The sun., 1890-01-26

support each other that were some monster
air sitter than any bridge truss ever built
strains ,h9y wIi hdSSso bear ths @ ha Is Ed: dyd;
co I'M are cheS 6eow the
THtSe part parts Ga o the R' hull SeO be opened
y But n' while sn these @ partition walSadd to the
stiffness well as safety Of the hull ahey sadly
e deeetlve The The crew rev would suirer. with SICK
crew the best ship afloat would be at the mercy
Of second go rate cruiser ~ and thSt is Ss Po,ns han
terribly neglected In some OF the battle ships OF
the other side Of the Atlantic. In the Maine:
skyliRhts side lights. and cowls to direct the
wind through all sorts o. poEtholes; al, tbs 9ds
seSy lI-devised % System Of ians and ducts viii
take the breath out OF the bilRe water to the
uttermost corner Of the smallest com partmept.
Probably the most terestinR feature OF the
hull. considering that she is a sea fighter. Is
the stem. 1t is q snub.nosed stem, because she
tunity offer. The stem is a steel casting, and
the way It Is brAced and supported by the
and 6y Who rou
te 20 over to the navy yard and look at 1t he-
fore It is covered in out Of siGht Another In
pear to the visitor but 1t will make the old
fashioned sailor laugh to he told that when
not only snakes the anchors up to the hawse-
Sos There bSE % 6S b SbsS H9T
now some bright genius will devise p. an for
acE w y % the
shaving Of his plug tobacco and the eating OF
ss saor " Wors Of 30 any Other sort lett for him
THE AEMoB PROTECTION.
The Maine is called an armored cruiser. In
be called swift little, battle ship BY this is
steel plates placed whore they will prevent any
but the the heaviest shot from piercing vital
Of h h S By ys tbs Wso
room In which. her, Commanding officer will
impossibie % H I" % build W ship that viii be whoiiy
imperyious to the shot even OF g modern eight;
Inch tde % at 65anse she doaG caqr
neither guns nor engines OF any value.
So. the naval constl uction sharps have
endeRvored to put OH the armor where
It is most needed. leaving the rest OF the ship
to be shot TO pieces. hoping that the multitude
her not only from sinking but from losing her
balance or trim. &pd 80 canting over lar enough
10 % psns o the oS
paper But II only England and France could
be set up against each other over the NeWlound-
lingwood or the Imperieuse get o good half
days fight lit might not last half hoprl with
tack the Dupuv de Lorne, 1t would save Uncle
Sam heap OF money for then we -hould know
what the modern @ ba.t1 ip ship is @ good iHr tho od
vanfSsss and Detects HS S Bsb s Battle
chips. glance at the cut shows that the
These turrets carry her most powerful guns;
They are placed one forward on the starboard
sb d 1 e s OGs ses 6f 6 Ss rsf sSpD Ssns
sponsons. fhe turrets contain two gums each.
can be fired over wide arcs OF the horizon.
Having the best guns OF the ship, in Them.
them must be protected al all hazards from
the enemys projectiles. That is the theory.
and is pretty eS9d ps The nass stss sTe
lacking 1t up will be a layer, of wood inches
thick, something that will strengthen, the
wooq are two layers OF steel plates each
an inch thick. and these are backed by
wise SnTS rSSgo sUa i ySTds that f
cordng to good authority would be the dis
tance between two sea lighters In duel a H.
blow 10 get through. but It Is likely that a 10
Inch shell would pass through II The blow were
not 80 very great, for the turrets are MT such
monster targets that gunner could nit them
Gn %h u4l.s shp very
protection to the men working the big guns.
They also protect the gun carriages. but as the
Out. say twelve or fifteen feet beyond the tur-
rets. and are as likely to be hit as they.
Having provided Tor the tEhtipg men, the
room. This Is pretty well below the water line.
aud a shell could scarcely get to 1t through the
water, but as the chip rolled o shell might
catch her where. when she rolled back. the
water would pour in tn flood. Meantime tho
Rlne room and give the engineers and fremen
the headache; TO save the machinery and the
Of steel along tho side Of the ship that extends
forward and aft M iar enough to REACH leyond the
SoSn below he W Raes Woad
be a rare timing for the ship TO roll over so
far as to brinR the bottom Of this wall above
fhe MATER long S e@aGIG6 @ or shot TO catch her
larly on the high seas, but she must take her
ehRncesI,ohe cannot, armor the whole side
The VAL s'fG extends ken three iest ,S above We fhe
will make hole, but save In the onen sea and
with good swell on. tho water would not run
In through the hole. Here. again. she must
The w wall Is isS feet long, and is known % tho
armor belt The Maine ls sometimes called
helssd CEpiSer; In the Maine tho PET is TN
By tho eiRht-i inch wooden wall and The two
inch steel wal and the angle irons and edge
plates. as is the turret arpor. This bolt, how.
to taper like knife blade. so that at tho bot
tom Il is but six Inches thick. Because the
chip would haye to face The enemy. Il is pecss-
the forward end. This is done by building Q
V-shaped bulkhead six inches thiok and well
backed. Being V-shaped would be OF an ad-
terinR over the bow, because Il would tend to
dofiect the projectile received broadside. or
10 get an idea of how high this armor belt
comes on the ship the reader eau draw pencil
line parallel with the wafer line, so as 70 cut