New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
ARMORED CRUISER 80. ..
IN Pps,T no BUILD THE WV : $50 TON
CRUISER To BIZ ASKED FOR THE PL>N~
SrNILAE TO THOSE Or THE TNNorS

Wilmington March lG.-Indcr the Appropriation
for th~ Increase Of the Navy approved on
-cp'cmhcr :. 1---. provision vi. made f0r the hgd
ins ~ eight vc.-r- including Zone arn.orcl cruiser
~ about 1900 tons displacement, - cost. eN.
elusive of armament rot more tlah ri. 100000.
In she cot Of armament s included. beside fhc
ammunition. etc. al aruor fer turrct-. iarhcfio,.
gun shields and arI.orcd tube, dcotlv pertaining 10
the protection - the guns and loading positions.
when the circular prescribing for the Information ~
bro pcci,c bidders who might desire tO submit plan.
oi their own. the weights. battery etc, In their
PROPOSALS 10 build the ship.. was prepared by
the Sayy Department m December, the ZOO tom
vessel was omitted from IL. The reason for thi, WAS
that the Navy Department had decided that wouhi
not be- Advisable to build the ship the plans AZ
first contemplated and Cougrc,, has since acted upon
the recommendations Of secretary Tracy o. Increase
her diincn-ions and plans have since been drawn
which CORE pond closely to those of the n'N Fu@l,
protected cruiser Blake Which la' Won 80 much
favorable comment recently. The Blake. however.
j, 4 vessel of 1900 tons displacement while the
,ioi.o cd American cruiser Will b. o. $50 ors dis
,lircui.nt The Blake represents the latest Euro
mean idea Of armor protection and there Is not an
inch OF vertical arDor upon her. she lin' an "'al
Steel roof turtle back. covering the entire lltIi
and IL is spiTng from a point d IL feet below the
water line.
Tie Department has con plccd ITS plans for the
pear, In The Tribune invites proposals. under two
cl,--c.: first for the construction Of the hull
and the machinery including engines no'l'r' anu
aipurtcnanccs. complete, IA accordance WITH INC
plans aud specifications provided by the secretary "l
the Navy; secondly. the same in accordance win
plans and specifications submitted by the Dloue'
All Of the materials are required 10 be OF domc'u'
u,nuf,Dtnre Al design. of machinery must fulhl
certain general requirements oi the Navy Department.
The dc lgn of the engine. must Doe Of the triple cN
pansion type, with especial regard 10 c'onoHN ~
low speeds. and with power sufficient to give the YES
sci an average speed Of twenty knots AN h"lr 'or
four consecutive hours.
The huh IS to be- of tccl, not shcallcd with double
bottom and close subdivision to well above the
watcrlnc Protection If the nun Is To b. Afforded
ty means OF curved aor,l "y,"' ~o' "'' , "ul'
stem 10 stern. and sulporlcn 10Y h''N> i''',''
Inc edges OF this dccN anid,hip are 10 bc
Ave feet below the wacrllnc' ana INC l'p "i IN;
deck T. rise about one ioo' 'pNc 'l' wac illf "a
The centre Of the vessel. pn the slope, OF the deck
over tie machinery and boiler the anor H. - bc six
niche, thich, Ca The horizontal p'riVn, l, Dc 'm'cc
inches thick, and forward ana "hait Inc machinery
aud boiler, 10 be two and q hall niche, thick cl1w
TN, protection deck are to be placed IT,, lropcllihE
apparatus steering gear lnatIhlnc, shell rooms ana
The Ncss" VIII nc 800 Zee, ~ ens'n' iIp't'' on -"
tAc hull against injury at the water Inc H. 10 Ice
afforded by means II arnnrbct three Inches Ia
thickness. extending the entire cngth of the vessel
aud IN depth from three frct above 10 three i"ct
below The normal load line. The vessel viii be driven
by twin screw, and the four engines will Ice 30 al
ranged that ony two viii be used FOR cruising at 10"
The battery of the vessel l. TO he four cghtinch
brcecl loading rifles, TO be mounted In barbcttc ur
refs. sixteen iOur-inch rapid thing guns.
protected by sc,Mcnial shlrd., luur
siA poundcs, four three FOUNDER and four onc.pounicr
rapd-nring guns, four thirty seven millmctlc rcvuv
ing cannon. and four rihcd machine Guns. The tor
pcdo outht Will consist of siN torpedo tubes, nitcen
forprdocs. "A suitable allowance of gincoion for
mines and miscellaneous purposes. Provision Is 10
be made for defence against torpedo attack by means
Of steel ring nets carried by optrggcr bOom, There
VIII he fitted 10 the ship two military mast, with
lighting tops bat not for the purpose OF carving sail
The coming tower T. To- lee of steel u moi less thar
six and one half inches IN thickness. VITA extra
lection To the voice tubes hell wires ETC. Tn" vessel
viii have "A coal carrying capacity sufficient for twenty
DAYS ordinary stcaming