this plan in order to give a better chance for one of the torpedoes to hit
the vessel attacked. There are two quick firing three pounder guns on deck,
and there is a powerful search light, the dynamo and engine being placed in
the galley compartment.

We believe, says _Engineering_, this torpedo boat, together with a sister
vessel, built also for the Italian government, are the fastest vessels of
their class yet tried, and it is certain that the British Navy does not yet
possess a craft to equal them. It is an extraordinary and lamentable fact
that Great Britain, which claims to be the foremost naval power in the
world, has always been behind the times in the matter of torpedo boats.

The official trial of this boat was recently made in the Lower Hope in
rough weather. The following is a copy of the official record of the six
runs on the measured mile:

Boiler | Receiver | |Revolutions | | |Second
Pressure.| Pressure.| Vacuum. | per Minute.| Speed.| Means.| Means.
-------------+----------+---------+------------+-------+-------+------
|lb. | lb. | in. | | | |
1 | 130 | 32 | 28 | 373 | 22.641| |
| | | | | | 24.956|
2 | 130 | 32 | 28 | 372.7 | 27.272| | 24.992
| | | | | | 25.028|
3 | 130 | 32 | 28 | 372 | 22.784| | 25.028
| | | | | | 25.028|
4 | 130 | 32 | 28 | 377 | 27.272| | 25.138
| | | | | | 25.248|
5 | 130 | 32 | 28 | 375 | 23.225| | 25.248
| | | | | | 25.248|