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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 238, 4 September 1884, Page 5 (Supplement)

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of the Fleet Sir Thomas G.C.8., has compiled an comparison of the Naval m England and France with the number of course of construction m From this we find has 15 armoured ships of construction, while we 12, and of these four are of the French barbettes, citadel ships of the old 43 ton guns (B.L.> It that the new English to be armoured one-third only, while the French their whole length, yards of France, it £5,852 jnen are employed ; yards, 18,441. Here, we build by contract one two dispatch vessels^ two vessels, one gunboat, and bo^ats ; the Jfrench two eight torpedo vessels, and vessels. Admiral declares that the British and looks forward Sedan 1 ' as a certainty. " fighting and sea-going of, which » lisjt has been isS^Br Parliament, only some 15 — accolyng to Admiral Symonds— can go \ full speed; the rest are a mere tra } s tq|slaughter down and kill theiKCT^'Sj^owing to their thin armour and feilty structure." Then all the French, ships have breechlpading guns ; ojs, with the exception of nine,* haVl- absolute muzzle loaders. ~\