- 1. Brooklyn Navy-Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
- 2. Charlestown Navy-Yard, Boston, Mass.
- 3. Gosport Navy-Yard, near Norfolk, Va.
- 4. Kittery Navy-Yard, opp. Portsmouth, N. H.
- 5. League Island Navy-Yard, 4 miles from City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.
- 6. Mare Island Navy-Yard, near San Francisco, Cal.
- 7. Pensacola Navy-Yard, Pensacola, Fla
- 8. Washington City Navy-Yard, Washington, D. C.
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sides. | Tur- rets. | Bar- bettes. | Slope of Deck. | Flat of Deck. | Offi- cers. | Men. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ft. | In. | Ft. | In. | Ft. | In. | Tons | Tons | In. | In. | In. | In. | In. | |||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 368 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 6 | T S | 450 | 1,200 | 4 | 16 | ¹⁄₂ | 17 | 15 | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 50 | 535 | |||||||||
| Amphitrite | 259 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 14 | 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... | 9 | 7 | .5 | 11 | .5 | ... | 1 | ³⁄₄ | 26 | 145 | |||||||||
| Atlanta | 271 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 10 | S S | ... | 490 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 19 | 265 | ||||||||||
| Baltimore | 327 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 19 | 6 | T S | 400 | 1,144 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ¹⁄₂ | 36 | 350 | |||||||||||
| Bancroft | 188 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 6 | T S | 100 | 200 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ⁵⁄₁₆ | ¹⁄₄ | 10 | 120 | ||||||||||||
| Bennington | 230 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | T S | 200 | 403 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 16 | 181 | ||||||||||||
| Boston | 271 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 10 | S S | ... | 496 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 19 | 265 | ||||||||||
| Brooklyn | 400 | 6 | 64 | 8 | 24 | 0 | T S | 900 | 1,753 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 501 | |||||||||||
| Castine | 204 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | T S | 125 | 192 | .6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 11 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Charleston | 312 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 18 | 7 | T S | 328 | 758 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 20 | 280 | ||||||||||||
| Chicago | 325 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 19 | 0 | T S | ... | 832 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 33 | 376 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 300 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0 | T S | 350 | 460 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | 20 | 292 | |||||||||||
| Columbia | 412 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 22 | 6 | TrS | 750 | 1,670 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ¹⁄₂ | 40 | 429 | |||||||||||
| Concord | 230 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | T S | 200 | 401 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 13 | 180 | ||||||||||||
| Cushing | 139 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 11 | T S | ... | 36 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Detroit | 257 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 7 | T S | 200 | 340 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ⁷⁄₁₆ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 20 | 257 | ||||||||||||
| Dolphin | 240 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 3 | S S | ... | 274 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 108 | ||||||||||||
| Ericsson | 149 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | T S | 9 | 36 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Illinois | 368 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 6 | T S | 450 | 1,200 | 4 | 16 | ¹⁄₂ | 17 | 15 | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 50 | 535 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 348 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 24 | 0 | T S | 400 | 1,640 | 6 | 18 | 15 | { | 17 8 | } | ... | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 38 | 427 | |||||||||
| Iowa | 360 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 24 | 0 | T S | 625 | 1,780 | 6 | { | 14 3 | } | 15 | { | 15 6 | } | ... | 2 | ³⁄₄ | ... | 444 | |||||||
| Katahdin | 250 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 0 | T S | 175 | 193 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 91 | ||||||||||||
| Kearsarge | 368 | 0 | 72 | 5 | 23 | 6 | T S | 400 | 1,210 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 40 | 480 | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | 368 | 0 | 72 | 5 | 23 | 6 | T S | 400 | 1,210 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 40 | 480 | |||||||||||
| Machias | 204 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | T S | 125 | 192 | .6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 11 | 143 | |||||||||||
| Maine | 318 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 21 | 6 | T S | 400 | 896 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | ... | 2 | 29 | 370 | ||||||||||||
| Marblehead | 257 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 7 | T S | 200 | 340 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ⁷⁄₁₆ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 20 | 254 | ||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 348 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 24 | 0 | T S | 400 | 1,640 | 6 | 18 | 15 | { | 17 8 | } | ... | 2 | ³⁄₄ | ... | 424 | |||||||||
| Miantonomoh | 259 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 14 | 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... | 7 | 11 | .5 | ... | ... | 1 | ³⁄₄ | 13 | 136 | ||||||||||
| Minneapolis | 412 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 22 | 6 | T S | 750 | 1,670 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ¹⁄₂ | 40 | 456 | |||||||||||
| Monadnock | 259 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 14 | 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... | 9 | 7 | .5 | 11 | .5 | ... | 1 | ³⁄₄ | 26 | 145 | |||||||||
| Monterey | 256 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 10 | T S | 200 | 236 | ... | 13 | { | 8 7.5 | } | { | 14 11.5 | } | ... | 3 | 19 | 172 | ||||||||
