat destroyers, to have the highest practicable speed, and to cost, exclusive of armament, not to exceed eight hundred thousand dollars each. 20 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. The committee further recommend the following provision: That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to contract for eight submarine torpedo boats, in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate three million live hundred thousand dollars, and the sum of one million dollars is hereby appropriated toward said purpose, and to remain available until expended: Provided, That all such boats shall be of the same ty pe heretofore determined to be superior as the result of the competitive tests held under the provisions of the naval appropria¬ tion acts approved June twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and six, and March second, nineteen hundred and seven, unless on or before October first, nineteen hundred and eight, a submarine torpedo boat of a different type and of full size for naval warfare shall have been constructed and submitted to the Navy Department for like trial, and by such like trial by said Department demonstrated to be not inferior to the best submarine torpedo boat in the cofh petition above referred to. The committee further recommend the following provision: That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to contract for or purchase one destroyer or torpedo boat of the type known as subsurface, semisub- merged (or the like), the essential feature of which is to have during its operation some portion of the hull or superstructure always on or above the surface, such vessel to cost not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars and to have a speed of not less than twenty-two knots; also two small vessels of like type, having a speed of not less than sixteen knots, and to cost not to exceed twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars each: Provided, That before any vessel of the type provided for in this paragraph shall be purchased or contracted for a vessel of such type shall have been constructed complete and of full size for naval warfare and submitted to the Navy Department for such trial and tests as the Secretary of the Navy may in his discretion prescribe, and as the result of such tests be demonstrated to have fulfilled all the reasonable requirement of naval warfare for a vessel of its class; and for these vessels the sum of four hundred and forty-five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be available until expended. FOREIGN NAVAL PROGRAMMES. Navy Department, Washington, February 4 , 1908. Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith information compiled at your request by the Office of Naval Intelligence concerning building programmes of the principal naval powers. Very respectfully, Truman H. Newberry, Acting Secretay. Hon. George Edmund Foss, Chairman of Committee on Naval Affairs , House of Representatives. Office of Naval Intelligence, February 1 , 1908. naval building programmes. The building programmes of the principal foreign powers for the year 1907 are described jn the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy for the fiscal year 1907, page 3, et seq. ’ Foreign Shipbuilding Programmes. In foreign shipbuilding programmes of the current year the characteristic feature of all is the presence of "battle ships of heavy displacement, destroyers, and subma¬ rines, and, with the German excepted, the omission of armored cruisers. The speed and displacement of battle ships are increasing in all countries, and there is a marked NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 21 tendency toward a reduction in the number of calibers of guns composing the arma¬ ment. The armament of the latest type of battle ships is composed of heavy turret guns and of smaller guns intended for defense or against torpedo craft. The latter, moreover, are increasing in caliber to such a degree that in some ships