The World’s Leading Navies
The rank of America among the navies of the world in the total displacement of completed warships is second to Great Britain. Great Britain is ahead in the number of tons. Five other countries are ahead in the number of vessels. Great Britain, the United States, and Germany are the leading naval powers. Great Britain has four super-Dreadnoughts, aggregating 73,700 tons; the United States four with 72,000 tons; Germany three with 55,500 tons, which includes an 18,500 ton battleship. Japan has just completed one having 19,200 tonnage. In the Dreadnought list Great Britain has seventeen, displacement 353,700 tons; United States, including two battle-ships recently provided for, ten, displacement 221,650 tons; Germany thirteen, displacement 175,000; Japan six, displacement 118,410; Russia four, displacement 92,000; Italy four, displacement 80,000; France, none given. Great Britain, when her present ships are completed, will have 498 completed warships of more than 2,000,000 tons displacement. The United States will have 179 with 839,945 tons displacement; Japan 191 with 493,704 tons displacement. The London Times, however, places Germany second to England, the United States third; but the Times basis is the present craft afloat rather than those now given, in all probability.