New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31

shin Length on load line. 34s feet extreme BREADTH
90 ii feet; dIaught. "a feet displacemen r
IL knot,: armament four l3-inch and eight s-lnch
brecch loading rifles foar 5-nch, twenty 7p0under'
and six IpOuder rapid firing guns. ana TOUR Oath-s.
nv Reference 10 the cut Of the completed vessel al
sea- IL will De observed that she haH one Upright suck
this is military mast ON the 'Ie m Of
lighthouse requiring no shIOuds OF suSs, ana H. Ia
flrf sclf~luDi rtug. The military iniats OF MANY
Of The new War ships depend upon tier shrouds ana
stays for holding them up ana II the'e snouu Df so.
away there would be extreme danger Ol the mast soIns
10y the board with the rolling OIL tue vel n , Inc
coming tower OF the battle ship Is part OF the military
mast at least That pnh ieT TE i,r ,' mast Viii
ave two top, galleries. in each o. which i Wi, VIII
be- mounted two Gatlng guns. The l3lnch guns WI
S be mounted IN p the on Steel I
ana the other aft Of the worHna
m lido raised steel barbettc armoied WIN ih9n
steel plate, The eight lteI bsrbetfe " made Of
incn steel patc further protected by s1Pns
shields also six inches in csS; ana en no
covering the guns. ono OF these oarDetgs j. ,omm
on the ,upcucue at the 6ase Of d the ,nc torIa ma
,mokcpipe. @nd another Is snow" iior On sm , boat
there are two barbctes corrspaRding with thu rSe
mmn1itinn and pjcctcs for thcSc large guns are TO
be- supplied through armcrcd tubes, and will RI be
landed by electrical or ou Tea IN "a aSnna. pro s
jectlons from the ships side which enable fire FORE
and af and viii have protector OF r lonr .. nGn
firing guns will be mounted on the hmrncG aeS ave
ION of The superstructure lherc VIII ALSO DC seven
above wafer torpedo tuDes-l"o iVi""Iue"' ""o "'' NV"
Nv each sluc a., IL. Al. =.
|, 1t will be noticed by reference to the cut ta ,e
We. oI s. cut up forward. making powerful ram pow
and dong away with excessive bow waves on account
of the easier lines obtained as well as greatly auulhs
to fhe m;uOcuving power. The vessel has II uoupc
hottnm and il Is divided into n great number OF wat"
tight compartments by means 'f oneiudinaII ana na
bnlkhead well stnencd horizontally and vertically
between the two engine rooms and the hie room Oh
and four and oie-lalf feet below the watcr-lne OF
arb+rrn inch plates of nickel steel. Rising from TINS
nd each end armored pdoubts OF seventeen men
nj9tc~ extending above the main deck three and one
half feet giving arntored lrecoOald OF hIpcSn
fnct Two inches These redOubtS protect inc
| turning gear Of the turrets and all Cd atons 81
| loading The side armOr belt IS strengthened 10y
| A six inch thickness ~ wood backing. two three
ouartcr inch plates and tcn-foot belt Of coal For
ward and ahait the belt there are heavy nhdcr
water protective decks. slOplng al the sides Ike thi
flo back 10 four and u half feet below the wafer Iee
| is also an armOred deck OF wohnd-thre' pu:i u"r
inch mild steel plates. Coal bunkcrS worked over
The belt deck and belts Of cellnose. the water eA
| Guiding material are worked on the SLOPES Oh Ihe
arm" rcJ c"uring tower in which The officer In com
mund il stationed I'm ectiOD to direct the movements
Of the vessel. the guns and the men, i snppht,i VIA
n finch tube for protecting the voice plpcs Wv ,,i
| wires and steering connections. Each vessel VIII
require a total Of 2G94 = tons Of nickel steel arInor
OF which Gl3 / = tons will be FOR the belt 2ol IONS
for the diagonal armor. "fl tons for Tue barDe''N'
and 5So tons for the turrts. ,,
Tho engines are ~ the twin vertical tripl"
cXpans sion direct acting, inverted cylinder type pmc
i'm watcr-tiGht compartments IhrIe nTe Jour nosnlr
~ II AGO square feet and two snglecnded auxiliary
IoilerS with total heating surface Of 1887 SQUARE
feet The ship j. intended to cruise under very llgt
forced or natural draft and has been given large heat
u surface for this reason The propccrN viii bc OF
manganese bronze. or approved equivalent metal Win
adjustable blades Each engine aud its auxaries viii