of recent design they are of the same calibers that were used but a few years ago for the inter¬ mediate battery. The absence of armored cruisers from the new programmes is worthy of note and may be ascribed to the tendency toward the merging of the battle ship and armored cruiser types. With the increase in size and power of the armored cruiser the dis¬ tinction between that type and the battle ship has become less and less clearly marked, until in the English Invincible class it has almost disappeared. Having reached a limit in armored-cruiser construction in the Invincible class,. England is about to return to a smaller type of cruisers for commerce protection and police duties, and it has been announced in Parliament that “the further construction of large armored cruisers is not, in the judgment of the Admiralty, immediately required. Attention will, however, be directed in the immediate future to the devel¬ opment of the ‘scout/ class and to the evolution of a new type of cruiser to take the place of the obsolescent Edgar class/’ [It should be noted, however, that England already possesses a large number (32) of armored cruisers.] The development of the scout is also a subject that is engaging the attention of other foreign admiralties. Torpedo boats of less than 200 tons no longer find place in recent programmes. Several nations are building torpedo boats of 200 to 300 tons, and nearly all are building destroyers, the displacements of which vary from tOO to 800 or 900 tons, and show a steady tendency to increase. Submarines, also, are increasing in size as well as in numbers, the largest being 577 tons, now building in France. Germany and Austria have recently been added to the list of nations engaged in building submarines. The number and types of vessels building in the several countries are indicated below: ENGLAND. The programme for 1907 includes 3 large armored vessels of the Dreadnought type, 1 fast unarmored cruiser (3,300 tons), 5 ocean-going destroyers (800 tons), 12 first-class torpedo boats (250 tons), and 12 submarines. The new vessels of the Dreadnought type, Nos. 5, 6, and 7, of which one has been named St. Vincent, are to be known as the “St. Vincent” class. Their armament is stated to be similar to that of the Dreadnought, but the displacement has been in¬ creased to 19,300 tons. The fast unarmored cruiser.scout, known as the Boadicea, is to have a speed of 25 knots. The total sum of money to be expended for ship¬ building during the coming fiscal year is $39,418,650. FRANCE. In view of the large number of vessels building under former programmes, which include 6 battle ships of the Danton class just laid down, 4 battle ships of the Justice class near completion, 4 large armored cruisers, and a large number of destroyers and submarines, the programme for 1907 provides for the beginning of 5 destroyers and 10 submarines. The sum authorized for new construction is $18,696,346. GERMANY. According to the “fleet law,” which authorizes a continuous building policy and specifies the building programme for each year up to and including 1917, there was authorized this year 2 battle ships, 1 armored cruiser, 2 protected (small) cruisers (scouts), 12 torpedo-boat destroye-s, and $714,000 to be expended for submarines. The amount to be expended for new construction is $30,575,860. The character¬ istics of the battle ships are not announced, but it is believed that they are to be of more than 18,000 tons displacement and are to carry a very large number of heavy- caliber guns. The armored cruiser is believed to be of about 19,000 tons displace¬ ment, to carry a number of heavy-caliber guns, and to have turbine engines. The small cruisers are to serve as scouts and possess high speed. JAPAN. The naval budget, as passed by the Diet and approved by the Emperor, carries appropriations amounting to $17,965,793 for the construction and repairs of ships. 