The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-01
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Six Bids Were Submitted BY ThrssBla
for Their Constructions
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Washington. D. c.. Nov. 80. bids iiSS iS
constructing battleships 5 and @5lt t:if5E
thorized by the last Congress, one s1f
which Is to be called the kearsaEa
were opened at the Navy Depaftm
to-day. Six bids were submitted I'LL
three bidders-William Cranp 81 SoflS
OF philadelphia; Union Works d f1H&&
francisco, and the Newport Ne&f
Shlpbuilding and Dry Dock CombaTS$
OF Newport News, Va. When the IElS5f
were opened there were some sufnTEsf
Ing features. These were the 3vefysiff{
bid submitted by the Newportl NsSsE
Company, and the offer OF the SCratSifsS
10 construct the armor, guns, andSpEo5
tective features of the battleshI6a
work heretofore done by the Govern
.ment But the Cramp Company wehI
even farther, and not only offeredgstS
build the two vessels for the surfiHa5
SS,O0o,O00, n price estimated to5 5coVej
the cost of their construction and fafTSS
anent. but included i'll this ampiiil
another vessel without nrnlamenT.S TIL
offer to build three vessels where stwI;
only were appropriated for Is ssSuniqGI
in the history of the new navy,al sThI
Cramp Company submitted thrsI
classes of bids. IS AZ gsssi
The Union Iron works two clss ssgeA
and the Newport News Company st,E33
mitted the lowest bid for constructed
the vessels on the plans preparedFE5
the Navy Departments InEs this EciaiS}
the bids submitted were: t55 isfss55
Newport News Company, for scoi{
structtng one OF the vessels, SO, ,35b, ,do4
for constructing both vessels, 81, SS1taif
each. sj 5GS{
Union Works. for one vessel, i, S2s740E
0o0; for both vessels, S2,G40. 900 each ..s5s
Cranip q Sons, for one vessel Il So S205
900; for both vessels, S2.T50 900 leaShe5
On plans prepared by the biddSpt
Cramp & Sons offered to build ons Bel{(
for both: and in the same Scla ass41 S
prepared by themSelyes,s s a the 4QJ JjiiSSi
Works offered to build one SSesse I'D
00Qtpr5 I, $40 CHI for bot
others bids nbmft tee SWefes 4. s,s8
Cramps, only based on plans Sbrg pAf "a
by themselves and tiieSSYf3
cial features mentioned with ne q sfSfSs3 nS3
to the armament. These Bids wefE sasfS ss
For three battleships, Il, IS, ,006, 900. 4 S53
Guiding hull and armor for two SsIfi ff88
two two vessels for $S.s5o, 900 each. 1ncltd
hun. armor and gun protectf6 on .sSs sSss
vessel for S2,60o, 900 or both 2or 81 GU 8a
each. ls ISsJsStsTS
Secretary Herbert, Engineer Gh3$
Melville, Chief ConstructOrHicf III Eans
Charles Cramp. w. NJ. Scott, Of Ssfif
Inion Jant II iron Works; General Hyde. ESfsslS
Lewis Nixon. OF the Crescent ShipbGsf$
ing Works. Camden, N. il, and 81 ffiea
were present at the opening
president c. B. Orcutt, OF the aNeseSa
port News Company. who ATTENDED sfie
opening of the bids to-day. issconndes
mat the award will lie made to shtiifsla3
MS figures are $50, 200 less thangtiieSisss5' 81
est competitor, the Union Works. IS
MS opinion the provision Of ConesjEssI
that one of the vessels shouid
built on the Pacific coast iffit con tdA;z
done reasonably, will count for 5nafiiisB
as Congress. he snys. certainly ii dSIit|
intend to give a bonus of two or &
hundred thousand dollars t9Sf sisz n a3
Mr. Orcutt says the NeWports ft5S$#
Company was enabled to Bid s6S
for these ships because the 3SfantIitf&
OF his yard enable good SSoFYs Q: fu3s Il
done cheaper than elsewhere and II SsiE
1t Is the only yard In the SScotyYE3
where battleships can be docked,