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Fort Mill Times
Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina
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The Naval Annual reviews changes in global sea power over ten years from 1892, noting Russia, Germany, and the US matching France's battleships; Japan's navy creation and alliance with Britain; combined British-Japanese superiority; France's focus on armored cruisers; Britain's lead with 29 first-class battleships; and conclusion that no combination can destroy British sea power without US involvement.
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In a review of the sea power of the great nations the Naval Annual shows that in ten years from 1892 these changes have occurred:
One - Russia, Germany and the United States have all become the owners of as many battleships as France, which ten years ago was in that respect second only to Great Britain.
Two - Japan's navy has been created and, for Asiatic purposes, is united with Great Britain's.
Three - The British and Japanese navies together number forty-seven armor-clads of the first class - three more than the combined total of Russian, French and German warships of that class.
Four - France has made armored cruisers the prime feature of her new construction and will shortly count thirteen of them.
Five - Great Britain has well maintained her lead over her most probable adversaries, and now counts twenty-nine first-class battleships ready for action, against seventeen for France and Russia combined.
Assuming that the United States do not join it, the Naval Annual concludes that no combination of naval powers could be made strong enough to destroy the British sea power.
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Ten Years From 1892
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britain maintains lead with 29 first-class battleships against 17 for france and russia combined; british-japanese navies total 47 first-class armor-clads, exceeding russian-french-german total by three; no combination can destroy british sea power without us involvement
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Review of sea power changes: Russia, Germany, US match France's battleships; Japan creates navy allied with Britain for Asia; France focuses on 13 armored cruisers; Britain leads adversaries