Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21
THE u S. S. ROOKLYN.

rooms and all that is ordinarily styled '.the
vitAls of a warship."-
Protection of the hull from injury to the
water-line region is to be afforded bv means OF
an armor belt three inches in thickness extend
ing the length OF the machinery and boiler
space. and in depth from four feet above the
24-foot water-line to four feet three inches be-
low that line.
Within this srmor belt and skin plating and
above the armor of this belt q band about 81
feet wide, of cellulose, is to extend the whole
length Of the vessel in depth from the armor
deck to the berth deck.
1t is intended to carry coal above the armor
deck for length corresponding to the inner
bottom. The space between tine armor deck
and the deck abote.is to be subdivided BY
water-tight bulkheads into at least thirty-six
coal bunkers, exclusive of coferdam ami pas
sages. The space forward and ahaft these bunk
ers to be well subdivided by water-tight bulk
heads for stores. &c.
A coming tower of not less than ~ inches
in thickness Is TO be carried in a suitable COM
manding position. having tube to the pro-
tective deck OF not less than 8 inches in thick
ness for the protection of speaking tubes, bell
wires, &c.
THE BATTERY.
The battery of the vessel is to be: Eight s.
inch b. L. r. of IS calibers. IL 5-inch B. l.. r.
r. F. guns. IL 6-pounde- rapid-fire guns, l.
FOUNDER rapid fire guns, 4 machine guns. 9
field guns.
The eight-inch guns will be mounted in four
barbette turrets, placed one forward and one
aft on center line of vessel and one on either
side OF the vessel amidships. The guns in the
turrets on the center line OF the ship are 10
have a train Of $40 degrees, those in the side
turrets to fire from right ahead to right astern
or TO train through an arc of $50 degrees each.
The center of side turrets to be distant from
the center line of the vessel about twenty-three
foot In .l-xs.z Il.
viii protect the carriages, platforms and turret
machinery. to be eight inches in thickness for
portion at least equivalent to the train of the
guns of the respective turrets; the remaining
portions may be reduced to four inches in thick
ness. Under the turrets there will be placed
three-inch armor-supporting tubes. which will
also protect the ammunition hoist.
The armor of the turrets to be five and one
half inches in thickness and the guns so
mounted that they can be supplied with am
munition and loaded in any position Of train.
The five-inch guns are to be protected by Fixed
sesmental shields four inches in thickness. The
crews OF these guns are TO be further protected
from explosive shells by splinter buikheads one
and one-half inches in thickness. Protection is
to DE afforded the smaller guns by shields and
extra side plating.
Tbs torpedo outfit is to consist of Eve torpedo
tubes, one in the bow and two on each side, six
torpedoes and suitable allowance of CUR cot
Provision is to be made sor defense against
torpedo attacks by means of steel ring nets car
RED bv outrigger booms.
Distilling apparatus and evaporaiors will be
htted tor fresh water supply, the allowance of
water TO be carried to be sufficient for fifteen
DAYS. besides water for sanitary purposes
There will be an electric lighting plant con-
slstlng of two divisions, each division having
an engine and dyEamo and each DYNAMO hay-
ing rated output of 400 amperos at so volts.
The ship will have radins of action at full
speed OF 1,792 knots and a radius of action at
ten knots of 6,2l6 knots.
The complement CT officers and men viii be
566 persons.
The hull and fittings were designed by the
bureau of construction and repair under the
direction OF Chief Constructor L. ID. Wilson,
United States navy, and the machinery by the
bureau OF steam engineering under the direc-
non OF EnSineer-in-Chief George W. Melville.
The vessel in all its parts is to be of domestic
manufacture.
OF this vessel the Secretary Of the Navy has
said that ''her offensive and defensive qualities
greatly surpass those of any similar vessel
ahoat or now in course Of construction"