Navies of the world

by Edward W. Very

UNITED STATES.

IRON-CLAD FLEET.

• A = Length between Perpendiculars.
• B = Breadth of Beam.
• C = Maximum Draft.
• D = Displacement.
• E = Indicated Horse-power.
• F = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F
	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Tons.		Knots.
Double-turreted Monitors.
Amphitrite	250	55	14	3,815	1,800	12
Miantonomoh	250	55	14	3,815	1,800	12
Puritan	280	60	17	5,000	3,500	13
Monadnock	250	60	14	3,815	1,800	12
Terror	250	55	14	3,815	1,800	12
Single-turreted Monitors.
Ajax	225	44	13½	2,100	350	8
Canonicus	225	44	13½	2,100	450	8
Camanche	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Catskill	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Dictator	312	50	20½	4,500	3,500	8
Jason	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Lehigh	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Mahopac	225	44	13½	2,100	450	8
Manhattan	225	44	13½	2,100	450	8
Montauk	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Nahant	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Nantucket	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Passaic	200	46	11½	1,875	350	8
Saugus	225	44	13½	2,100	450	8

• G = Armor Side.
• H = Armor Turret.
• I = Backing.
• J = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	G	H	I	J	Battery.
	In.	In.	In.	Year
Double-turreted Monitors.
Amphitrite	7	10½	8	Building	IV 10-inch B.L.R.
Miantonomoh	7	10½	8	1876
Puritan				Building
Monadnock	7	10½	8	”
Terror	7	10½	8	”
Single-turreted Monitors.
Ajax	5	10	4	1865	II 15-inch S.B.
Canonicus	5	10	4	1864
Camanche	5	11	6
Catskill	5	11	6	1863
Dictator	6	15
Jason	5	11	6
Lehigh	5	11	6	1863
Mahopac	5	10	4	1863
Manhattan	5	10	4
Montauk	5	11	6
Nahant	5	11	6	1863
Nantucket	5	11	6	1863
Passaic	5	11	6	1862
Saugus	5	10	4

AMPHITRITE. MIANTONOMOH. PURITAN. MONADNOCK. TERROR.

Double-turreted, low-freeboard monitor vessels. No overhang. Turrets suspended on a central spindle on the Ericsson system. Resting normally on their bases, but elevated for revolving by means of hydraulic presses. Conning tower on top of each turret. Light flying deck between the turrets, with a ventilating shaft rising just abaft the smoke-stack. Twin screws.

MIANTONOMOH.

THE FIFTEEN SINGLE-TURRETED MONITORS.

Old-type, single-turreted, low-freeboard monitors. All except the Dictator have an overhang. In some the turrets are raised by driving wedges under the spindle; in others by hydraulic presses. Conning tower on top of the turret. Laminated plating.

PASSAIC.

INTREPID.

Armored torpedo vessel. Ram bow, round stern, twin screws, partial sail-power. The armored belt, made up of five inches of laminated plating, encircles the water-line to the height of the upper-deck beams. The lower part of the smoke-stack is protected by a belt of nine inches of laminated plating. The deck is made up of two ¾-inch thicknesses of plate covered by a wooden deck. The pilot-house forward is musket-proof. The hull is of iron, with a wood backing to the armor of eleven inches. Aft is a light wooden superstructure, forming quarters for officers. The vessel carries no guns and is provided with torpedo-spars (one forward and four broadside).

INTREPID.

ALARM.

Partially armored torpedo gun-boat. Ram bow, pointed stern. Mallory steering-screw; no sail-power. The bow of the vessel is provided with an armored traverse of four inches thickness, the remainder of the hull being unprotected. One 15-inch smooth-bore is carried forward, firing only straight ahead. It is the intention to replace this by a 10-inch rifle. The hull is of iron and double, with cellular compartments and water-tight compartments in addition. Three torpedo-spars are projected. One from the snout of the ram a distance of 30 feet, and one from each beam 17 feet. Musket-proof pilot-house aft. Steel ⅜-inch deck-plate under a wooden deck.

ALARM.

UNITED STATES
GENERAL-SERVICE FLEET.

