The sun., 1889-12-08

tion draws 26 feot inches OF water. her Oils"
placement is 10,500 tons and her engines are
12.000-horse power indicated.
She carries. first Of all. two rifed cannon that
weigh ITO tons each. the diameter OF the bore
being 16H inches. They are a little over 43 feet
long. The projectile to be fred from these
guns weighs 1900 pounds. and the charge Of
powder that propels 1t weighs $50 pounds
nearly half ton OF powder to send one pro-
joctile a-Hying. Each has nominal range Of
l6 miles. A man has to stop and consider that
although in the original Monitor the guns were
ponGds Of Sas @ 10
fully comprehend what modern rife Is
These tive great rifles are m %oSnted Snts n b
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tends down into the ship far enough to protect
sOsts eSe 'G1s Handle
load and aim them-noless than 29 hydraulic
snsnss Of 1Ss
can be fred extends from SO degrees abatt the
beam on one side. around over the bow. to
.Al the stern Of tho ship Is a single long ride.
that has a bore Of ten inches apd fires pro-
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sre sWeye rifes with bores Six inches IN lam
holes that hav shot-proof shutters,
ries twelve little rifes, each OF which Will throw
dozen six-pound steel bolts minute with
amazing power and accuracy; besides host
OF the sort Of rifles called numbering guns, be-
cause OF the hail OF death that they could shower
on an exposed enemy.
turret, this ship has what Is oalled protective
belt, It Is shield OF steel eighteen inches
SeoW the Wstor line Rd
Is l52 feet long and 1t Is placed OF course. along
the centre Of the ship on each side so as to pro-
T6e Ss enc ends Of the Shields are Joined By heavy
bulkhead across the ship.
belt Of armor. It is made Of stool three, inches
thick end is SpPDorted By bsam4s H1 4.aNdT a6eloT SO
that SSs TOa to The mem SSs
the guns In the superstructure. as distln-
gulshed from the turret. is much less. but
this. Is already stated. in the matter Of ar
NOR there Is no ship her equal ahoat.
screws OF sixteen feet diameter. driven by
triple expansion engines that under forced
and fae m naEe aye i0FSsd
pred mile at the rate Of IGN knots an A. hour.
She has coal bunkers that will held old l:2Oo tons
at full pressure. At cruising speed she could
steam 10oo miles; ara ,bs ,ar,est aao.t and
she can carry 100 rounds Of ammunition for her
biz li0-ton gums, and much greater supplies
She is lighted throughout by electricity. by
which also her guns are fired.
Such is the greatest ship which the best
naval constructors OF the foremost naval power
power Of offence SO great that the ordinary
@ aeionSive i've aF@or S that Is all but inVu lnerable.
lions q dolaFMs S M MhsrilSrGest cannon alone cost
"A And yet II one may believe what has been
mot ISi altogether failure, save only ioE 6s56or
and even then she would be handicapped
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firing # after { was pr95psrb b1 aS. Togld
long ,1.SOO-pound .proiectile would llft the
dropping mnzzIe At @ ahy rate even II It did
would arrive at its destination Just the same
However that s not all the trouble With The The
turrets amid dships necessitates the firing OF the
deck. This was done In trial OF the Camper
downs 81- ton guns tmueh smaller than the Vic
tEf Sn6 shs GssS % the
where the full power OF the blast from the guns
was received, and ruined a part OF the deck. In
consequences OF this disastor orders were issued
that tho Anson's clifton guns should not be
fired unless the muZZles projected beyond the
ships side and that the Victorla's 1l0-ton guns
sbeaIn so as TO get the muzzles as far from the
ship as possible. In this position ten rounds
with full charges have been fred, and the fact
that tho guns did not burst was considered
matter Of oonRRatulation.
The big ten-inch gun at the stern OF the ship
was fred square aft. however. The conclusion
OF the first discharge broke down the entire
bulkhead OF the Admiral's cabin.
That the great guns would have to be llred
northumberland ocor tho length Of tho fore-
castle dock 10 time OF battle need not be said.
IL is an uncUntradlcted fact. And yet the frat
that. the discharge would take place beneath
and 4otoyer sixty feet from the ofilSer In com;