22 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. This includes the cost of repairs to ships in commission as well as the restoration of the Russian prizes and the building of new ships. About $12,500,000 of the whole amount will be devoted to increasing the navy, the restoration of Russian prizes, and new construction. The numbers and types of ships to be laid down are not yet officially announced. It is generally understood, however, that according to the programme Japan will, in the near future, lay down two battle ships of the most powerful type and displace¬ ment and several torpedo-boat destroyers and submarines. Two submarines are now building for Japan in England. A third battle ship is also included in the Japanese shipbuilding scheme, and it has been recently reported that a large battle ship has been contracted for in Great Britain for the Japanese Government, but this report appears not to be made with authority if true. RUSSIA. No definite programme has been announced. The minister has been authorized to include in his budget of 1908 an annual appropriation of $15,000,000 for construc¬ tion and armament of war ships in excess of the unexpended balance from 1906. Two battle ships of the largest types have been begun in St. Petersburg. ITALY. The naval budget for 1907-8 includes a provision for the beginning of one battle ship of 16,000 tons, a considerable increase in displacement over recent Italian battle ships. AUSTRIA. The programme for 1907 provides 3 battle ships of 14,500 tons, a very marked increase over previous Austrian displacements. It also includes a provision for 6 sub¬ marines, which are under construction or contracted for. BRAZIL. The Brazilian programme, which has been under consideration for some years and finally adopted, includes 3 battle ships, about 19,000 tons each; 2 scout cruisers; 18 torpedo boats and destroyers; 3 submarines; 1 mining vessel. The cost of these is to be spread over a period of years. Of the above, 3 battle ships, 2 scout cruisers, and 10 destroyers are actually under construction or con¬ tracted for in British yards. A tabular statement indicating the number of vessels building or already author¬ ized under the shipbuilding programmes of different nations follows: Foreign vessels building or authorized. Battle ships. Armored cruisers. Cruisers or scouts. Destroy¬ ers. Torpedo boats. 1 Subma : rines. England. 7 6 1 13 24 21 France. 8 4 0 40 14 63 Germany. 6 2 5 12 o 2 Japan . 4 2 3 3 0 2 Russia. 6 3 0 4 0 6 Italy. 4 4 1 4 11 3 Austria. 3 0 1 8 13 6 Brazil. 3 0 2 10 0 3 The tonnage, sea strength, and personnel of the various naval powers to November 1, 1907, is given in the following tables: War-ship torlnage of the principal naval powers, member and displacement of war ships, built and building, of 1,000 or more tons, and of torpedo waft of more than 50 tons — November 1, 1907. Battle ships, first class" . Coast-defense vessels c . Armored cruisers . Cruisers above 6,000 tons''. .. Cruisers 6,000 to 3,000 tons". Cruisers 3,000 to 1,000 tons". Torpedo-boat destroyers . Torpedo boats . Submarines . Total tons built aij total tons buildinjr . Total tons built and building . GREAT B RITAIN. Built. Building. Num¬ Tons. Num¬ ber. ber. 749,090 4 72,300 32 19 372,800 183,950 200,280 56,305 0 95,550 : 1 3,300 142 53,235 8 7,556 47 7,490 24 6,436 39 9,966 9 3,352 ...... 1,033,116 188,494 1,821,610 228,641 73,300 166,580 24,409 52,549 23,152 10,594 24,322 5,532 Building. Num¬ ber. Tons. 8 139,820 4 54,394 25 9,001 14 1,358 58 22,460 227,033 UNITED STATES. 45,334 128,445 43,800 61,370 6,957 5,615 Tons. 114,000 29,000 11,250 3,^50 2,142 0,142 22 260,250 8^ 33,200 8 79,600 1 6,300 18 74,160 19 40,685 60 26,298 Building. Num- 98,400 34, 200 11, 050 ,560 108, 900 13,130 38, 994 15,288 19,413 6,842 Building. Num¬ ber. Tons. 2 38,950 2 29,200 1 4,100 2 2,600 3 1,143 2 626 62,600 21,380 46,200 3,100 8,800 33,834 6,834 3,735 232,943 320,040 Num¬ ber. Tons. 4 58,600 3 24,000 4 2,420 6 2,077 87,097 3,530 21,920 4,133 7,804 Building. ber?" Tons. 3 37,275 4 39,320 4 1,460 11 2,305 3 450 80,810 31.800 41,700 18.800 8,000 7,060 1,600 Building. Num- Jielative order of war-ship tonnage. • AT PRESENT. AS WOULD BE THE CASE WERE VESSELS BUILDING NOW COMPLETED. Nation. Tonnage. Nation. Tonnage. Great Britain . United States . 