The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-02
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THE NEW YORK BEFORE LAUNCHING.

In her armament the main battery Is TO
consist OF more but lighter rifles than the
Names. She is to have six s inch breech-
loading rifles and IL 4-inch rapid-fire
guns. In the secondary battery are To be
eight rapid-fre 6-pounders, four rapid-fre
1-pounders. and four Gatling guns. or
the six torpedo tubes. one is to be in the
bows. one in the stern, and two are to be
on each broadside. The Maine Is to have
four 1O-inch breech-loading rifles, two in
each turret. $50 pounds of powder In each,
propelling 500 pounds OF steel, and six g.
inch breech-loading rifles, large second
ary battery, and seven torpedo tubes. The
mounting OF the New York's large rifles
is quite different from that OF the Names.
Two of the S-inch rifles are TO be mounted
in a barbette forward on the upper deck,
two In q similar barbette aft, and two are
to be carried In broadslde amidship on
the upper deck. In actual warfare the
New York will be superior to the Maine.
IL she should be called upon to
use her main '1ltery. either in a sea-
way or In Doth water she could
do some live.y work. Her big rifles
can be easily trained, and with her speed
she could move into positions that would
bother a slower vessel. The men working
the rifles in the barbettes are to be pro-
tected by 10 inches OF steel armor, and
the revolving conical shields OF steel are
to be inches In thickness. The big rifles
amidships are to be protected by partial
barbettes 2 inches In thickness. The f.
inch guns on the spar deck are TO have
sponson- ches In thickness and are
to be protected by shields. + - men at
the 6-pounders are to be pro I'd by
inches OF armor. The sloping il..uor be-
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thickness, and the ammunition tubes be-
low are to be inches also. With AIS
trained men on board the chances are
that the New York would not come out
second best In q fight with any vessel.
Many shots might go through her, but
her water-tIght compartments would
keep her afloat. and IL the fix happened TO
be too tight her great horsepower would
save her.
Her motive power is feature as inter-
esting as her hull and batteries. The
twin screws are to be driven by four ver-
tical, direct-acting triple-expansion en-
gines that are TO be located in four water
tight Compartments The diameters OF
the cylinders of each engine are 80, 46, and
10 inches respectively. and the stroke Is to
be AZ inches. For the great speed expected
the screws must make 129 revolutions q
minute. IL Is estimated that the collec-
tive indicated horse power OF propelling,
air pump, aud circulating pumps will be
10 900. The steam for the engines Is TO be
supplied by six double-ended main boilers
arranged two abreast in three water
tight compartments, with six athwart-
ship hre rooms. Each is to be fifteen feet
six inches in diameter and twenty-one
feet three inches In length. They are to
be worked under forced draught on the
air-tight fire-room system. The lighting
Is to be by electricity, and the search
lights are TO have the latest improve
ments. She is TO be fitted as a flagship.
and the accommodations throughout are
to be spacious and comfortable. Her new
features will make her an intere sting OBJ
ject for study and observation wherever
she may go.
Il Ia the intention OF the Navy Depart
ment TO TT out the New York as n flagship,
and every modern convenience that can
add 10 the comfort or health OF both OH.
GERS and crew will be adopted. The living
spaces will be made as habitable as posi-,
HE. and she will be ventilated artlfcially.
The pumping and draining arrangements
will be complete and efficient, and the new
cruiser will be lighted throughout by cleo
tricity. In addition TO the quarters OF ad.
miral and captain. there will be state.
rooms for twenty wardroom, twelve Jun
Tor and two warrant officers. The electric
light plant will have capacity OF 10. .OOc
smperes, and will include 100 incandescent
lights. In addition there will also be four
search lights thirty inches I'm diameter.
all OF which can be controlled from the
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