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Merchant Ships Available for War Purposes ¹

¹ As we are going to press comes an announcement that the Government intend to discontinue the
policy of subsidising merchant vessels for war purposes.

Name.	Gross Tonnage.	Speed. Kts.
ALLAN LINE. Bavarian Tunisian Parisian ANCHOR LINE. City of Rome Furnessia INTERNAT. S. NAVIGATION CO. Kensington Southwark ATLANT. TRANSPORT CO. Mesaba Minneapolis Minnehaha Menominee Manitou Marquette BIBBY LINE. Staffordshire Derbyshire Cheshire Shropshire LEYLAND LINE. Winifredian Devonian Armenian Cestrian Victorian Canadian ORIENT LINE. Omrah Ophir Ormuz Austral Orient PACIFIC S. N. CO Ortona Orizaba Orotava Oroya Oruba Oravia Iberia Liguria Orissa Oropesa Orcana Orella P. & O. S. N. CO. Caledonia Arabia China Egypt India Persia Australia Himalaya Arcadia Britannia Oceana Victoria Oriental Peninsular Assaye Plassy Rome Carthage Clyde Shannon Massilia Ballaarat Parramatta CAN. PAC. RAILWAY CO. Empress of China Empress of India Empress of Japan CUNARD LINE. Campania Lucania Etruria Umbria Aurania Servia Ivernia Saxonia Ultonia UNION-CASTLE LINE. Briton Carisbrook Castle Kildonan Castle Kinfauns Castle Norman Saxon Scot Dunottar Castle Dunvegan Castle Hawarden Castle Norham Castle Roslin Castle ROYAL MAIL S. N. CO. Atrato Clyde Danube Magdalena Nile Tagus Thames Trent Orinoco Para La Plata (ex Moor) Elbe WHITE STAR LINE. Oceanic Majestic Teutonic Celtic Germanic Britannic Coptic Cymric Doric Gothic Cevic Georgic Afric Medic Persic Runic Suevic DOMINION LINE. Commonwealth New England Canada Dominion Vancouver	10,376 10,576 5,395 8,453 5,495 8,669 8,607 6,833 13,401 13,400 6,919 6,849 7,057 6,005 6,636 5,708 5,721 10,405 10,405 8,825 8,823 8,825 10,405 8,291 6,910 6,387 5,524 5,631 7,945 6,298 5,857 6,297 5,857 5,321 4,689 4,677 5,317 5,303 4,803 4,821 7,558 7,903 7,912 7,912 7,911 7,900 6,901 6,898 6,603 6,525 6,603 6,527 5,284 5,287 7,376 7,380 5,545 5,198 4,099 4,362 5,026 4,748 4,756 5,905 5,905 5,905 12,950 12,952 8,128 8,120 7,269 7,392 13,800 13,800 8,845 10,248 7,626 9,652 9,664 7,537 12,570 7,815 5,465 5,958 4,380 4,392 4,487 5,140 5,645 5,946 5,140 5,946 5,545 5,645 5,573 4,434 4,028 4,464 3,140 17,274 9,965 9,984 20,880 5,071 5,004 4,356 12,647 4,676 7,755 8,301 10,077 11,948 11,985 11,973 11,985 11,985 12,097 11,394 8,806 6,618 5,231	16 16 15 17 15 14½ 14½ 14 15 15 13 13½ 13½ 14½ 14/ 14 14 14½ 14½ 14 14 14 14½ 18 18 18 17 16 18 16½ 16½ 16½ 16½ 164 15½ 15½ 15½ 15½ 15½ 15½ 18½ 18 18 18 18 18 17½ 17½ 17 17 17 17 16½ 16½ 16 16 15½ 15 15 15 14½ 14½ 14½ 16½ 16½ 16½ 22 22 19½ 19½ 16½ 16 15½ 151 13 17½ 17½ 17½ 17½ 17½ 17½ 171 16 16 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13½ 13½ 13½ 13½ 13½

DESPATCH VESSELS.

Alacrity (1885), 1,700 tons. I.H P. 3,000 — 17.8 kts.
Surprise (1885), 1,650 tons. I.H.P. 3,000 — 17.8 kts.
Armament, (Alacrity) 10 6-pdrs.; (Surprise) 2 6-pdrs.

