SUMMARY.-France and Russia, 21 ships, 65,937 tons displacement. England, 8 ships, 33,110 tons displacement. TABLE VI.-CRUISERS-ARMOURED. N.B.-The lists for France and Russia are taken from the return moved for by Lord Charles Beresford. To the British ships included in the list, the ironclads of the period 1860-66, have been added. With triple-expansion engines they are capable of steaming 16 knots, with good coal endurance. N.B.-The material of hull for all the British and Russian ships, and for the Vauban and Duguesclin, is iron and steel. The Turenne and Bayard are wood built. |