New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27

net with the indispensable bottle ot champagne J.
,,rforucd bv the Young woman selected I" perform
This mporant duty when the ship slides To tl pos'
OF Neptune. shc-thc ship-wiil not d. ""'""' ,r,
fitted 10 bear the name Of the lioo'cr 9'a'''
Appropriation bill for the maintenance Oh Tue -''
approved June 30 1870. authorized the h'"''"'.'
Of three scagong coastln battlcshpN to ~ III III
their parts Of domestic manufacture. ana 'h'S' '''
| Sims mr.. wholly Of domestic design and Of hhfr''
obtained from and manufactured In this country
The contracts for the construction OF the hli' ana
machinery OF these three big warshlpN "''' ""'
I'm November 1900; Nos and >, or the lhoiahh III"
Massachusetts to william Champ & sons Philad'pha
and No D. or the oregon, 10 the Union iron W.T."
san Francisco. The law of authorization p'oN'u,'
u,,, ono Of the three battcshp, shouli Ia
built on the Pacific Coast, and IN" Sp'o'h''u'"'
drawn for the prospective builders were !" WV
clas,cs-onc for their construction ac'"fdins !" P'
designed by the Navy DcparWcnt. and the oth"r az
cordns 10 plans 4 the builders, they BENG r'l"'''
| 20 observe the general specifications
The bids wcrr opened october |, l-oO' ana II
was found that Crlmp sons wcr" the Lowest b'uor''
They offered build one of the battle'mpS h'''r"e
To tho Department, plans for t2V"'oo'' anu !"' VI
them for 57-OOoO or one Of them using 'h'1r own
mans for a. OaO 600 and two for s60ioooo. Inc
Union Iron Works Of Francisco were the lowest
q, the Pacific Coast blddcrs and offered 10 bnih one
Of the hips on the Departments plans for f|-'"'
OOO and tvp u them for $1.foooo" mo '''"''
WAS that Ncs | and awarded to CTimp
sons and so , 70 IN, Union Iron WORKS III" h'N'
keel plate Of the Indiana was Laid Nav :, l-'l ana l'
first frame wa, raised on july - following In a.
signing these v,,-c, the Bureau Of Construct N dll
moi ol, any existing warslp a. pioto'i p" nor ala
tho rureau ~ steam Engineering follow the lines ~
some Other machinery FOR the p'pons power OF th"'
-MI,,. Hut In point II nshtng "nci'n'' ~" la't''
.hlps viii De- the most complete and i"rtc'Y ap'
pointed war.hp, over produced In The United states
u not IN the world
The original design wa. owing - the limit Of ap
nropratlou fr MATERIAL. FOR a vessel OF only $500
ton, Il, placement and Length Of 90 feet but alter
atlons We're subsequently, made In the plans to give
vessel ~ the following dlmcni'n>: Length on Dad
line. 3i- fcf extreme brG1th. 90 ! feet mean
iraugh - feet GlArhocmcn', I'm tons. lO,2o) horse
power. 5000. speed pr hour II Knots, armament
four 10 inch and eight inch hrccch leading RIDES. four
slnch fnud hing grlns twenty GpoundcTs and -Four
/ FOUNDER rnpid hilng gum, ana four Gatllne'. Ne
cordlng 10 the contract vS,c Including her hull
machinery. fitting, and equipment. With all her nrn"r
nN,d tod, placed md Sour mus 3" tompl tea ana
ready for delivery to the tinted states before
fy cAIlraon Of three years from The date Of tho ron
tract In of failure 10 complete the vessel
within the time mentioned deductions ARE {, be made
from th. contract price Of the vessel for each ana
every during the Continuance OF such delay ~ IN"
rate Of 80 per DAY for the first three months $50
per day for the second time months. and 200 per DAY
after the end Of six months provided that such della,
shall not have been the fan Of thr Navy Department,
or from strike OF worhmcn. or other crcum''an'''
beyond the control Il the contractors.
I, viii be- noticed by reference to NJ" cut that the
vessel i cut Up forward, making powerful ram DOW
and doing away with excessive bow waves on account
81 The easier lines obtained, nj thr shme time
greatly adding to the manocuvrng power. The yes
al has "a double bottom which I, divided into great
MANY water tight compartment, By means Of ongi'ud
"A trnu- \
b,od well snncncd horizontally and vertically between
the two engine and the fire room, on each Side
adds great sr'Alh to the vessel II VIII alo b" oh
e.rvcd that the vcs,, Is wholly wlthou, sail power a'
all modern warshIpS are. AMI that She has ONLY one
mast and that devoid Of tnckstays and rtlnc rs seen
On the older vessels. This one mp and down slick IL
called military mast because II Is for military pur
roscs only that U.s. H. IS for an observer aloft ana
for mounting guns 10 on the same principle That the
shnrpshooter, were employed In III civil War the
two galleries platforms seen on the maN's VIII i"
utilized for mounting the Calling guns to ram GOOD
.z,i lid shot down uron an cn-mys deck to XII OIL
the people and 10 do much hav' among the guns
The Indiana will require o,96i tons OF nicRc steer
armor to make her fully projected ship. OF THIS
GA tons Will he for the wntcrlnc belt when Is
TO he eighteen incho, thick. ana to extend tire" feet
above and four AMI half feet below ih" water me-
The diagonal arinor will require 262 tons, the bar
beites al tons ana the tnrrctS 37S TONS Rising
from the top Of the watcr-lne belts at each cni are
nrmorod rcdoubs %. II inch plates. extending above
the main deck three and II half feet, giving an
armorcd frccboar Of fifteen feet two inches. These
rcdolbs will prTcct III" turning Of III" turrels
and all operations of loading. Forward AMI aft OF
the armor belt there heavy under water protrciiv"
decks slpIng the sides like turtle back To four and
n half feet below the water. There l. also nm nrnori
deck ~ twoand three quarter inch steel plates. Coal
bunkcrs nrc worked the belt Deck ana belts Of
ccllnl0sc, the water excluding material. are worked
on the slopes OF tho armor deck between the two
| hulls.
The ~ Inch guns vii u, mounted In pairs on
the centre lire. under election If ia" steel tuirctS
forward and the other AIT OF the SupcrSrncturc.
a, shown In the cut-made Of 1,inch steel Plates
working inside raised steel bnrhcttr. nrmorcd With
Il finch steel plates. The --!nch rifles Will be united
In pairs, In eel bnrbcttcs. made Of lOlnch steel
plates further protected with steel shields SIX Inches
| thick and entirely covering the gine. one OF these
barhe,tcs Il shown the supcrstTcurc al the base
Of the forward smokepipe. and another Is shown on