SAILING TENDERS.

Cruiser (1879), 1,130 tons.                   Barque-rigged.
Dolphin (1882), 925 tons.                        Barque-rigged.
Wanderer (1883), 925 tons.                    Barque-rigged.
Martin (1890), 508 tons.                |
Nautilus (1890), 501 tons.             |
Pilot (1890), 501 tons.                |          Wooden sailing brigs.
Liberty (1850), 447 tons.               |
Seaflower (1837), 454 tons.         |
Wave (1874), 308 tons.                           Barque-rigged.
Vesuvius (1874), 245 tons. Tw. Sc. I.H.P. 350 — 9.7 kts. Special service torpedo vessel.

STORESHIPS, TROOPSHIPS, SURVEYING SHIPS.

Discovery, 1,570 tons. I.H. P. 450. (Antarctic Discovery Ship).
Wye (1873), 1,370 tons. I.H.P. 700 — 10.4 kts.
Industry (1854), 1,126 tons. Sp. 8 kts.
Humber (1878), 1,640 tons. Sp. 10 kts.
Tyne (1878), 3,560 tons. Sp. 10 kts.
Columbine, 260 tons. Sp. 9 kts.
Imogene (1882), 460 tons. Sp. 11 kts.
Sphinx (1882), 1,130 tons. Sp. 12.5 kts.
Hearty (1885), 1,300 tons. Sp. 14.1 kts.
Jackal (1885), 750 tons. Sp. 12.8 kts.
Magnet (1883), 430 tons. Sp. 12.3 kts.
Seahorse (1880), 670 tons. Sp. 12.6 kts.
Traveller (1883), 700 tons. Sp. 12.1 kts.
Dart (1882), 470 tons. Sp. 8.7 kts.
Penguin (1876), 1,130 tons. Sp. 10 kts.
Rambler (1880), 836 tons. Sp. 10 kts.
Research (1888), 520 tons. Sp. 9.5 kts.
Stork (1882), non-effective.
Triton (1882), 410 tons. Sp. 9.7 kts.
Water Witch (1878), 620 tons. Sp. 10 kts.
Egeria (1873), 940 tons. Sp. 10 kts.

YACHTS.

Victoria and Albert (new), 1899. Cost £512,034.

Length, 439 ft. Beam, 50 ft. Draught, 18 ft.
Displacement, 4,700 tons. I.H.P. 11,000 — 20 kts.
Boilers, 18 Belleville.

Victoria and Albert (old), 1855.

Length, 338 ft. Beam, 40 ft. 3 in. Draught, 16 ft. 11 in.
Displacement, 2,470 tons. I.H.P. 2,400 — 15.7 kts.

Osborne (1870), I,850 tons. I.H.P. 3,360 — 15 kts.
Alberta (1863), 370 tons. I.H.P. 1,000 — 13 kts.
Enchantress (1865), 1,000 tons. I.H.P. 1,100 — 12.8 kts.
Vivid (1883), 550 tons. I.H.P. 425 — 11.5 kts.
Fire Queen (1881), 446 tons. I.H.P. 500 — 11 kts.
Wildfire (1887), 453 tons. I.H.P. 360 — 9 kts.
Mavourneen (1900), 160 tons, wooden schooner sailing yacht.

COASTGUARD STEAM CRUISERS.

Nine vessels of approximately 300-500 tons, and 150-650 I.H.P.

COASTGUARD SAILING CRUISERS.

Thirteen vessels of 30 to 130 tons.
Six coastguard station tenders.
Four coastguard watch vessels.

AUXILIARY CRAFT.

Comprise some hundreds of vessels stationed in various home and foreign ports.

TUGS, NAVAL ORDNANCE STORE SHIPS, CARGO BOATS, TANKS, LAUNCHES AND MINERS, STATIONARY SHIPS, COAL DEPÔTS, COAL LIGHTERS, MOORING LIGHTERS; MAGAZINES, HOSPITAL SHIPS, HULKS, TRAINING SHIPS.

In completing the foregoing list of Ships in the Royal Navy, the Editor desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to Messrs. Thacker & Co., the publishers of the "Naval Pocket Book," for kind permission to use their valuable Work.

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