472
UNITED STATES
With reference to the foregoing summary, it may be noted that the total number of destroyers built, building, and provided for, is 332, and of sub- marines, 155. Money was not provided in the last appropriation account for 9 fleet submarines, additional to the above number. .
A table follows of the United States fleet of vessels built and building. It is the practice to retain on the list for service a considerable number of old vessels of little value.
given.
Ships in italics will not be completed by the end of the present year.
Pre- Dreadnought Battleships.
Laid down
$06 {
96-'97
f9
•00 -J
1902
1003 {
1004 C 1!>0.1 [
Name
Kearsarge . .) Kentucky . ./
Alabama
Illinois
Wiscons
- „;;)
Maine . . .' Missouri . . Ohio . . . .J
New Jersey .\ Virginia. . .1 Georgia . . Nebraska . Rhode Island
Louisiana . Connecticut
Tons 11,520
11,552 12,500 14,948 16,000
Kansas . A Vermont . .1 Minnesota . .J'10,000 NewHampshireJ
Armour
5 S 3 pa i™ at
ins", ins.
16J 15
16J 16 i
12 12
11 10
Principal Armament
4 13in.; 4 8in. ; 18 5in.
4 18in.; 14 Bin.
4 12in.; 16 6in.
4 12in.; 8 8in.; 12 6in.
4 12in.; 8 8in.; 12 7in.
| 5?.
10,500
2 2 4 12in.; 8 8in.; 12 Tin. ■ 4 16,500 19
10,000
16,000
19,000
1 6,500
10
Dreadnoughts.
1906 {
907
8. Carolina . .1
Michigan
Delaware N. DakoU
- •)
16,000
20,000
v:
11 11
10 I'.'in. ; 14 Mn.
25,000
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