1,633,116 611,616 609,079 529,032 374,701 232,943 207,623 113,235 Great Britain. 1,821,610 836,112 771,758 680,602 451,320 320,040 288,433 116,235 France France . United States Germany . Germany.. Japan . Russia . Russia. Italy . Austria . I Austria " Battle ships, first class, are those of (about) 10,000 or more tons displacement, t Omitting the I4na. "Includes smaller battle ships and monitors. "All unarmored war ships of more than 1,000 tons are in this table classed according to displacement as cruisers. Scouts are considered as cruisers in which battery and protection have been sacrificed to secure extreme speed. The word “protected” has been omitted because all cruisers except the’smallest and oldest now have protective decks. N. B.—The following vessels are not included in the tables: Those over 20 years old, unless they have been reconstructed and rearmed since 1900. Those not actually begun, although authorized. Transports, colliers, repair ships, torpedo depot ships, converted merchant vessels, or yachts. Vessels of less than 1,000 tons, except torpedo craft. Torpedo craft of less than 50 tons. 11. ltep. 1398, 60-1. (To face page 23.) 111 : NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 23 Sea Strength. SHIPS. Table I. — Vessels built November 1, 1907. " Battle ships, a Armored cruisers. Cruisers, 6 De¬ stroyers. Torpedo boats. Sub¬ marines. Coast- defense vessels, c England. 52 32 90 142 47 39 0 France. 19 19 28 35 257 41 12 United States. 22 22 10 41. 16 32 12 1 11 Germany. 8 38, 19 60 48 Japan . 11 lT 54 77 7 3 Russia. 5 4 15 93 57 25 4 Italy. 10 6 11 13 66 3 0 Austria. 3 3 5 4 36 0 6 a Battle ships, first class, are those of (about) 10,000 tons or more displacement. 6 Includes all unarmored cruising vessels above 1,000 tons displacement. c Includes smaller battle ships and monitors. No more vessels of this class are being proposed or built by the great powers. Table II. — Vessels building or to be built , November 1 , 1907. Battle ships. Armored cruisers. Cruisers. De¬ stroyers. Torpedo boats. Sub¬ marines. England. . a 7 6 1 13 24 21 France. 8 4 0 40 14 63 United States. 67 2 3 5 0 7 Germany. c-6 2 5 12 0 2 Japan. 4 2 3 3 0 2 Russia. 6 3 0 4 0 6 Italv. 4 4 1 4 11 3 Austria. 3 0 ; 1 8 13 6 oEngland has no continuing shipbuilding policy, but usually lays down each year about four armored ships, with a proportional number of smaller vessels. 6 Two of these, the- Mississippi and Idaho , are very nearly completed. Germany has a continuing shipbuilding policy, authorized by the Reichstag, and extending to the year 1917. This authorization provides for the building between 1907 and 1917 of 16 battle ships, 12 armored cruisers, 22 smaller cruisers, and 132 torpedo vessels. Note.— The following vessels are not included in the tables: Those over 20 years old unless they have been reconstructed and rearmed since 1900. Transports, colliers, repair ships, converted merchant vessels, and any other aux¬ iliaries. Vessels of less than 1,000 tons, except torpedo craft. Torpedo craft of less than 50 tons. In making comparisons of naval strength, and particularly of naval increase, the fact should be taken into consideration that the rapidity of construction varies mate¬ rially in different countries. In England, Germany, and Japan battle ships and armored cruisers are completed in two to three years; in the United States from three to four years; and in France, Italy, and Russia not less than four years are required. Table II includes vessels authorized but not yet laid down, as well as those actually under construction. Table III. — Personnel. Rank. Flag officers. Captains and commanders. Other line officers and engineers 6 Medical officers. Pay officers. Warrant officers. Enlisted men. Marine officers. Enlisted men (marines). England. France. Ger¬ many. Japan. United States. 