New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06
\ NEW KIND OF WARSHlP.
GrNrrNL sCHEM OF \ VESSEL TO FOLLOW THE
OUTLINES OF THE MONITOR.

GENERAL SCHEME OF \ VESSEL TO foLi'" I'M
OUTLINES OF THE MONITOR.
Washington. Dec. ; (>pecian.-some disappointment
wa expressed that secretary Tracy Tlado no uc"'i''o
recommendations for an increase Of the Navy III NJ
annual report. and seemed 10 Offer little cncouT'Hc
mont for new ideas in a concluding sentence III
only remain, TO add 10 tr number OF vessels OF types
,,ro,dy IN existence" lie will later. however. SEND
- Congress a scheme for at least one more vessel
whose typo IS not represented in the service OF TO-DAY
NJ A., the wards ~ Tho cruisers contractors u'''N' "
,c found i'm tho siN monitors. whose Increase was 81
heartily condemned 10y the " Policy Board.
This latest engine Of war. the general scheme Tor
which IA, been only just prepared. Will foIlo" inc
outlines OF the monitor. the theory Of utility. M course,
,on, identical The vessel will be without iIcchoaI
and with il, heavily protected deck ana h'Ao'
nrmor plated b%rpad>idcs and ends VIII present ~
fine offence little that i vulnerable. N' u""e'
will be those ~ defence, the pecniarlN anu
.ol, mission ~ the American Navy, as adJudged
nv the present Naval administration. ms heaNlN
rro,,ctcd powerfully orinanced float VIII have Only
.uch machinery AZ will mako her capable OF oe'hE
taken from point TO point. rs tine agencies ~"
circumstances of the attack may DEMAND ! i u"
h. nm importanL protection to the coast HE u Eastern
Industry. whose exposed situation Is SCI n"'" J." ~
Iracy's report.
tut tbo con,cities of the monitor have. IN the NINA"
NJ many Naval officers. been Offset by claimed al
yintagcs Of the ba~ttlc,hips Of limited e'u"''U'''
which. notably In the report Of the IoHcE i'"'l"' 'V
REGARDED as capable not only Of harbor dci'h'c' mt
of confident acting ON the high seas. Inc "plh'o"
nf Naval authorities has appeared Ia ne against '"'.
monitor type. In favor of something beyond 60
,p,r.ton with the coast defence project. secretary
Tracy, recommendation. therefore. viii be APT To
iucit, criticism. oven though IL follow In practice the
indi,pntablc purpose presented in his report oil The
American Navy.
As stated. the vessel will have only engines OF MOD
rrn capacities. and there viii be 10 special speed
qualifications. It principal reliance fot etectl\eurss
Mil bc I'm the protection and the ordnance. III inc
former. nickel arm0r OF d heavy grade Will be- ADOPTED,
and A, A covering tor heavy pieces there VIII DC Iou;
iUchhorn turrcts. rhc.e Will be a turret az each end
Of In. vessel. and between heir bass amlishlps VIII
lie n ,uperstructurc. supporting one turret forward ana
another ait. Tie turgcts on tho sUpers!ructtre' Wherc
Is presented the chief difference a. TIE Ericsson stand
ard will command a range above that or the tt.rets
on Inc main deck. Each OF the four turrets VIII con
rain two l3.lnch guns and other ordnance. mat com,
Messing n powerful secondary batter VIII. be mounted
an ne suucrstructure. The model 0f the Monterey
Suggests the new vessel. save that the fragile super
structure OF the former Will, IN the new type, be greatly
.trcncthcned and made more a place OF ohenc'.
The displacement will not be over 10000 tons, 50
that shallow waters vii, not be denied as fields OF op'
Grafton. The details Of the vessel are yet to he ar
ranged.