| Men-of-war and cruisers | 15 |
| Torpedo-vessels and gunboats | 15 |
| Corvettes, Transports, and avisos | 21 |
| Torpedo-boats | 56 |
| Harbour and coast service | 19 |
| Total | 126 |
GERMANY.
The latest recruit to the Naval Powers is Germany, “last not least,” of whose naval organisation we will give a few details.
The officers of the German Navy consist of 2 “Station-Chiefs” at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven with 2 flag-lieutenants, 3 vice-admirals, 17 post-captains, 33 corvette-captains, 64 “captain-lieutenants,” 120 lieutenants, and 114 sub-lieutenants. Besides these, there are 100 naval cadets, and engineers, paymasters, and surgeons in proportion.
The men, when on shore, are formed into 2 Divisions of seamen and 2 Divisions of dockyard men, at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven. Besides these, there is a Division of “ship-boys,” a Naval Police Corps, 2 battalions of Marine Infantry at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven, and 2 companies of Marine Artillery at Friedrichsort and Wilhelmshaven, and the Naval Medical Department.
The Marine Reserve and “Seewehr” are formed similarly to the Army Reserve and Landwehr.
The matériel consists of—
| Men-of-war and other ironclads | 26 |
| Cruisers | 26 |
| Torpedo-vessels, gunboats, and avisos | 18 |
| Torpedo-boats | 93 |
| Various for harbour service | 42 |
| Total | 205 |
The original plan for forming a fleet, started in 1872–73, has been departed from in several details, gained from the experience of other nations and from the knowledge of German requirements; economy had also something to do with the matter. The building of huge ironclads was not persevered in, and more attention was paid to increasing the torpedo-flotilla for the defence of the coasts and ports.