96 45 34 55 a 18 618 360 299 245 «182 3,289 ' 1,874 1,732 1,571 751 521 409 234 306 282. 537 187 189 263 210 c 2,007 1,484 2,033 1,064 638 98,973 51,926 d 42.400 41,070 34,062 490 86 277 17,526 1,230 8,147 fextra numbers, due to promoti 4im « The United States now has, in addition, temyot service, 4 flag officers, 13 captains, and 14 comnmnt 6 Does not include midshipmen. <• Includes chief gunners, chief boatswains, chief signal boatswains, chief carpenters, chief artificer engineers, chief schoolmasters. d Includes 1,230 men of the naval infantry. The German naval infantry forms an expeditionary corps. Its duty in war is to defend, and in peace to garrison, the home fortified ports. One battalion forms the garrison of Kiauchau, China. 24 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. Programmes for 1908-9. The programmes for 1908, as far as they have been determined or published, are as follows: ENGLAND. The programme for 1908 has not yet been published. Unofficial statements indicate that it will probably include the following: Two battle ships (Dreadnought type). Four medium-sized armored cruisers (improved Edgar type, foreshadowed last year). One large ocean-going destroyer (“special” or Swift type). Some ocean-going destroyers (“tribal” type). or Two battle ships (improved Dreadnought type). One armored cruiser (Inflexible type). Two medium-sized armored (or protected) cruisers (improved Edgar type, as foreshadowed last year). Six unprotected cruisers (or scouts, Boadicea type). Twelve ocean-going destroyers. A number of torpedo boats and submarines. FRANCE. The programme for 1908 is now being discussed in Parliament. The construction of six battle ships of 21,000 tons displacement and 20 knots speed is proposed, and appears to meet with general approval. Tenta¬ tive designs for these ships are now being discussed. GERMANY. The programme of shipbuilding for the German navy is at present governed by the fleet law of 1900, amended in 1906. This law establishes the total number of ships of each class which the navy is to contain when the authorized building programme shall have been carried out, and fixes the period within which each class of vessel shall be replaced, as follows: \ Authorized strength. Age limit (years). Battle ships. 38 25 Large (armored) cruisers... 20 38 20 Small (protected) cruisers. 20 Torpedo craft... 144 12 A shipbuilding programme was accordingly established which con¬ templated the attainment of the authorized strength by the year 1920, as well as the building of substitutes for such existing ships as should reach the age limit during the period covered by the programme; the ships to be laid down were distributed over the years 1906-1917. It is now proposed to amend this by T reducing the age limit of battle ships from 25 to 20 years. This proposal has be.en approved by the federal council. The reduction in the life of battle ships will necessitate the replace¬ ment of 3 more battle ships between 1908 and 1917 than is contemplated by the present system, i. e., a total of 16 ships. This brings about a rearrangement of the building programme, as shown by the following table. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 25 It is to be noted, however (as shown in the table), that 16 ships having been provided for between 1908 and 1916, an additional ship is set down for 1917. Number of substitute battle ships to be laid down. Year. Present law. Proposed law. 1908 . 2 3 1909 . 2 3 1910. 1 3 1911. 1 2 1912. 1 1 1913 .. . 1 1 Year. Present law. Proposed law. 1914. 1 1 1915. 1 1 1916. 1 1 1917. 2 1 Total. 13 17 The immediate effect of the change is apparent from a glance at the table. During the four years beginning 1908 there will be laid down 11 battle ships instead of 6. Add to these the 2 ships of the 1907 pro¬ gramme, and it is seen that by 1914 (allowing three years to build a battle ship) Germany will possess 13 battle ships of upward of 19,000 tons displacement each. The entire programme, as amended by the proposed law, would be as follows: Year. Battle ships. Armored cruisers. Protected cruisers. Torpedo craft. 