Design for new aviso’s for U Navy now being made according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1904 no. 3

An item reported that the design for 1.400-1.500 tons aviso’s for the U.S. Navy was now made. The small draught was to allow them to serve in coastal waters and to be able to enter every harbour. At the same time were they to be good seaworthy ships