The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-22
our NEW NAVY.

which we make the following extract
For the new navy there are afoat, build
Ing, or authorized to be built,nine armored
and twenty-five unarmorea vessels and
these twenty-five are the direct produc-
tions OF this administration. In the armor.
ed class are included one steel battle ship,
the Texas two steel cruisers, the Maine,
and one yet unnamed five Iron monitors,
| the Puritan, Terror, Miantonomoh, Am
phitrite and Monadnock and one steel
coast defender OF the latest type. In the
anarmored class, all steel, are eleyen pro-
tected cruIsers--the Boston, Atlanta, Chi
cago. Charleston, Baltimore, Newark, Phil
adelphia, San Francisco, and three others
yet unnamed five cruisers the Concord,
Bennington, and three others two gun
boais-the Yorktown and Petrol one
practice cruiser, one despatch vessel, the
Dolphin, one dynamite cruiser, the vesu-
yius, and one first-class torpedo boat
The Texas, for example, Is battle ship
OF 63oo tons displacement at q mean
draught Of u feet S inches. A belt Of II.
Inch steel armor extends along the water
line In the wake OF the engines, boilers, and
magazines, and Is joined at each end by a
transverse V-shaped bulkhead sig inches
thick. An armored redonbt runs dag
onaliy across the main-deck enclosing the
basis Of two turrets which are placed on
opposite sides, the port one forward, the
starboard aft the redoubt, ,turrets and con.
ming tower are protected by steel armor
twelve inches thick. Throughout the
ship extends thick protective deck Of
steel. The main battery consists Of two
r7-inch breeeh-ioading rifles, one In each
tnrret. and OF six 6.inch breech.loadlng
rifles there IS powerful secondary bat.
terry Of rapid fire and machine guns, and
four torpedo launching tubes. Two triple
expansion engines drive twin screws, and
arc expected to develop, with forced draft
5000 horsepower and speed of ~ knots !;
the total coal capacity. $50 tons,will give
coal endurance of Ssol miles at 10 knots.
Seine discrepancies have been discovered
between the original plans and the work.
Ing drawings submitted by Mr.. John, her
designer, and It Is proposed to make definite
changes.
The armored cruiser Maine now building
at the Navy Yard. Brooklyn. displaces
664S tons at u feet s inches mean drsught.
a steel Ermor belt eleven inches thick AT
the water line and $50 feet long covers the
vitals, its ends being joined by transverse
bulkhead six inches thick. As In the Tex.
-, a protective deck covers the whole ship,
curving forward into ram and dipping aft
to protect the steering gear. The arma'
pent consists OF four Io-inch breech load
Ing rifles, pair mounted In the echeloued
turrets OF elk 6-inch breech loading rifles,
and Of powerful secondary battery, and
| seven torpedo tubes. The total coal capa-
city Ia SS7 tons, and the vertical triple ex-
pansion engines viii drive twin screws and
deye.op $3.50 horse power and ~ knois.At
| 10 knots the coal endurance will be 1000
miles. The Puritan !. of 6oeo tons, and the
other monitors Of 5srs tons displacement ;
the former has upon the sides II inches, the
latter 7, and all carry IIH inches on the
turrets this armor Is eompound-lron
inch breech loading rifles In each turret
and good secondary batteries. The new
coast defence ship is of 1000 tons disPlaee-
nient, has 10 inches of steel armor on her
sides and tunets, and IL inches on the bar.
bettes. Her armament Is composed Of ono
I6-inch and one Is-inch breech loading
riae,one is-inch dynamite gur,and secon
dairy battery which includes six 33-Poundei
rapid fire guns.
The unarmorcd class may be roughly divide
into four classes: fs,,the protected cruisers; I'D
the cruisers; 3d.the gun.boa,s; 9Th, the auxiiiar
ies-,his last embracing the dynamite cruises
despatch vessel. and torpedo-boat. TIL
Chicago, Boston. and Atlanta are already we
known, for. with the Dolphin. they were tn
oatcomcs Of the report made by the first Ad
visory Board in 1881. They were authorize
in 1883, and 50 far as tested have proved then
selves notable additions to our feet. They Al
fast, well.armed. and efficient. In 1887 h
Charleston, Baltimore, and Newark were lai
down, and their performances are awaited wit
keen interest. So far as intelligent directio
an 60, they ought TO be unsurpassed by an
ther ships in the world. The Charleston, late
launched at San Francisco, is reproduction
the japanese Nani.wa.kan, which realize
lgreater speed over the measured mile than eve
before attained by any craft of her size or clas
She is central superstructurcd ship of 37e
tons displacement, and is expected to develc
4 7s2o horsepower and Io knots. Her arm
! ment consists of two S-inch breech loading rifle
disposed one forward and one aft on the longit
dinal mdship line; Of six 6-inch breech-loadir
rifles in broadside, and of fine secondary ba
tery, and four torpedo tubes. She has CO
protection, minute subdivision below. and
stout protective deck The Baltimore is his
freeboarded vessel, with long forcastle Al
1 poop-deck, and is protected like the Charlest
The armament is composed offour Sinch bree,
. 4 loading rifles, mounted on either side Of d
poop and forecastle; Of six 6.inch breech-loadi
rifles on broadside and Of a secondary batter
> and five above water torpedo discharge tube
! She is Of 400 tons displacement, and her ho
Izontal triple expansion engines are expected
: develop Io.7so horse e-power and ~ knots. T
Nrwark's battery consists Of twelve 6-in
breech-loading rifles, mounted on the spar-de
d land so disposed that direct bow and stern {
o is obtained from four guns, and beam fire fro
l six guns The engines are expected odevel
$500 horsepower and Io knots. The Philad
iphia resembles the Baltimore, the San Fran,
co the Charleston, though both the later shi
have their batteries better disposed, and
!. guaranteed, under penalty, to make 10 kne
m IAe Yorktown, Remington, and Con cord
!. Z each of 1900 tons, and will mount six Oil
guns; the Petrol is smaller example Of
same class; the Vesuvius is the dynamite crui
4 ..,lvsr,k h ssi,sSt exceedad IN knots. and the