56

THE BRITISH EMPIRE! — UNITED KINGDOM

There are also various shallow draught river gunboats.

Certain fast Cunarders are subsidised for use in case of war.

In the following tables the ships are grouped in classes according to type. The dates of the Naval Estimates under which they were sanctioned are given ; these dates correspond to the date of the design of the ships concerned.

[Ships the names of which are in italics are not yet completed for sea.]

Pre- Dreadnought Battleships.

<-i en

Name

(Majestic Magnificent Mars . Prince George Victorious . vJnpiter

1894- 1895

189(5

f Caesar

- Illustrious

• - Hannibal

^Canopus

Glory . J Ocean 1897 \ Goliath I Albion V Vengeance

W

1897- 1898

1898- 1899

1898 sup.

1899- 1900

1900- 1901

1901- 1902

1902— 1903

1903- 1904

Mo O I-I

r Formidable -! Irresistible V. Implacable

/-London -; Bulwark . I Venerable .

/"Duncan Exmouth . Cornwallis . Russell

Albemarle .

{?

Queen rince of Wales

{King Edward Dominion . Commonwealth

fZealaudia . I Hindustan .

{Hibernia . Africa Britannia .

ySwiftsure . \ Triumph .

s

Armour

Belt

Big Guns

Tons

inches

inches

'^ 15,000

9

12

j- 15,000

9

12

^-12,050

12

i 15, 000

9

12

il5,000

9

12

Vl4,000

7

11

1 15,000

9

12

J 16,350

9

12

/

} 11,800

7

10

Miiin Armament

4 12in.; 12 fiin.

4 12in.; 12 Gin.

4 12in.; 12 fiin.

4 12in.; 12 6in.

4 12in.; 12 Oin.

4 12in.; 12 Oin.

4 12in.; 12 Oin.

4 12in.; 4 9-2; 10 Gin,

4 lOin.; 14 7-5in.

o

Indicated Horse-power

5

12,000

5

12,000

4

13,500

4

15,000

4

15,000

4

18,000

4

15,000

5

18,000

14,000

t> 1

^ ;

Knots

16

IG

18-5

18

18

19-5

18

'18-5 to 19

-^to

I 20

Note,— One of the Duncan class, the Montagu, has been lost.