There are naval stations at New London, Ct.; Port Royal, S. C.; Sidney, Wash., and Key West, Fla., and a torpedo station and naval war college at Newport, R. I.

VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.—Continued.

Vessels.Length
on Load
Water
Line.
Ex-
treme
Breadth.
Mean
Draught.
Type
of
Screw.
Normal
Coal
Sup-
ply.
Bunker
Capac-
ity.
No. of
Tor-
pedo
Tubes.
Armor.Comple-
ment.
Sides.Tur-
rets.
Bar-
bettes.
Slope
of
Deck.
Flat
of
Deck.
Offi-
cers.
Men.
Ft.In.Ft.In.Ft.In. TonsTons In.In.In.In.In.
Alabama3680720236T S4501,200 4 16¹⁄₂ 17 15 5¹⁄₂2³⁄₄50535
Amphitrite25965510146T S250250 ... 9 7.5 11.5 ...1³⁄₄26145
Atlanta27134211610S S...490 ... ... ... ... 1¹⁄₂1¹⁄₂19265
Baltimore3276487196T S4001,144 4 ... ... ... 4 2¹⁄₂36350
Bancroft1880320116T S100200 2 ... ... ... ⁵⁄₁₆ ¹⁄₄10120
Bennington2300360140T S200403 6 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ³⁄₈16181
Boston27134211610S S...496 ... ... ... ... 1¹⁄₂1¹⁄₂19265
Brooklyn4006648240T S9001,753 5 3 5.5 8 6 3 40501
Castine2040321120T S125192.61 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ⁵⁄₁₆11143
Charleston3120462187T S328758 4 ... ... ... 3 2 20280
Chicago3250482190T S...832 ... ... ... ... 1¹⁄₂1¹⁄₂33376
Cincinnati3000420180T S350460 4 ... ... ... 2¹⁄₂1 20292
Columbia4120582226TrS7501,670 5 ... ... ... 7 2¹⁄₂40429
Concord2300360140T S200401 6 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ³⁄₈13180
Cushing1390143411T S...36 3 ... ... ... ......320
Detroit2570370147T S200340 3 ... ... ... ⁷⁄₁₆ ⁵⁄₁₆20257
Dolphin2400320143S S...274 ... ... ... ... ......7108
Ericsson149015649T S936 3 ... ... ... ......320
Illinois3680720236T S4501,200 4 16¹⁄₂ 17 15 5¹⁄₂2³⁄₄50535
Indiana3480693240T S4001,640 6 18 15 {17
8
}...2³⁄₄38427
Iowa3600722240T S6251,780 6{14
3
} 15 {15
6
}...2³⁄₄...444
Katahdin2509435150T S175193 ... 6 ... ... ......3091
Kearsarge3680725236T S4001,210 5 15 17 15 5 2³⁄₄40480
Kentucky3680725236T S4001,210 5 15 17 15 5 2³⁄₄40480
Machias2040321120T S125192.61 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ⁵⁄₁₆11143
Maine3180570216T S400896 4 12 8 12 ...2 29370
Marblehead2570370147T S200340 3 ... ... ... ⁷⁄₁₆ ⁵⁄₁₆20254
Massachusetts3480693240T S4001,640 6 18 15 {17
8
}...2³⁄₄...424
Miantonomoh25965510146T S250250 ... 7 11.5 ... ...1³⁄₄13136
Minneapolis4120582226T S7501,670 5 ... ... ... 4 2¹⁄₂40456
Monadnock25965510146T S250250 ... 9 7.5 11.5 ...1³⁄₄26145
Monterey25605901410T S200236 ... 13 {8
7.5
}{14
11.5
}...3 19172
Montgomery2570370147T S200340 3 ... ... ... ⁷⁄₁₆ ⁵⁄₁₆20254
Newark3100492189T S400809 6 ... ... ... 3 2 37350
New York38066410233T S7501,290 3 4 5.5 10 6 3 40526
Olympia3400530216T S4001,093 6 ... ... ... 4³⁄₄2 34395
Oregon3480693240T S4001,640 6 18 15 {17
8
}...2³⁄₄...424
Petrel1760310117T S100200 ... ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ⁵⁄₁₆10122
Philadelphia3276487192T S4001,032 4 ... ... ... 4 2¹⁄₂34350
Puritan2896601180T S100410 ... 14 8 14 ...2 27195
Raleigh3000620180T S350460 4 ... ... ... 2¹⁄₂1 20292
San Francisco3100492189T S350628 6 ... ... ... 3 2 33350
Stiletto88611030S S......... ... ... ... ......15
Terror25965510146T S250250 ... 7 11.5 ... ...1³⁄₄15136
Texas3014641226T S500850 4 12 12 ... ...2 ...362
Vesuvius2520266101T S...152 ... ... ... ... ³⁄₁₆ ³⁄₁₆664
Wisconsin3680720236T S4501,200 4 16¹⁄₂ 17 15 5¹⁄₂2³⁄₄50535
Yorktown2300360140T S200380 6 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ³⁄₈14178
Helena2509401³⁄₈90T S100279 1 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ⁵⁄₁₆10160
Nashville2200383110T S150400 1 ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ⁵⁄₁₆11158
Wilmington2509401³⁄₈90T S100279 ... ... ... ... ³⁄₈ ⁵⁄₁₆10160
Annapolis1680360120S S100238 ... ... ... ... ......11135
Vicksburg1680360120S S100238 ... ... ... ... ......11135
Newport1680360120S S100238 ... ... ... ... ......11135
Princeton1680360120S S100238 ... ... ... ... ......11135
Wheeling1740340120T S120236 ... ... ... ... ......11135
Marietta1740340120T S120236 ... ... ... ... ......11135
Foote160616050T S942 ... ... ... ... ......416
Rodgers160016050T S942 ... ... ... ... ......416
Winslow160416050T S942 ... ... ... ... ......416
Porter175917056T S956 ... ... ... ... ......416
Du Pont175717056T S946 ... ... ... ... ......416
Rowan170617056T S1260 ... ... ... ... ......416
Plunger850116......T S......... ... ... ... ............
Dahlgren147016447T S...32 ... ... ... ... ............
T. A. M. Craven147016447T S...32 ... ... ... ... ............
Farragut210020460T S...76 ... ... ... ... ............
Davis146015354T S......... ... ... ... ............
Fox146015354T S......... ... ... ... ............
Morris147315646T S...28 ... ... ... ... ............
Talbot100012636S S......... ... ... ... ............
Gwin100012636S S......... ... ... ... ............
MacKenzie106612643S S......... ... ... ... ............
McKee106612643S S......... ... ... ... ............
Stringham225022066T S35120 ... ... ... ... ............
Goldsborough191820550T S20131 ... ... ... ... ............
Bailey205019060T S......... ... ... ... ............