• A = Length between Perpendiculars.
• B = Breadth of Beam.
• C = Maximum Draft.
• D = Displacement.
• E = Indicated Horse-power.
• F = Maximum Speed.
• G = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
	Ft.	Ft.	Ft.	Tons.		Knots.	Year
Frigates.
Colorado	264	53	23¼	4,772	997	9	1855
Franklin	270	54	25½	5,162	2,000	10	1865
Minnesota	265	51	24	4,833	993	9	1855
Wabash	262	51	23½	4,774	1,039	10	1855
Tennessee	335	45	22½	4,105	2,500	10	1865
Corvettes.
Lancaster	236	46	19	3,291	2,000	9	1858
Brooklyn	233	43	19	2,686	705	9	1858
Pensacola	231	45	20	2,852	2,000	10	1858
Hartford	225	44	18	2,826	696	8	1858
Richmond	225	43	17	2,604	2,000	9	1858
Trenton	253	48	21¾	3,900	3,500	13	1876
Powhatan			18¾	3,980	1,500	10	1850
Alaska	251	38	17½	2,394	1,150	12½	1868
Benicia	251	38	17½	2,394	1,150	9	1868
Omaha	251	38	17½	2,394	1,150	12½	1868
Plymouth	251	38	17½	2,394	1,150	12½	1868
Lackawanna	234	38	17½	2,526	1,304	9½	1862
Ticonderoga	234	38	17½	2,526	1,304	12	1862
Canandaigua	225	38	15	2,128	1,304	8¾	1862
Monongahela	225	38	17½	2,078	1,304	8½	1863
Shenandoah	225	38	17½	2,070	1,304	8½	1863
Juniata	205	38	16	1,934	1,304	8	1861
Ossipee	205	38	17½	1,934	1,304	8	1862
Quinnebaug	216	30	11¾	1,113	1,132	11½	1875
Swatara	216	30	18	1,113	1,132	11½	1873
Galena	216	32	18	1,900	1,132	12½	1877
Vandalia	220	38	17½	2,080	1,132	12½	1874
Marion	220	38	18	1,900	1,132	12½	1873
Mohican	216	30	18	1,900	1,132	12½	Building
Iroquois	199	34	11¾	1,488	813	11½	1858
Wachusetts	199	34	12½	1,488	717	10	1861
Wyoming	199	33	11	1,475	717	9¾	1858
Tuscarora	199	33	12¾	1,457	717	9	1862
Kearsarge	199	34	12¼	1,461	822	9¾	1862
Adams	185	35	16½	1,375	800	11½	1874
Alliance	185	35	16	1,375	800	11½	1875
Essex	185	35	16¼	1,375	800	10½	1874
Enterprise	185	35	16	1,375	800	11½	1874
Nipsic	185	35	12½	1,375	800	11½	1878
Narragansett				1,235	1,000	9½	1858
2d Class Corvettes.
Alert	175	28	13¾	1,020	560	9½	1874
Ranger	175	28	13½	1,020	560	9½	1874
Kansas	180	30	13½	900	670	9½	1864
Saco	180	30	13½	900	670	9½	1865
Shawmut	180	30	13½	900	670	9	1865
Yantic	180	30	13¾	900	670	9½	1878
Paddle Steamers.
Ashuelot				1,370	1,468	8	1864
Monocacy				1,370	1,468	8	1864
Michigan				685	750	9	1844
Rio Bravo						6	Purchased
Torpedo Vessels.
Alarm	173	28	11	720	800	11	1873
Intrepid	170	35	12	1,123	800	9	1874

