New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14

THE TORPEDO BOAT.

The battery of these vessels will be equal, ii
hot SUPERIOR TO that carried by the new l1''oo
ton battle-ships of the English Navy. The ia''cr
oarry 10 I-o-inch guns. hut the l3-inch guns o'
the American battle-ships will I've longer. have
mone mnzzle velocity can lie loaded and fired IN
any position, and will have arcs OF fire OF over
27o degrees. The fire from the l3-lnch, three
of the s-inch two OF the G-inch, and eight OF inc
6.pounder guns can be concentrated on either DO"
or quarter. The ammunition will be suppiied 70
them through amorcd tubes.
The redoubts and turrets will have arInor not
Less than seventeen inches thick The side from
III. srmor belt TO the main deck will he protected
nv not less than Ave inches Of steel armor, and
eoa il to be carried back to this armOr as further
nrotection TO boilers and engines from the enemy
nrojectiles An arnOred deck not less than three
inches in thickness is extend fore and aft from
the ends of the armOr belt, being carried down Oh
each side to meet the side of the ship below inc
water. Over the side armor belt this s'cel VIII
not be less than two and threc-quarterS lnchee Ill
thickness. In the wake Of the boilers VIII oe
four skins and q twelvc-foot bunker 0l COAL
making it practically impossible for torpedo 10
make hole that will let water into the hrc-room
Behind the armOr belt and surrounded On all
ides by coal, arc two wide passages, one on each
side connecting the passng-rOoms for ammunition
1t the emu. All lhc IihhuhhS vi "ni"'""''A'" wee
thus be we'll protected and these passages will he
lighted by electricity, so that the men can safely
carry ammunition to the various tubes and trunks
leading to the guns above. An approved water
excluding material equal to "wOOdite' or "cellu-
lose is to be fitted along the sides fore and aft
on the slopes Of the three-inch protective deck.
DIAGONAL bukheads will he built at the ends OF the
belt and from the armor deck will rise the re-
doubts. protecting the turning and loading gear
II the tlrrets tor the heavy guns.
The normal supply Of coal will be 400 tons. but
the maximum capacity Of the bnnkcrs will be 600
tons. The machinery will consist Of twin-screw
trinle ex ponsion engines Of about 5000 horse
oewer when making i?8 revolutions q minute
There will Ike four doublc-endcd boilers. eighteen
feet long and fifteen feet In diameter. besides two
auxiliary boilers eight and onehalf feet long and
ten feet In diameter The machinery and boilers
Are the design Of the Bureau Of Steam Engineer
ins IN every particular. All the latest improve
n,euts in steam engineering have been introduced
IN the machinery for these ships. and 1t Will nc
equal; II not superior. to anything else IN inc
world This machinery will not only be protected
On the sdcs by amor-plating and extra steer Duik'
headA but II will also be protected from the decks
Dexinning about 100 feet from the bow. above the
ssmor belt, and extending about 1870 feet. Will
h casemate Of Ave and one-half inch steel armor'
O. prevent the Kidding Of the upper works and TO
break up projecttles charged with high explosives
A coming tower, ormored with lo-inch steel
Mates, 4, another Of the features.
Each OF these bsttle-ships will carry q crew OF
hayty sA,osgs and $50 eeilors and fremen. and o
oasine guard o6 thirty-dx men. The commanding
sneUs wiz have two large statesooms; Win ~