1907 . 2 substitute. 1 additional 2 substitute.... 6 additional, 6 sub¬ stitute. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 12 substitute. Do. Do. Do. 1908. 3 substitute. .do. _do. 1909. .do. .do. .do. 1910. 3 substitute, 1 addi¬ tional. 2 substitute. .do. .do. 1911. 1 additional, 1 sub¬ stitute. 1 substitute. .do. 1912. 1 substitute. .do. 1913. .do. .do .. .do. 1914. .do. .do ... .do. 1915. .do. .. .do ... _do. 1916. .do ... ...do ... .. .do. 1917. .do. .do. 1 substitute. The estimates for the coming year contemplate a total expenditure of over $82,000,000, of which one-half is for new T ships and arma¬ ments. This is a large increase over the current estimates, as shown below: For ship con¬ struction and armament. Total. Current estimates (1908) (required to carry out present law). $32,346,580 41,613,208 $68,272, 680 82,565, 944 Proposed amendment (1908) (required to carry out proposed law).... This programme is now being considered by the Keichstag. JAPAN. The programme for J908 has not been officiall}'announced. Two battle ships of over 19,000 tons displacement are to be laid down in the near future, and the proposed building of two large armored cruisers (of more than 18,000 tons), together with very fast scouts, has been 26 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. j- reported, but not yet substantiated. It is also reported that other battle ships and armored cruisers in addition to those mentioned above are proposed for construction in 1908. RUSSIA. The new programme has not yet been announced. It is reported to include a number of the largest type of battle ships. ITALY. The estimates of the ministry of marine for the fiscal year 1908-9 provide for continuing or completing work on all ships now under construction, including the 16,000-ton battle ship authorized in 1907. It is proposed to build altogether four of the new type battle ship, together with six 28-knot scouts and a further addition to the torpedo flotilla. AUSTRIA. The new programme has not yet been announced. Vessels completed during 1907. ENGLAND. Tons. Hibernia , battle ship..... 16, 350 Agamemnon , battle ship. 16, 500 Lord Nelson, battle ship. 16,500 Achilles, armored cruiser. 13, 550 Cochrane , armored cruiser. 13,550 Natal, armored cruiser. 13,550 Warrior, armored cruiser. 13, 550 4 destroyers (tribal class).. 3,165 12 torpedo boats. 2, 700 12 submarines. 3, 768 113,183 FRANCE. Democratic , battle ship. 14,860 Justice, battle ship. . 14,860 Liberte, battle ship. 14, 860 Jules Ferry, armored cruiser. 12, 550 Victor Hugo, armored cruiser.... 12, 550 6 destroyers. 2,010 44 torpedo boats.. 4,198 3 submarines. 1,186 77, 074 GERMANY. Pommern, battle ship. 13, 200 JIannorer, battle ship. 13, 200 Scharnhorst, armored cruiser. 11,500 Gneisenau, armored cruiser. 11,500 Koenigsberg, cruiser... 3,450 Stuttgart, cruiser. 3,450 Stettin, cruiser. 3,450 17 destroyers. 9,132 68, 882 JAPAN. 13, 750 13, 750 4, 875 Tsukuba, armored cruiser Ikoma, armored cruiser.. 13 destroyers. 32,375 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 27 Note.— The following vessels, which have been undergoing exten¬ sive reconstruction since the close of the Russian war, have been com¬ pleted and fitted for service during the past year: Tons. Mikasn, battle s^ip. 15, 200 Iwami (ex Orel), battle ship.. 13,500 Soya (ex Variag), cruiser... 6,500 35, 200 New construction completed during 1907. 32, 375 Reconstruction completed during 1907. 35,200 Total tonnage added to Japanese navy during 1907. 67,575 ) RUSSIA. Rurik, armored cruiser. 15, 000 Kagul, cruiser.. 6,675 * 25 destroyers... 11,094 5 submarines. 1,020 33, 789 ITALY. Regina Elena, battle ship. 12,425 4 destroyers. 1,460 16 torpedo boats. . 