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Table III.—Petty Officers, Enlisted Men, dec.—continued.
Seamen gunners . . . .26 Seamen ..... 24 Apprentices, first class ... 21 Ordinary seamen .... Apprentices, second class . . Landsmen . . . Apprentices, third class
Special Branch.
Artificer Branch.
Seaman Branch.
. .
19 15
. I 16 . | 9
Stewards to commanders-in-chief Cooks to commanders-in-chief . Stewards to commandants . . Cooks to commandants . . Cabin stewards .... Cabin cooks ....
45 40 45 40 37 32
Seamen—First Class Firemen, first class Seamen—Second Class. Firemen, second class . Shipwrights Sailmakers .... Seamen- -Third Class. Coal passers Messmen Branch. Wardroom stewards Wardroom cooks . Steerage stewards Steerage cooks Warrant officers’ stewards Warrant officers’ cooks
35
Musicians, first class
32
30 25 25
Musicians, second class Buglers Hospital apprentices .
30 30 20
Ship’s cooks, first class Ship’s cooks, second class Ship’s cooks, third class Ship’s cooks, fourth class Mess attendants .
35 30 25 20 16
22 37 32 25 22 24 20
Any man who has received an honourable discharge from his last term of enlistment, who re-enlists for a term of four years within four months from the date of his discharge, receives an increase of $1.36 per month to the pay prescribed for the rating in which he serves for each consecutive re-enlistment. Table IY.—Non-commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates.—Marine Corps. Grade. Sergeant-major Quartermaster-sergeant Drum major . Gunnery sergeant . First sergeant Sergeant Corporal Drummer and trumpeter Private . . Leader of the band . Second leader of band Musician, first class Musician, second class
First Enlistment, or first 5 Years. Third Fourth Second First re-enlistment, re-enlistment, re-enlistment, re-enlistment, or fourth 5 or fifth 5 or second 5 or third 5 First Second Third Fourth Fifth Years. Years. Years. Years. Year. Year. Y ear. Year. Year. $ 42 41.00 40 34 36 39.00 34 35 37 42 41.00 40 39.00 34 34 35 36 37 33 32.00 31 26 28 30.00 25 25 27 42.00 43 41 40.00 36 38 35 35 37 33 32.00 31 26 28 30.00 25 25 27 26 25.00 24 19 20 21 23.00 18 18 22.00 23 21 20.00 18 15 15 16 17 21 20.00 19 13 14 15 16 18.00 13 20.00 21 19 15 18.00 13 14 16 13 162.50 175 150 137.50 125 125 125 125 125 82.00 83 81 80.00 78 75 75 76 77 60.00 60 60 60 60.00 60 60 60 60 50.00 50 50 50.00 50 50 50 50 50
The incessant changes in materiel and its distribution during the Spanish war. Many are now in commission render a comprehensive description of this subject of little and may be retained in service indefinitely. more than ephemeral value. On 1st January at r e Table B. Auxiliary Fighting Ships. ‘ 1901 there were 239 vessels of all classes on the 4260 to 6888 tons. 5 converted cruisers navy list, and 67 more under construction. 806 to 2690 ,, 4 ,, yachts 302 to 786 ,, H Table A. Completed Vessels—Modern Construction. 82 to 192 ,, 8 150 to 840 ,, 26 ,, tugs . 7 1st class battleships 10,288 to 11,565 tons. 1 2nd ,, battleship 6,315 54 2 armoured cruisers . 8,200 to 9,215 ,, There are also 26 gunboats captured or purchased from . 5 protected ,, 3,000 to 7,375 ,, 3 unprotected ,, 2,089 Spain, varying in size from 42 to 1159 tons, and in 19 gunboats 839 to 1,710 ,, characteristics from single-screw iron boats to twin-screw 6 monitors 3,990 to 6,060 ,, steel craft of late design and high efficiency. 1 harbour-defence ram 2,155 1 dynamite cruiser . 929 Table C. Auxiliaries. 20 torpedo boats 46 to 273 „ 3085 to 7500 tons. 16 colliers 1 ,, boat (submarine) 73 6100 to 6206 „ 2 distilling ships 6200 ,, 1 tank „ 76 4700 1 hospital „ 2600 to 7000 „ 5 supply „ All of the above are of modern steel construction (except 1400 1 marine transport the monitors, which are of ironj, the first commission of 192 to 450 „ 15 unarmed tugs the oldest dating December 1885, and the great majority 41 were first commissioned since 1890, and most built prior The following vessels of old construction are still seaworthy to 1890 have since been rebuilt. Next in order of practical efficiency are the converted vessels purchased prior to or and efficient for their type, and many are in commission—•
