[10] The reasons for placing this ship in the list of armored ships, against the writer’s own judgment, have been stated previously. (See Notes for new ships.)
[11] Harbor-defence vessel.
[12] Three turret-vessels, nearly resembling the Gorgon, which belong to the Indian and colonial governments, are not included in this list, nor are several unimportant small vessels, viz., Scorpion, Wyvern, Viper, Waterwitch, and Vixen. The very few remaining thinly armored wood-built ships are also excluded.
[13] Ships for local defence of ports.
[14] Cruisers for distant service.
[15] The thicknesses of decks given are those of the horizontal, or nearly horizontal, parts of the deck. Where the decks slope down at the sides the thickness is sometimes increased a little, as will have been seen in the section of the Mersey. (See Notes for new ships.)
[17] The editor of these Notes wishes to acknowledge his very great indebtedness to the Office of United States Naval Intelligence for the data relating to foreign navies, notably to Lieutenant R. P. Rodgers, Chief Intelligence Officer, and to Lieutenants W. H. Beehler, J. C. Colwell, and W. I. Chambers, Assistants. The notes upon the United States Navy are to a great degree reprints of his own contributions to the editorial and news columns of the New York Herald.
[18] “Recent Naval Progress,” June, 1887.
[19] Lieutenant Colwell, U.S.N., in “Recent Naval Progress,” 1887.