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Foreign News
October 17, 1895
The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Paris, Vice Admiral Besnard highlights the China-Japanese war's lesson on needing swift cruisers. France's 1894-1896 naval program cost $8M annually; new program adds $400K pounds yearly for ironclads and vessels, totaling $40M over 12 years.
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The Cost of a Navy.
PARIS, Oct. 17.—Vice Admiral Besnard, minister of marine, says that the China-Japanese war has shown the necessity of possessing numerous swift, well-armed and armored cruisers. The naval program for the period between 1894 and 1896, inclusive, involved an annual expenditure of $8,000,000, exclusive of torpedoes and guns. The new program for building additional ironclads, cruisers and dispatch vessels would increase the expenditure $400,000 pounds annually, representing a total outlay for the next 12 years of $40,000,000.
PARIS, Oct. 17.—Vice Admiral Besnard, minister of marine, says that the China-Japanese war has shown the necessity of possessing numerous swift, well-armed and armored cruisers. The naval program for the period between 1894 and 1896, inclusive, involved an annual expenditure of $8,000,000, exclusive of torpedoes and guns. The new program for building additional ironclads, cruisers and dispatch vessels would increase the expenditure $400,000 pounds annually, representing a total outlay for the next 12 years of $40,000,000.
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
Economic
What keywords are associated?
French Navy
Naval Program
China Japanese War
Expenditures
Ironclads
Cruisers
What entities or persons were involved?
Vice Admiral Besnard
Where did it happen?
Paris
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Paris
Event Date
Oct. 17
Key Persons
Vice Admiral Besnard
Outcome
new naval program increases annual expenditure by $400,000 pounds, totaling $40,000,000 over next 12 years
Event Details
Vice Admiral Besnard states China-Japanese war necessitates numerous swift, well-armed cruisers. Previous program (1894-1896) annual cost $8,000,000 excluding torpedoes and guns. New program adds ironclads, cruisers, dispatch vessels.