V. Armstrongs—Russian war-ship 205 Construction—Arrival of Cimbria at Bar Harbor—Visit of Wharton Barker to Shipyard—Visit of Captain Semetschkin and Commission to the Yard—Purchase of Ships—Newspaper Accounts—Captain Gore-Jones—Mr. Cramp’s Account of Operations—Europe, Asia, Africa and Zabiaca—Popoff and Livadia—Visit to Grand Duke Constantine—Anniversary Banquet in St. Petersburg of Survivors of Cimbria Expedition—Object of Visit to Russia—Mr. Dunn and Japan—Contract for Kasagi—Jubilee Session of Naval Architects in London—Visit to Russia—Correspondence with Russian Officials—Visit to Armstrongs’—Japanese war-ship Construction—Coming Sea Power—Correspondence with Russian Officials—Invited to Russia—Asked to Bid for war-ships—Our Ministers Abroad—Construction of Retvizan and Variag—Maine ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ILLUSTRATIONS ❦ PAGE CHARLES H. CRAMP _Frontispiece_ CLIPPERSHIP MORNING LIGHT 12 CLIPPERSHIP MANITOU 24 CRUISER YORKTOWN 36 MONITOR TERROR 48 CRUISERS BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA 60 CRUISER NEWARK 72 CRUISERS PENNSYLVANIA AND COLORADO 84 CRUISER COLUMBIA 96 ARMORED CRUISER BROOKLYN 108 ARMORED CRUISER NEW YORK 120 BATTLESHIP NEW IRONSIDES 132 BATTLESHIP IOWA 144 BATTLESHIP ALABAMA 156 BATTLESHIP MAINE 158 BATTLESHIP RETVIZAN IN COMMISSION 180 BATTLESHIP RETVIZAN DOCKING 192 CRUISER VARIAG 204 AMERICAN LINER ST. PAUL 216 MEDI-J-IEH LAUNCHING 228 MEDI-J-IEH IN COMMISSION 240 BATTLESHIPS INDIANA AND MASSACHUSETTS 264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEMOIRS OF CHARLES H. CRAMP ▤ CHAPTER I