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reorganized on a large scale, and no official fignres are obtainable for the number of machines now in use. The following wireless stations, Telefunken system, have been erected and are in charge of the military. Central station at Carabanchel, range 540 miles ; Barcelona, range 430 miles ; Melilla, Ceuta, Tetuan, Bilbao, Valencia, range 320 miles ; Almeria, Larache, range 220 miles ; also at Mahon (Baleares) and Coruiia.

The peace establishment of the Spanish army including Guardia Civil and Carahineros amounts tc 16,578 officers and 190,715 men. The budget for 1920 was 7,210,000£. , exclusive of the charge for military activities in Morocco.

Spain has several fortresses which guard the frontiers and the coast. On the Western Pyrenees, Oyarzun and Pamplona. On the central Pyrenees, Jaca : and on the eastern Pyrenees, Gerona. On the Portuguese side, Badajoz (an old fortification). And finally on the coast, Ferrol, Cadiz, Cartagena, Mahon (Balearic Islands) and Ceuta (Africa).

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Name.

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Armour

Armament

5.

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Max.

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1912 Espaua 1014 Jaii

1913 Alfonso

iafia A

me I. . 15,700 !

onsoXIII. .'

Dreadnoughts.

n., 20 4 in.; and\ \ smaller guns. /

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2 11 in.) c » 5 - 5 in. and 23 > ( smaller guns.

1898

1890 1900 1900

190<j

Carlos V..

Rio de la Plata.

/Princesa de As- \ turias Cat&luna

Extreinadura. Reina Regente.

na Victoria.

10,062

1,950

7,500

2,134 5,871

deck

deck

12

deck deck deck

Cruisers.

n 11 in.

II

8 5-5 in. . 4 4 in. ; and 22 \ smaller guns. fS 5-5 in. ; 4 4 in. ; andi i 10 smaller guns. /

yl 11 in. ; S 5 - 5 in.; and) 20 smaller guna . /

2 ! 15,500 19-5

3 7,996 16

19

16 5

l* 4 in. and 8 smaller |

1 10 6 in. and 22 smaller | " guns . - . /

10 5-5 in. ; 4 3 pr.

I guns

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18,000

6,931

.-.

15,000

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6,949

3

11,000

2

11,000

17-5

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19-5

There are 13 destroyers and 26 modern torpedo boats, and 12 gunboats.

A new programme for 6 years (approved in February, 1915) was as follows : — 4 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 28 submarines, 3 gunboats, 18 coast defence vessels, and the acquisition of submarine mines, besides repair docks and works at Ferrol, Cadiz, and Cartagena, at a total cost of 11,000,0002. Only the three gunboats have been put in hand, but as part of this programme, in Sep- tember, 1917, 3 submarines built in Italy were delivered, and 6 more were to follow, giving Spain a submarine flotilla comprising 10 boats. The tenth boat, the Peral, was built some years ago.

The Spanish dockyard at Ferrol is worked by a British syndicate, employing Spanish workmen.

A naval wireless telegraphic station, Telefunken system, with a range of