Naval Strength of England, France, and Russia, Ships Built and Building.
(From Lord Brassey's Naval Annual, 1893.)
Description of Vessel. |
England. |
France. |
Russia. |
Ships. |
Tons. |
Ships. |
Tons. |
Ships. |
Tons. |
First-class Battle-ships |
35 |
367,300 |
16 |
175,648 |
11 |
111,857 |
Second-class Battleships |
13 |
89,000 |
14 |
105,694 |
4 |
21,172 |
Coast Defence Ships |
12 |
47,720 |
20 |
66,947 |
28 |
69,626 |
Armoured Cruisers |
18 |
137,050 |
13 |
68,766 |
9 |
63,546 |
Protected Cruisers 1st Class |
11 |
85,550 |
8 |
44,941 |
1 |
5,000 |
Protected Cruisers 2nd & 3rd |
54 |
195,811 |
19 |
54,480 |
2 |
5,900 |
Look-out Ships |
19 |
36,390 |
6 |
7,740 |
— |
— |
Torpedo Gun-vessels |
32 |
27,110 |
13 |
6,835 |
8 |
3,600 |
Sp. ships to escort torp. flot. |
3 |
15,660 |
2 |
12,000 |
— |
— |
Total |
197 |
1,001,591 |
111 |
543,051 |
63 |
280,701 |