Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-09

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10aaeed horse power. tons ..........---- 900
AoruM coal supply. tons ..--........-...- 40
The Indiana is built of steel 1t ha
. double bottom for the distance of 10,
feet. extending for the length covered
by the machinery and magazine spaces
Thus all the vital portions are amply
protected, and every feature is pro
viaed to enable it to cope successfully
With vessels of the heaviest armor ant
armament
The forward and after-turrets for the
13-inch guns mark the extremities O.
distractions upon the main deck; from
these points forward and aft to the
ends OF the vessel, respectively, nc
further obstacles present themselves to
an uninterrupted fire, means having
been taken to remove or turn down
any erections which might obviate this
end
Between the turrets for the 1S-inch
guns there is asuperstructure in which
are placed the 6-inch guns, and above,
ar npon the deck erected thereon, are
placed the s-inch guns.
Abattery of 6-pounders is arranged
along the top of the hammock berthing
and 6ridge. and 1-pounders are placed
forward and aft ON the berth deck
The doubled-topped military mast is
Oue-siaaped, placed on top of the con-
ming tower just abaft of the forward
13-incA turret, two 1-pounders being
placed In the lower and two Calling
gums in the upper tops respectively.
There are six powerful search lights
arranged along the sides to locate the
enemy at night and to guard against
amali-boat attacks under cover of dark
ncss. e 800
The complement of twelve boats and
one baisa are slowed well above the
Hash of the gums and are handled by
means of powerful cranes
The armament Is as follows:
Four 13-inch breech-loading rifles.
Eight 8-inch breech-loading rifles.
Eoar 6-inch .breech-loading rifles
Twenty 8-p6under rapid-fire guns
-Four i-pounder rapid-fire guns
-Four Calling guns. f-4
Six torpedo tubes
The four I3-inch and the eight S-inch
gums arc mounted in pairs within six
4arrets. two of which are erected upon
the m1in deck, and the remaining four
Mpon superstructure deck, the former
cuntaining the larger and the latter the
aesser gums
The 6-inch guns have local protection
i'm addition 10 splinter bullx-heads,
1hieldA, and automatic shutters. The
turrees are all mounted in retorts
The lx-inch guns are about eigh-
Seen feet above the water, and have
IN arc of FIRE sweeping across the
deck and IS degrees on both sides back
coward the center or body of the ship,
uaAlEi0G . total arc of fire of 270 degrees
For Che guns in each of these turrets,
s9hus, as can be seen, giving a converg
ing fire; i e., the power of training the
sums from both sides across the center
liae of the ship. the projectile crossing
che same before reaching the ends of
Ehc vessel The 6-inch guns have a
txAin of las degrees, and can cross the
center line Of the ship. extended be-
yusld the hull, within ITO feet from
either end of the vessel, showing that
the main battery can train within a
distance of about 700 feet on either
side Of the vessel.
The rapid-fre guns are so arranged
chat . radiating fire of shot around the
~essel will destroy any venturesome
turpedo boat or other light craft COM
Gnx within range; and is particularly
<o4ective in forming destructive fire
aGainst theFendeavora of the enemy to
Rork sach of their fger guns as are
unIy partially protect6d in action. and
N6ose effectiveness depends very large
II upcn gaining the initiative.
TUrpetlo nets are to be carried which
- m completely incase the vessel, thus
Eoelnding the possible effect of tor
- Ore from the enemy.
- aide belt armor Is feet 6 inches