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324 LANTERN SETS. THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY. Dreadnought Battleships and Cruisers are the acme of simplicity—one kind of big gun only for batile, the 12-incli weapon with an effective range of twelve miles, and an extreme range of over twenty miles; one kind of small quick-firing gun only for repelling attacks by torpedo craft, the -1-inch, except in the Dreadnought herself, which lias 12-pounders of IS cwt. The general features of these ships are: Dreadnought Battleships: Speed 21 knots; displacement IS,GOO tons, Dreadnought slightiy less- armament, ten 12-inch guns in five hooded barbettes of 12 inches of armour, with 20 4-inch quick-firers; 5 torpedo tubes; complete Krupp steel belt 11 inches thick, tapering to C inches forward and 4 inches aft; 4 sets of Parsons’ turbines, with water-tube boilers ; four screws ; coal carried (maximum) 2,TOO tons, besides oil fuel. Dreadnought Cruisers: Speed 25 knots estimated, 2S knots actually on service; displacement 17 250 tons; armament eight 12-inch guns, in 4 barbettes of 11 inch armour, with sixteen 4-incli guns; three toqiedo tubes ; complete belt of 7 inch Krupp steel, tapering to 4 inches fore and aft; 4 sets of Parsons’ turbines with water-tube boilers; four screws; coal carried (maximum) 2.000 tons, and oil fuel. DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIPS. 1 Dreadnought, Flagship of Mam Fleet, Admiral Sir William H. May, K.C.B. 2 Bellerophon. 3 Temeraire. 4 Superb. DREADNOUGHT CRUISER. 5 Indomitable. LORD NELSON CLASS. <5 Agamemnon (T.S. Battleship), 1C,500 tons ; .I.H.P. 10,700 X.D. FORMIDABLE CLASS. ■7 Formidable (T.S. Battleship), 15,000 tons; I.H.P. 15,000 is.D. KING EDWARD VII. CLASS.' 8 Carnarvon (T.S. Armoured Cruiser), 10,850 tons; I.H.P. 21,000 F.D. 9 Goliath (T.S. Battleship), 12,950 tons ; I.H.P. 13.500 N.D. 10 Torpedo Boat “ 30,” steaming 28 knots. 11 British Submarine ** 10.” 12 Attentive (Scout), 2,G70 tons; I.H.P. 10,000 F.D. 13 General Mustering before Captain. 14 Hoisting in Boats. 15 Hammock Inspection. 10 Hammock Drill. 17 Heave Oh 1 IS Ship’s Bread. 19 Marines on Quarter-deck. 20 Ward Room. 21 First Post, 9 a.m., Hoisting Ensign. 22 Ship’s Meat. 23 A “ Batch” ready for General Quarters. 24 Bluejackets at Cutlass Drill.