The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-02
rom NEW BarsIsH wan sHIrA
The,rFesturss ..d How They Compare with
Our 0rent Crulsera nnd RnttIenhIps.

Th.,r Features s.d How They Compare with
| Our Great Cruisers sad Bsttieshtrs.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-Amone the recent war
vesaels planned BY England there is quartet
! OF $4,000 to 5000 ton monsters that are spe-
cislly interesting. They are the Powerful, the
Terrible. the Majestic. and the Magnificent
| These names pledge something above the or
binary. and. although naval nomenclature IL
often somewhat misleading, as when Mig
nonette nnd Snowdron. In our own service.
were the christenings OF smoky steam tugs,
| yet no doubt those new British ships will
be exceptional AS will presently be seen.
the Majestic and Magnificent are perhaps
rather tho more powerful and terrible pair.
| while tho other two promise to be very strik-
Ing and imposing In appearance. so that they
might have exchanged names.
beginning with the Powerful and Terrible.
| we IND that they arc to be about 800 feet long.
| with about 20 feet beam, and ~ feet mean
! draught. having displacement. as has been
| aatd OF about $4,000 tons. They are. there-
| fore. among the largest war ships In tho world.
| Comparing them with our own crack cruising
vessels, wo find that tho New York is but $50
| feet 6S inches long by 81 foot 10 inches beam.
and % feet 3S inches mean draught. having
displacement VI \. 100 tons. The new vessels
may also he COMPARED with tho British
I Blake and Blenhcim. which are 375 feet
loug between rernendiculars, 65 feet broad
| amidships and with n draught OF - feet
inches. making their displacement about 5000
tons. Again. turning TO our Columbia and
Minneapolis which we're built for enormous
speed, we find that they have a length on load
water line of +12 feet. with u breadth OF 81 and
amenn dfaught OF 22h feet. making their dis
was designed Secretary Tracy raid she was
the longest man, war in the world. But the
fourth longer and viii exceed 10y about TO
feet tho length OF the New York.
Again. an unusual height OF freeboarI has
beer, provided for, forward and af,, which VIII
aid the use Of the bow and storm gun" in heavy
weather, and help IN maintaining speed at sea
typo. with about 1000 tons more dsplace-
ment. the ,frceboard, forward has ,een in
turiet correspondngly raised, with a view to
increls sing her sea-going efficiency. the work
81 f the crew Rv'' AditonS length has also
the N the
emphasized In the two ncw English vesse 3.
while in addition, their steel hulls. will DO
wool sheathed and copnercd. 80 that they can
loss OF the calculated speed. In our steel navy
capacity and tao 3ca speed Of the vessel as as
ccrtnin"I when tho hottom Is smooth. But
nSSy ns GHsS wess %, s;ee nh ras
uron the calculated sreed. and that in turn
r"Gu'rcs gr.ator consumptiYn OF cohi to
ish Vessels. sin { it is taken into account ir the
speed required Of them. needs less deduction
cruiser Eew York made u knots. as an aver
age o; four hot.!s under forced hraught while
u knott is stipulated for the COLUMBIA. with
Iul end the Terri bic are required. 1t IS sait. to
make no less thHn = knots under h natural
III IN eight hours trial As to the coal en-
iurancr the extreme bunker capacity Of 1000
it is moi surprising to learn that in order to
produce this high speed t,e hiiherto pnap-
pow.r is talked. of for the Powerful and the !
Terrible The New ork. which, as has been |,
said makes Il knots at The axinluni. has !
Colr mbia has but 2l,OGO. It is worth noting ,
that while in the Columbia 1t was necessary to |
shatting in this country. it being prof. al 10 that
long delay would be required for producing !
main shafts capable OF convey ing 1890 horse
power each to the propelers In the Powerful |
and Terrible twin screw engines only Will be
The main battery, PLANNED for the Powerful
and Terrible consists of two 30 inch guns. one |
at tho bow and the other ut the stern together
eyer. will be rapid fire. and four OF them capa-
bic Of being trained directly, ahead aud four
S.inch. two rapid fire 6-nch. and eight rapid
fire i-inch guns: but the New York has six
Powerful and Terri s lave the Very S remarko
able secondary batteries OF eighteen H.
FOUNDER and twelve 3-pounder rapid Are guns.
besides smaller machine guns and OF course
they carry tOrpedoes. Armor protection and
shields are provided for the guns. The pro-
in some vessels, il its maximum is correctly
given as only inches. although that extends
for the am unitIon on its way from the maya
zines to the batteries Is carefully looked after
the tMn 1S tG the w na tse
the heaviest in the world. They are to be $50
feet long bv Is feet extreme beam. aid 274
NJ Il Twin
i4oU it' tons. Wilt beoasns 10 nc Royal
Sovereign class. thoy are yet improvements
the batteries. Under the new policy Of England.
which has had more than enough of llO-ton
y wS eI1ed an will the
mounted in pairs on each vessel in strongly
iaroettes. SO as to be loaded in any
The proved advantages OF hydraulic mecha-
niem and fxed loading stations, Thick steel
the guns, They will also carry twelve rapid
Ire 0,inch guns. which Is two more than in the
:eeted with armor. Instead OF the G-pouniers
n the secondary battery they carry sixteen Of
ss t'Hf EssSs sSsEs
ems s y b%s Ssed Fhsy hsys iitts more
.'sht hours Of ias knots wit NATURAL ' ipaasRt
ia,ited degree OF forced drapeht. .
As has been suggested. tho two latter yes.
'eiS inlGNL peter IN view OIL tntIr batteries ana
amor. be called the Powerful and the Terrible
han the much less heavily armed shipstnat
re to. bear those names. although any one Of
'Iaiestic or Magnificent. The two new war
hips do not equal ours Of the Indiana
lass in the actual weight Of the main battery,
While our a-going Iowa Is u most valuable
'essel for uii around qualities. But tho lesson
Il tho four British ships for Ms Is that we must
ontinue in the good work OF building IN our
wn navy. since the STANDARD Of construction
) continually srt further and further ahead.