Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-24
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wAsHrxsros. Seps 20 -rhese sfe busy
tines IN the Washing o. pssy yard. ana
never since tss coevtrsioa INTO An ordnance
ssrd has there eeen mase voTk In pfrsress
All espar,naents err vsrAins 70 L. cir fol
csprctry. ase he T. ciiiues VI the estsbiisns-
ms Mt Vii sooa be gisAriy ircreased BY the
equipment Of sas neg 1orsa gan shop, ~ith
u achins tools capable Of banding the big
sest aind Of ~osk
Lbs psw ritit machine for su7s Of
l.,xe cssofe 10 being buiIs By tns ths
sovsrsmens rissi in the shops. IL viii be
ore Of the n,esS saoIs Of iss KIND in the
xsrla. and is Dsit Z luit A. NAH .ess csss
snaa II 1t hsd been made b. csa,racf- This
asca,ns. snich will De cApaels Of rifiiss
guns Of al sizes up 10 the is fach caiib e
iIA-toa norsers, If IL should De determined
to make tasm Of hat sze, silifesch nessiy
acfcs.-.h- borth gbnshop. jass inside tie
sLtrAses. Paris OF Il ars already In posi-
i'm Beyond this. she fouLdAf,ols are
hsirg pat IN for number Of large isthe.,
which vii soen be delivered by Philsdei
pa,s cuasrsesUr 4 hess isrbes are saEeriof
10 Any hing Of the KIDD yet In use. Each
one i, cited to work tso IuPning tools Oh
IN. Outside Of . sue. a. d boring tool on
lie lIhtIt ~ Az aoAAc hAAhes - eS>-e
by having SPEC al belt 70 drive the boring
tool. so arranged that il can be turned 81
the same time tic gun 10 being turned, thus
giving cutting peed TO the tool inside
sHhoat running The gan TOO lar Tor he
outside tools.
fhs slo sre full Of guns Of all caiibfes
aiI shapes of completion. There are
fear gress iwelvs-ineh guns, one Of which
is nov receiving its fniBhipg Il uches. This
gun vrh another, nearly completed, are 10
IONS itnte the armament of the forward
urtet Of the cos,t tefe nee vessel Monterey.
Ia. o,h.f two WI 90 to either the Puritan
or the Texas. Several ten-ineh guns Ar.
no- 10 the shop. Two Of these toas are
practically finished are for The after tufr.s
of the M9nterey- Others are for he Maine
apo the double turreted moritJrs Guns Of
four, five. slx, 81 d eight inch eAlibres are
being rap dig runed out.
O. Of The most in ererstiu 9 things nov
10 the shops 10 . fury c.iibre six inch gun,
the great leossh Of which gives it very
graceful proportions. This gun Is one Of
. pair 10 be mounted, fore AID aft, on The
triple screw fiier, Cruiser No. IL. Its mate
i. tow 1t the Indian Heed proving groupd,
where, at its official trial few days ago,
il gave the extraordinary initial velocity
If 2,l8O feet per second. without ex-
ceedipg the regulation pressure OF fifteen
tons In the powder chamber. The new
navysmoke less powde will enable this gun
TO awe an initial velocity Of over 2300 feet.
This will give these guns crest range and
penetration, and the fat trsjectory conse-
quent upon the high velocity Of the prof &C.
tiles will make the guns unusually accurate
&C long range.
Ia the erecting chop the turret mounts Of
the two twelve inch guns Of the Monterey
are beiog erected, together with the ms
chine,y for turning the tuirets and handling
the guns. In guns Of this size, firing an
$50 pound shot with 425 pounds OF powder,
machinery is required to raise the tharges
fl, IN the msgszine and to load the guns
All this machinery will be pu. in thorough
working order in the shop before being
shipped to the vessel.