Coalville Times | 1901-11-08 | Page 2 | Board of Naval Constractors Wants Forty More Vessels Built

Hoard of Nsval Constructors Wants rorty Mors Vessels llullt. Over andabovs the four warship for which congreaa directed htm last aea-slon aea-slon to prepare plana a a basla for appropriation ap-propriation at tha next aession. Secretary Secre-tary Long haa before him tba recommendations recom-mendations of the board of naval construction con-struction looking lo authorization by congress of tb building of forty inor vessel of clssie from battleships dos s to tugboats. The plans for the two armored cruisers end two battle-ahlpa battle-ahlpa projected bv congress last aea-slon aea-slon have been already prepured, and look to the construction uf Itl.ooo-ion battleships snd H.ooo-inn cruisers. Th battle ihlps and cruisers additional to those which the construction board proposed probably will be of the aama all and general type.