Type and Name.	Battery.
Frigates.
Colorado	I 11-inch, XLII 9-inch, II 100-pdrs., II 20-pdrs.
Franklin	I 11-inch, XXXVIII 9-inch, IV 100-pdrs.
Minnesota	I 11-inch, XLII 9-inch, II 100-pdrs.
Wabash
Tennessee
Corvettes.
Lancaster	II 11-inch, XX 9-inch.
Brooklyn	II 11-inch, XVIII 9-inch, II 60-pdrs.
Pensacola
Hartford	II 11-inch, XVI 9-inch, II 20-pdrs.
Richmond	XII 9-inch, II 100-pdrs., I 20-pdrs.
Trenton	XI 8-inch, II 20-pdrs. Rifles.
Powhatan	I 11-inch, XIV 9-inch, II 100-pdrs.
Alaska	I 11-inch, X 9-inch, I 60-pdr., II 20-pdrs.
Benicia
Omaha
Plymouth
Lackawanna	II 11-inch, VIII 9-inch, II 20-pdrs.
Ticonderoga	II”  VIII” I 60-pdr., II 20-pdrs.
Canandaigua	II”  VIII” II 20-pdrs.
Monongahela	II”  VIII” I 60-pdr.
Shenandoah	II”  VIII” I ”II 20-pdrs.
Juniata	I 11-inch, VI 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Ossipee
Quinnebaug	I 8-inch, I 60-pdr. (rifles), VI 9-inch.
Swatara	I 11-inch, VI 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Galena
Vandalia	I 11-inch, VI 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Marion
Mohican
Iroquois	II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, III 20-pdrs.
Wachusetts	II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Wyoming	II”  IV” I 20-pdr.
Tuscarora	II 11-inch, IV 9-inch, II 20-pdr.
Kearsarge
Adams	I 11-inch, IV 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Alliance
Essex
Enterprise
Nipsic
2d Class Corvettes.
Alert	I 11-inch, II 9-inch, I 60-pdr.
Ranger
Kansas
Saco
Shawmut
Yantic
Paddle Steamers.
Ashuelot	IV 8-inch, II 60-pdrs., II 20-pdrs.
Monocacy
Michigan	VIII 20-pdrs.
Rio Bravo	Howitzers.
Torpedo Vessels.
Alarm	I 15-inch.
Intrepid	No guns.

Type and Name.	Displacement.
	Tons.
Gun-boats.
Palos	306
Dispatch	730
Fortune	306
Mayflower	306
Leyden	306
Nina	306
Pinta	306
Speedwell	306
Triana	306
Standish	306
Catalpa	191
Pilgrim	168

These Gun-boats are at present unarmed, and, with the exception of the Palos and Dispatch, are used as Tenders at dock-yards. The Palos is in service in China; the Dispatch is in service as a cruising gun-boat.

TENNESSEE.

Iron-braced, wooden, rapid steam frigate. Straight bow, strengthened and provided with a bronze ram; round stern, single screw, full sail-power. No heavy bow-fire.

TRENTON.

Iron-braced, wooden, first-class corvette (second-rate frigate). Ram bow, round stern, single screw, full sail-power. Bow-fire fully developed from four 8-inch rifles. Bower and sheet chains coming in on the berth-deck, leaving the forward part of the gun-deck clear for working the forward guns. Gun-deck battery of eight 8-inch rifles in broadside; spar-deck battery, two 8-inch pivot-guns forward giving bow and beam fire, and one 8-inch pivot-gun aft giving stern and beam fire.

TRENTON.

POWHATAN.

Old-fashioned wooden paddle-wheel frigate.

ASHUELOT. MONOCACY.

Iron, paddle-wheel, double-ender corvettes. These vessels were originally provided with a rudder at each end, but the forward one is removed. They can carry in addition to their present armament one 11-inch pivot forward and one 11-inch pivot aft. Musket-proof pilot-house on the hurricane-deck.

ASHUELOT.

MICHIGAN.

Old-fashioned iron, paddle-wheel gun-boat carrying a battery of boat-guns.

RIO BRAVO.

Light-draft river steamer carrying a battery of boat-guns. (Purchased.)

DISPATCH

Rapid dispatch vessel carrying a battery of boat-guns. (Purchased.)

The remainder of the fleet is made up of the ordinary general-service type of corvettes and gun-boats.

ALASKA.

ESSEX.

PINTA.

THE PRINCIPAL
NAVAL BATTLES OF
TWENTY YEARS.
1860-1880.

I.	BOMBARDMENTS OF EARTHWORKS.
II.	BOMBARDMENTS OF MASONRY FORTS.
III.	PASSAGES OF FORTS.
IV.	DASHES.
V.	ASSAULTS.
VI.	DELIBERATE GENERAL ACTIONS.
VII.	IRON-CLADS AGAINST WOODEN VESSELS.
VIII.	DUELS.