Abbreviations: T. S.—Twin Screw. H. C.—Horizontal Compound. I. C.—Inclined Compound. H. T. E.—Horizontal Triple Expansion. V. T. E.—Vertical Triple Expansion. C. O. B.—Compound Overhead Beam. V. C.—Vertical Compound. Tr. S.—Triple Screw. V. Q. E.—Vertical Quadruple Expansion. S. S.—Single Screw.

Naval Militia.

The Naval Militia is now organized in seventeen States, as follows: Massachusetts, Captain J. W. Weeks; Rhode Island, Lieutenant-Commander W. M. Little; Connecticut, Commander E. G. Buckland; New York, Captain J. W. Miller; Pennsylvania, Commander F. S. Brown; Maryland, Commander J. E. Emerson; North Carolina, Lieutenant-Commander G. L. Morton; South Carolina, Commander R. H. Pinckney; Georgia, Lieutenant F. H. Aiken; California, Captain L. H. Turner; Illinois, Commander D. C. Dagget; Michigan, Lieutenant-Commander Gilbert Wilkes; New Jersey, Captain W. H. Jaques; Louisiana, Commander John S. Watters; Ohio, Lieutenant-Commander A. U. Betts; Florida, Lieutenant-Commander J. A. Fitzgerald and Virginia, Lieutenant C. W. Cake.

The duty of the Naval Militia in time of war will be to man the coast and harbor defence vessels, thus leaving free the regular force to carry on offensive operations at sea. The Naval Militia will also operate in boat squadrons with torpedoes against any hostile fleet in our waters.

All matters relating to Naval Militia come under the cognizance of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Total enlisted force of petty officers and men, 3,871. The Navy Department transacts all its business with the Naval Militia through the Governors of the States and the Adjutants-General. The officer of the Navy Department at Washington having cognizance of Naval Militia matters is Lieutenant J. H. Gibbons, U. S. N.