Deseret Evening News | 1906-11-03 | Page 17 | Spain is Building an up-to-Date Navy

SPAIN IS BUILDING I AN NAVY Is making rapid L progress with the rebuilding ot of MI her navy The Tho of f about by the tho cortes last lut Cus laid out to CO cot I II I or er 1 ma construction rall or if six alx years It comprises Oton battle battleships ships nine cruisers And several smaller half time the hamlet bt be built In 1 Id 8 and till tie con on now ulI wa way n a and equipment of t II docks dock unal yards ott al Ferrol and gon has hns been beel under taken en King Is amo 1111 active lair ot of time the navy amid gives every en encouragement tu to that branch ot of the guy sov guye e Among other vessels now buildinG mire time the J dor Cactus Curlu l V I a protected cruiser of tons tolls three belted cruts crull ers Cardinal and duo dl and the tho pro ro Helnn t A con contract tract which lIa lone ju just t been In London for tor electrIcal power doors door for tor the now completion at Ferrol Fermi shows Intends to her hor new liS as as possible Old style tI doors booth for or hut time the found out about the now method or of closing neater tight doors by electricity it IL change was wall promptly matle power door known 1 as 1 time the Iong Arm are th the Invention or of rum nil American III naval VIlI ot of nn and are ure on nearly nil the new ships ot of the States marry ho object Is to make mako ships un Unsinkable i by providing this means or of closing nil all their Important In time or of emergency from nn an electrical central station above deck According to 10 time latest Information Spain hlll has In three class batU battleships our armored cruisers 33 second l ama third class cruisers nine seagoing gunboats 30 10 river gunboats live five 13 torl lo boats bont and 29 miscellaneous vessels the lone limo the program now flow being out Is mm pItted shim will have brought her loer navy up to such that It will have havo to ht be con considered IlS as an Ion hn pori ant factor in the balance or of Euro furo sea power ower t