New-York tribune., 1891-04-29
A DESCRIPTION OF THE MONTEREY.
How THE PLANS WERE MADE-A HORSE POWER
REQUIREMENT OF 5.4oo.

UOw THE PLANS WERE MADE-A HORSE PO"Eh
REQUIREMENT OF 54oO.
The Monterey viii possess many novel features
uor General design Is Of the lOw-freeboa'u
tyne and her submergng tanks into whch water VIII
he admitted when she is preparing for acton VIII
hiring her eighteen inches lower in the wafer than
when in cruising TRIM The vessel was originally 'he
osut of numerous suggestions and ideas laid before
Mr. Whitney when secretary of the Navy lie coh-
sldercd the suggestions, examined all Uf tle pau9
and went into every detail Of her design as presented
10 him bv the chiefs OF the bureaus of construcuon
engineering and ordnance But there have since been
several material and necessary changes made from
the original designs The plans may be said 70 nave
boen perfected by Chief Naval Constructor Iheoooe
D. wilson. Encinecrin- Chief George w. Melville ana
Commodore william VI. Folger Chief OF the bureau VI
ordnance
The bids for the construction OF the vessel were
opened on April g. 1889, and the contract was awaruea
10 the Union Iron Works, san Francisco on June l4'
1850 the contract price for building her on the de
SIGNS Of the Navy Department being 81 l62s9oo' eN-
elusive of armament. william Cramp d sons oi
Philadelphia offered build the vessel for Slol4oOo'
but with certain notifications of the machinery iroh
The DEPARTMENTS designs and they would not guar
antee the horsepower. After competitive 'rloi 0,
roilboeIs, with which it was provided the VeSseI
should be fitted il was decided to fit her Win the
Ward system II is required that the engines slHI
develop collective horsepower for four eohs'ou'i>o
hours Of j.40O. The Department protectS ",Vii
against failure OF The vessel by requiring tiAU tn0
collective horse power shall be at least 4eoo' OF INC
vessel will not be accepted by the Government.
The Monterey is a twin-screw vessel, built entreV
pf steel and upon tie bracket system, with douDie
bottom nearly the entire length and extending up 10
the armor-shelf The materials Of construction arc o
American production, furnished and manufacturer Ill
the United States. Her general dimensions are .
Length over all, 261 feet; length water-hne' 20
feet extreme breadth, SO feet mean draught OF wafer
IA "a feet; height Of freebOard, feet lhches' ;
traught fighting trim 16 feet displacement, cruising
trim, 40s4 TONS and fighting trim, 44o0 tOhs' HUI
Gated horse power 54OO; speed. 16 knots.
The following is the armament designated for tne
vessel: Two Iolinch breech'loading rides, two L.
inch breech-l loading rifles, six Gpounders, four l.
Founders two machine guns and 100 rifles and ~
teyOvers for the crew. The two 12nch guns VIII be
carried IN I4inchthck steel barbette forward and the
mounts and mechanism viii be complete, lncluUhG
boxes for thirty rounds Of ammunition for eah gun
The guns Win be mounted on turn tables, WIN tio
proper framing and supporting and mcnned shie!ds
eight inches thick similar to those on the barbclte
monitor Puritan A barbette aft, made OF II IL
inches thickness Of steel, will carry the TWO iOnch
guns mounted and protected the same as inc IL
inch