outbreak of the war of 1870, there of this class that will be removed from time to time were but five ironclads to oppose the formidable fleets from the active list. The total cost will be about of France. The best of these was a fine broadside bat- $103,000,000 and the ships will all be in… … NAVIES OF THE WORLD—V. GERMANY. efforts have been crowned, first with partial, and lat- tons and 10 knots speed, each armed with a 12-inch able ships in commission in the German navy are terly with complete, success. In the first half dozen gun, and some score of small unarmored cruisers and the…
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