(Second notice.) The "Majestic and Magnificent, the she has been very much over-rated, and if the truth had been known about her these two big cruisers would never have been built. There is also a fine plate of the Rurik under full sail and. looking something like our old Alexandra or Sidtun. She is 396ft. long, 67ft. beam, 26ft. racght, 11,000 tons displacement, 13,250 H.P., and 18 knots speed. She is armed with four 8-in., 16 6in., 6 4-7in., and 18 light guns, all quick-firers, and five tubes. Truly a most formidable armament. The editor considers she is over-armed and that her guns Kerr was. very effective and. his cruisers sighted the other fleet six hours after starting.
There was-a torpedo squadron under that expert Admiral Wilson, V.C., made up of thirteen destroyers arid: twelve torpedo-boats, but no reporters were permitted and the Admiralty directed the results to be kept confidential, and this decision is Very adversely criticised by most, men, the Times observing: "The torpedo-boat, destroyers. employed in). these.confidential operations; are @ new and so far untried weapon-of, naval warfare. It: is. far easier. present flagship of the Channel Squadron, to shake chu fidence in their, capacities and and their seven sisters building seem to give very general satisfaction, the Majestic inside, the battery would oe half, a have no protection; single shell-exploding performances than to restore it; and dozen guns, She has a heavy barque rig undue secrecy' is. almost certain to shake especially. A fine plate of this handsome this is another mistake as: it has been it. We sincerely hope that no such unandjformidable vessel forms the frontispiece proved repeatedly that sail power is of zia use toward consequences will arise'from the to the book, and it may be noted in passing to a vessel of 11,000 tons displacement. that as we have followed the French lead in military masts and pipe boilers we again Even when stu ped to lower masts only policy of mystery adopted by the Admiralty, these would stil be an encumbrance. in. to, the torpedo. operations of: this year." Another capableiayal officer writes take their example in covering in the double In the first part of the book there are fighting tops of these ships. The bridges pers on the Wreach Navy and. Italian "The. impression left on. my mind by, the and coming tower are also set well back manceuvres was that all the present; ty; avy, and another on water-tube boilers, of. torpedo-boats are -obsolete and that from the blast of the forward guns, The which is very weak and elementary. The ably no more will ever be built. But, Majestic has a total length of 430 ft., 75 ft. editor writes a paper on the naval gather-believe that boats of the size of the beam, 27.6 draught, 14,900 tons displaceing at Kiel, and is quite well pleased with ment, ud exerting 12,000 LH.P. goes 17.8 the part that England took. in' this man-destroyers will take their place in, every, knots, a fine speed for a battleship. The navy, and that, a. competition as regards of-war show. Tu. a. fine paper by Orde main' armament consists of four 12- their, numbers will begin. In this coming
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