New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-06
THE NEW PROTECTED CRUISER.
THE PHILADELPHIA, TO BE LAUNCHED TO.
MoRRowTHE VESSEL FULLY DESCRIBED

THE PHILADELPHIA, TO BE LAUNCHED TO.
MoRRow--THE VESSEL FULLY DESCRIBED.
Philadelphia, Sept. (speclaD The builders Of the
protected cruiser Philadelphia promise that she viii be
launched on Saturday II has been announced that
Mrs. Wilmerdng, daughter of secretary Tracy, would
bahe the OF tho cruiser when Il should touch the
water, with the contents Of bottle OF champagne. IL
will be remembered that the occasion of the launch
Of the cruiser Baltimore It proposed that the wife
OF naval officer should christen her, and Immediately
there was an outcry against the innovation Of allowing
a married woman TO baptlze a ship The question as
10 who shall perform the christening ceremony for the
Philadelphia is still in allegiance with the current-o
the champagne-setting strongly in favor OF Miss
Matte, the youngest daughter Of Secretary Tracy
The christening of the vessel will be revival Of the
name of Philadelphia, name made glorious under the
gallant Balnbrdge in the with Tripoll. As IS well
remembered, the old Philadelphia was wrecked on
October 81 1903, ripo, and being afterward got
of the rocks by the Turks burned at her anchors
by a party OF officers and men under Lieutenant
Decatur.
The present Philadelphia provided for in an Act
of Congress approved March Q, 1887, and was con-
racsed for by William Cramp Sons. cost for hull
and machinery, 81 100000 Her keel was laid early
in 1885, and the time limit of her contract expires on
October o. but she will not be finished for six months
vet She is built OF the best Steel of domestic manu-
factre 335 feet long, AZ 12 feet beam, 10 10 feet
depth OF hold, ana 4,o24 TONS displacement inc Coh-
tractors guarantee indicated horsepower of 10000
under forced draft, and maximum speed of nineteen
knots. Her complement of crew viii be $780, and her
coal capacity from 400 to $50 tons.
In outside appearance she very much resembles the
Chicago, and in general construction is similar to the
Baltimore. She VIII be fitted a flagship. The
captains cabin and other VIII be under the
poop-deek The admirals cabin will be at the after
end of the berth-deck, and next it, each side for
ward will be staterooms, lavatores, pantry and
Office. Forward Of these and separated by transverse
bulkhead will be the wsrroom, with eight staterooms
on each side. Forward of this is to be the seeraso
the sarboard side for the junior officers and tho port
side for the warrant officers, paymasters officers dis
pensary and surgeons examining room.
Her motive power VIII be two uipe-ex-
pansion engines placed in separate water
tight compartments, with cylinders OF IS, SO
and SO inches diameter and 40 inches stroke TO drive
two tbreebladed screw propellers. There are four
double boilers Of II feet diameter and 20 feet long,
designed TO carry steam at pressure of 16O pounds
to the square inch \ premium of $4,000 for each
euarterk knot of speed in of the paximum re-
qdrement will be paid to the contractors, and a
similar amount Will be deducted from the contract
price for each Quarter-kno deficient.
She will be fitted with two electric-ghb plants
of the most approved pattern and the most COM
pact system best adapted for marine work. Each of
the dynamos is TO DO capable OF producing 5000
candle power Of light, and they 10 be 50 con
struced that lights OF 10, 16, 50 and 80 candle
power can be used on the circuit with an in
dependent control each lamp. All parts OF the
vessel VIII be fully lighted by ncandesccnt lamps. m
Guiding the cOalbunkers, magazines. shell rooms,
ammunition rooms, running lights and lights for use
the upper deck and alofG Artificial ventilation
viii also be provided.
She will carry a main battery Of twelve 6-inch
guns, which will be mounted in Sponsors aDout
eighteen feet above the water-llne, and in addition
six 6-pounder rapid firing guns, six Hotohkss
revolving cannon, four Gatlng guns, and two 81
millimetre guns. There viii be five above-watcr
torpedo launching tubes or guns, fitted in various
parts Of the ship.
An armOred coming tower, built Of steel three
inches thick, IS 10 be fitted on the fOrecastle with
a horizontal cover one inch thick, and openings in
the sides for outlooks. Engine tclegraphs a steer
ing Wheel an indicator and speaking tube arc TO be
fitted within the tower.