| Montgomery | 257 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 7 | T S | 200 | 340 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ⁷⁄₁₆ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 20 | 254 | ||||||||||||
| Newark | 310 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 9 | T S | 400 | 809 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 37 | 350 | ||||||||||||
| New York | 380 | 6 | 64 | 10 | 23 | 3 | T S | 750 | 1,290 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 526 | |||||||||||
| Olympia | 340 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 6 | T S | 400 | 1,093 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ³⁄₄ | 2 | 34 | 395 | |||||||||||
| Oregon | 348 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 24 | 0 | T S | 400 | 1,640 | 6 | 18 | 15 | { | 17 8 | } | ... | 2 | ³⁄₄ | ... | 424 | |||||||||
| Petrel | 176 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 7 | T S | 100 | 200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 10 | 122 | ||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 327 | 6 | 48 | 7 | 19 | 2 | T S | 400 | 1,032 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ¹⁄₂ | 34 | 350 | |||||||||||
| Puritan | 289 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 18 | 0 | T S | 100 | 410 | ... | 14 | 8 | 14 | ... | 2 | 27 | 195 | ||||||||||||
| Raleigh | 300 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 18 | 0 | T S | 350 | 460 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ¹⁄₂ | 1 | 20 | 292 | |||||||||||
| San Francisco | 310 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 9 | T S | 350 | 628 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 33 | 350 | ||||||||||||
| Stiletto | 88 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | S S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Terror | 259 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 14 | 6 | T S | 250 | 250 | ... | 7 | 11 | .5 | ... | ... | 1 | ³⁄₄ | 15 | 136 | ||||||||||
| Texas | 301 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 22 | 6 | T S | 500 | 850 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 362 | ||||||||||||
| Vesuvius | 252 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 1 | T S | ... | 152 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₁₆ | ³⁄₁₆ | 6 | 64 | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 368 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 23 | 6 | T S | 450 | 1,200 | 4 | 16 | ¹⁄₂ | 17 | 15 | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 50 | 535 | |||||||||
| Yorktown | 230 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | T S | 200 | 380 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ³⁄₈ | 14 | 178 | ||||||||||||
| Helena | 250 | 9 | 40 | 1³⁄₈ | 9 | 0 | T S | 100 | 279 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 10 | 160 | ||||||||||||
| Nashville | 220 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 0 | T S | 150 | 400 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 11 | 158 | ||||||||||||
| Wilmington | 250 | 9 | 40 | 1³⁄₈ | 9 | 0 | T S | 100 | 279 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ³⁄₈ | ⁵⁄₁₆ | 10 | 160 | ||||||||||||
| Annapolis | 168 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| Vicksburg | 168 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| Newport | 168 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| Princeton | 168 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 0 | S S | 100 | 238 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| Wheeling | 174 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 0 | T S | 120 | 236 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| Marietta | 174 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 0 | T S | 120 | 236 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| Foote | 160 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T S | 9 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Rodgers | 160 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T S | 9 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Winslow | 160 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T S | 9 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Porter | 175 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | T S | 9 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Du Pont | 175 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | T S | 9 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Rowan | 170 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | T S | 12 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Plunger | 85 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | T S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Dahlgren | 147 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | T S | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| T. A. M. Craven | 147 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | T S | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Farragut | 210 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T S | ... | 76 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Davis | 146 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | T S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Fox | 146 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | T S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Morris | 147 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | T S | ... | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Talbot | 100 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | S S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Gwin | 100 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | S S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| MacKenzie | 106 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | S S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| McKee | 106 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | S S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Stringham | 225 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | T S | 35 | 120 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Goldsborough | 191 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T S | 20 | 131 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Bailey | 205 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T 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.