3, 359 17, 244 AUSTRIA. • Erzherzog Ferd. Max, battleship. 10,600 3 destroyers. . 1,200 13 torpedo boats. 2, 600 14, 400 The following table shows the vessels that have been under con¬ struction in the several countries during the past year: Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Keel laid. Remarks. ENGLAND. Hibernia. B 16,350 January, 1904... Completed January, 1907. Agamemnon. B 16,500 October, 1904 ... Practically completed end 1907. Lord Nelson. B 16,500 November, 1904. Do. Bellerophon. B 18,600 December, 1906. Temeraire. B 18,600 January, 1907... Superb. B 18,600 February, 1907.. St. Vincent. B 19,200 December, 1907. Achilles. A C 13,550 January, 1904... j Completed March, 1907. Cochrane . A C 13,550 February, 1904.. Completed February, 1907. Natal. A C 13, 550 January, 1904... Completed April, 1907. Warrior. A C 13,550 November, 1904. Completed June, 1907. Defence. A C 14,600 February, 1905.. Minotaur. A C 14,600 January, 1905... Shannon_ A C 14,600 17,250 17,250 .do. Invincible. A C April, 1906. Inflexible. A C February, 1906.. Indomitable.... A C 17,250 3,300 810 March, 1906. Boadicea. c July, 1907... Cossack. d 1905. Completed 19i7, Do. Mohawk. d 775 ! 1905. Tartar. d 785 1905. Do. Ghurka. d 795 1905. Do. Afridi... d 810 1905..i... Swift. d 1,800 893 1905. Saracen. d October, 1906 ... Amazon. d 888 .do. Nos. 1-12. t b 215 1905. Do 28 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, Nos. 12-24 Nos. 25-36 A 13. C 3-C 14.. C 15-C 18. D 1. Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. ! Keel laid. Remarks. ENGLAND. tb 260 1906... tb .| 1907... sub. 204 . sub. I 314 | 1905-6 sub. 314 1906.. sub. (?) 1906... Completed 1907. Democratic. B Justice. B Liberte.. B ! V6rite. B Danton. B Mirabeau. B Voltaire. B Diderot . B Condorcet. B Vergniaud. B Jules Ferrv. AC Victor Hugo. AC Jules Michelet. AC Ernest Renan. AC Edgar Quinet. AC Waldeek Rousseau. A C Stylet . 1 d Pierrier . d Tromblon. d Obusier. d Mortier. d Carquois. 1 d Trident. d Fleuret... d Coutelas. 1 d Glaive. d Poignard. d Cogn6e. d Hache. d Massue. d Sabretache. d Qriflamme. d Etendarde. d Fanion.; d Sape. d Gabion. d Branlebas. d Fanfare. d Hussard. d Voltigeur. d Tirailleur. d Chasseur. d Spahi . d Carabinier. a Janissaire. d Mameluk. d 46 torpedo boats Emeraude.J sub-. sub: Rubis.! sub. Saphire. sub. Topaze.. sub. Turquoise. Guepe No. 1 and No. 2. sub. Omega. sub. Circe.. sub. Calypso... sub. Pluvifise . sub. Ventose. sub. Q 53-Q 60.1 sub Q 62 63. sub. Q 64-Q69. sub. Q70-Q 72. Sub. Q75-Q 80. Sub. Q 83 Q 88. Sub. Q 73... Sub. Q 74. Sub. Q 82. Q 89. Q90-Q 99.1 Sub. 14,860 14,860 14,860 14,860 18,350 18.350 18.350 18.350 18,350 18,350 12,550 12,550 12, 750 13, 644 14,000 14,000 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 315 335 • 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 3S5 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 97 390 390 390 390 390 390 45 301 351 351 398 398 398 398 398 398 398 398 577 530 555 355 398 Mav, 1903. May, 1902*. .do.*. .do.*. 1907. 1907. | June, 1907. December, 1906* .do.*. !.do.*. 1901. j March, 1903. I June, 1904. ! August, 1903*... ' November, 1905. I June, 1906. j March, 1904. October, 1904 ... 1 July, 1904. .do. j September, 1904. July, 1905 . .do. ! May, 1905. I.do. .do. .do. May, 1906. August, 1906 .... j November, 1906. November, 1905*. '.do.*. .do.*. j.do.*. i.do.*. .do.*. .d >.*. .do.* . October, 1906*... I.do.*. J.do *. |.do.*. .do. *.. .do.*. I December,1907*. .do.*. 1904*. I December, 1904. i.do. [.do. i May, 1905. | March, 1905. .do. October, 1904 ... February, 1904.. April, 1905. .do. August, 1905_ .do. .do. .do. .do. August, 1906*... .do. *. .do. *. .do.*. .do. *. .do.*. .do. *. August, 1917*... Completed, 1907. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 44 boats completed, 1907. Completed, 1907. Do. Do. Do. Do. * Signifies date of contract or of order to dc ckyard; where there is no * the date is that of the actual laying of the keel. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. 