Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 72
fleet, which is now especially strong intorpedo craft and cruisers of great steaming radius. Her navy, in 1898, com-prised 20 battleships and 263 other vessels, with a force of 32,477 officers andmen. Japan began her fleet in 1866 with the purchase of an armor-clad fromthe United States. In 1898,… … ITALIAN BATTLESHIP SARDEGNA. vessels of all types, including 13 battleships and 79 torpedo craft. Hollandsforce was 185 vessels, 3 being battleships and 93 torpedo craft. The fleets ofTurkey, Greece, Spain, and Portugal are paper-navies mainly. Norwayand Sweden have a combined strength of 171…
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