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RUSSIA

imwield}'-, and there are now 18 'equipages' in the Baltic, a half equipage at Revel, and a company at Sveaborg, an equipage of the Imperial Guard at St. Petersburg, 8 equipages in the Black Sea, one at Baku, and one at Vladivostock, each including the complements of one battleship and of a number of smaller vessels. The total number provided for in 1898 was 2,627 officers and 29,850 men.

The following is a statement of the strength of the Russian Fleet, including ships building and provided for, but excluding training ships, transports, and non-effective vessels specially indicating those in the Black Sea.

Baltic and other stations

Black Sea

Totals

Launched Nov. 1898

Building

Launched Nov. 1898

Building

Battleships, 1st class ,, 2nd class ,, 3rd class Coast defence vessels Cruisers, 1st class ,, 2nd class ,, 3rd class Gunboats, &c. Torpedo craft, 1st class

6 3

5

11

9

3

4

30

74

5

1

8 4

2 24

5 2

2

1

8 25

1

1

4

i 28 ,

14 17

7

5

41

ni27

I

1 Russia has also 'mure than 100 torpedo boats less than 86 feet in length.

The Caspian flotilla, which is not included in the above statement, consist of a few small gunboats and steamships, but on the part of Persia has practically nothing opposed to it.

The tables which follow of the Russian armour-clad fleet and first-class cruisers are arranged in chronological order. In the first table the coast defence vessels (named in italics) follow the battleships. The numbers after the names of the last named indicate the classes to which they have been as- signed in the foregoing statement of strength. The ships marked by an asterisk (*) are in the Black Sea. A considerable force is now maintained on the Pacific border, and several of the ships in hand will be despatched to that station. Abbreviations: h., broadside; c.h., central battery ; t., turret; bar., barbette ; dr., circular ',a.g., armoured gunboat ; Q.F., quick-firing.

t. bar.

bar. bar.

bar.

Peter Veliky (8). Tchesme*(l)

EkaterinaIL*(l). Sinope * (1).

fEmi)eror Alex-\ I ander IL (2) . / /Emperor Nico-1 I las L (2) . /

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Displace- ment. Ton'--.'

"1? ■p'3S

1872- 1880

• 8,750 = 10,180

■ 14

18

188G 1887

10,180 10,180

18 18

1887

8,400

14 1

1889

8,400

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£'3

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jHS'

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02

14-5

4 12in. ; 18 smaller Q.F., &c.

2

8,260

6 12in. : 7 6in. ; 14 smaller

x""-'

Q.F., &c

7

11,500

16-0

Ditto

7

11,500

10-0

6 12in. ; 7 Oin. ; 10 smaller

Q.F., &c

7

11,500

16-0

2 12in. ; 4 9in. ; S Oin. ; 24

smaller Q.F., «fec.

5

8,000

16-0

2 12in. ; 4 Oin. ; S Oin. ; 22

smaller Q.F., &c.

6

8,000

160