29 Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Keel laid. Remarks. GERMANY. Pommern. B 13,200 April, 1904. Completed 1907. B 13,200 .do. Do. B 13,200 July,1905_ B 13,200 .do. B 18,000 Mav, 1907_ B 18,000 April, 1907. B 18,000 Julv, 1907. B 18,000 Mav, 1907. A C 11,500 June, 1905. Do. A C 11,500 June, 1904 . Do. “ E”. A C 15,000 December, 1906. “ F”. A C 19,200 September, 1907. c 3,450 Julv, 1904. Completed 1907. c 3, 450 1905. Do. Stettin. c 3,450 1905. Do. Nurnberg. c 3,450 December, 1905 c 3,800 1906. c 3,800 1906. c 3,800 1907. c 3^800 1907. G 131-G 136. d 480 1905. Do. S 138-S 149. d 520 1906. Do. V 150-V161. d (?) 630 1907. '(?) (?) (?) JAPAN. B 19,150 May, 1905. Launched Nov. 15, 1906. Aki. B 19,800 December, 1905. 1 Launched Apr. 15, 1907. Tsukuba. A C 13,750 January, 1905 .. Completed January, 1907. Ikoma. A C 13,750 March, 1905 .... Completed December, 1907. K urama. A C 14,600 September, 1905. Launched Oct, 21, 1907. Ibuki. A C 14,600 Mav, 1907. Launched Nov. 22, 1907. Tone. C 4,100 October, 1906 ... Launched Oct. 24, 1907. c 1,250 1906. Launched Nov. 19, 1907. Mogami. c l’ 350 1906. Launched Oct. 31, 1907. Shiravuki. d 375 May, 1905. Completed 1907. Hatsiiharu. d 375 i 1905. Do. Yudachi. d 375 1 March, 1905_ Do. Mikatzuki. d 375 ’ June, 1905. . Do. Nowake. d 375 1 August, 1905.... Do. Shirotove. d 375 Julv, 1905 Do. Yunagi. d 375 1905... Do. Utsuki. d 375 1905. Do. Shigure. d 375 1905 Do. Minatsuki. d 375 ; 1905. Do. Nagatsuki. d 375 1905. Do. Matsukaze ... d 375 1905 Do. Kikutsuki .. d 375 1905 Do. Uranami. d 375 1907.. Isonami. d 375 i 1907.. A van ami. d 375 1907. 2 submarines. s 314 1907. Building in England. RUSSIA. Evstafi. B 12,700 1903. Ivan Zlatoust. B 12,700 November, 1903. Imp. Paval I. B 16,600 October, 1903 ... ' Andrei Pervosvanni.... B 16,600 January, 1903... Rurik. A C 15,000 1905. Completed 1907. Bavan . A C 8,000 1905 Pallada... A C 8,000 1905... . Adm. Makharoff. A C 8,000 1905... Building in France. Kagul. c 6,675 March, 1901... Completed 1907. Pamiat Merkuria. C 6,675 September, 1901. 4 destroyers. d 615 1904 5... Do. 8 destrovers.... d • 500 1904-5 Do. 13 destrovers. d 350 1904 5... Do. 4 destrovers.i d 605 1906. . 2 submarines. s 150 1904. Do, 3 submarines... s 240 Do. Akula. s 360 Mitioga. s 117 4 submarines. s 425 ITALY. Regina Elena. B 12,425 September, 1901. Completed 1907. Vittorio Emanuele. B 12,425 do Napoli. B 12,425 October, 1903.... Roma. B 12,425 September, 1903. San Giorgio. AC 9.830 Julv. 1905. 30 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. Name. Type. Displace¬ ment. Keel laid. Remarks. Italy— continued. A C 9,830 July 1907 Pisa. A C 9,830 Amalfi. A C 9,830 d 365 1904. Completed 1907. d 365 1904... Do. d 365 1904... Do. Lanciere. d 365 1904 .. Do 16 torpedo boats. s 210 1904-5... Do. 3 submarines. s 150 AUSTRIA. Erzherzog Ferd. Max. B 10,600 1903. Completed 1907. Ersatz Tegetthof. B 14,500 1907. Ersatz Rudolph. B 14,500 1907. Ersatz Zara. c 3,500 1907. Ulan. d 400 Do. Streiter . d 400 Do. Wildfang. d 400 Do. Scharfschutze. d 400 Uskose. d 400 6 submarines. s 1907. 1 Table I .—Vessels built, February 1, 1908. Battle ships. Armored cruisers. Cruisers. Destroy¬ ers. 1 Torpedo , boats. , Subma¬ rines. Coast-de¬ fense ves¬ sels. England. 53 32 90 146 47 42 0 France.. 18 19 26 38 264 42 11 United States.. a 23 10 40 16 32 12 11 Germany. 22 8 38 60 48 1 8 Japan 11 11 19 54 74 7 3 Russia. 5 - 4 . 15 93 57 25 4 Italy. 10 6 11 17 66 3 0 Austria. 3 3 5 4 39 0 6 a Idaho and New Hampshire not included. Table II.— Vessels building or to be built, February 1, 1908. Battle ships. Armored cruisers. Cruisers. Destroy¬ ers. ‘ Torpedo boats. Subma¬ rines. England. 6 6 1 9 24 18 Francea. 12 4 0 37 2 59 United States.. . 6 2 3 5 0 7 Germany a . 9 3 7 24 0 (?) 2 Japan«. 4 2 3 4 0 2 Russia. 6 3 0 4 0 6 Italva. 7 4 1 0 11 3 Austria... 3 0 1 8 10 6 a Includes vessels in 1908 programme. War ship tonnage of the principal naval powers. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL 31 o