THE GERMAN NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 5

THE GERMAN NAVY.

NEW DEEADNOUGHT BUILDING. fSy Teleeraph—P;ess Association-Copyrieht (Etc.. May 11, 0.30 a.m.) Berlin, May 10. Tho first Dreadnought of the German 1911 programme, designated S., is building at Wilhelnishaven. . ' 'THE WORLD'S DKBADXOUGHTS. • At the end of 1910 G.rcat Britain Had 12 Dreadnoughts completed, and the rest of'the Powers combined 13. Five of . tho latter number belong to Germany, , '. as compared with which Power the British total exceeds the rule of two keels to.one. The,' United States has four' completed' Dreadnoughts, thus making nine ior the two next -strongest Powers, lip to the d«;» - mentioned, therefore, tho two-Power h«;-.n----dard in completed Dreadnoughts, plnw a margin of about 33 per cent., was maintained, and this will be the position until tho end of. the financial year. As regards Dreadnoughts which have been launched and are fitting out (wrote "The Times" recently), there were at the end of 1910 18, such vessels for all the M.iviesof the .wortd. For this country I there were four completing afloat, the Colossus, Hercules, Orion, and Lion. For Germany, five, the Helgoland, Ostrncslantl, Thuringen, Oldenburg, and Moltke, were: fitting out. The Florida and Utah were in hand in tho United States, six Dantons in France, tho Juiwachi in Japan, and the Danto Alighieri in Italy. With 'the.exception of the two last-named vessels and the German Oldenburg, all these shies should :bo completed by the end of 1!)11. The position will then bo:—Great Britain, 16; Germany, 9; and the United Stales. 6. The margin to our advantage •'.looks small, but it,is not so when all the conditions of the situation are taken into Thorc remain the Dreadnoughts ■building at the end of 1910/ or' those which had been authorised and far which"materials were beins; provided. The Jist. is as follows:—Great'Britain;-0; Briitish; Colonies, 2; Germany, 7; United htatos, -ij France, 2; Japan, 2; Eussia, i; Italy, 3; Austria, 4; Spain, 2; Argentina .1 i and Brazil, 1. It is most probable ■that some .of .these shins building for the 'lesser naval Powers will not be completed in two years from now.