Personnel

The total of officers and men enlisted for the navy reaches 11,000, but this figure includes the marine infantry. The executive officers are divided as follows: 1 vice-admiral, 3 rear admirals, 25 captains, 40 commanders, 400 lieutenants and sub-lieutenants, and 200 midshipmen.

Materiel

The strength in ships built, building and projected on Nov. 30th, 1903, was: -

Built.

Battleships, 3rd class..................

2

Coast defence ships

19

Unprotected cruisers...............

11

Torpedo vessels

12

Torpedo boats

29

Building.

Coast defence ships

2

Torpedo boats

5

Projected.

Coast defence ships

3

Torpedo vessels

7

Torpedo boats

2

Submarine (to be purchased)

1

Dockyards

The principal dockyards are situated as follows:

Helder

Two docks take cruisers. Hellevoetsluis. - One dock takes small battleships. Amsterdam. - Two floating docks take cruisers. Rotterdam. - Three floating docks take small cruisers.