The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-01

the navy and looks at a distance some
what like the Jean Bart, the great
French armOred cruiser seen during
the New York review. Her sides have
what Is technically known as the "tum-
ble-home" lean, this manner of build
ing vessels having been long in use by
France, because of the value they are
in DETECTING projectiles coming at right
angle to the vessel. The old Consti-
tuition and Constellation were built af-
ter this design, and in the days of the
old smothe bore the receding side of
ship would frequently defect a shot
and cause it to do little damage. Whe-
Their the "tumble-home' of the Brook
lyn will have any perceptible effect in
reducing the penetrating power Of a
shell Will never be known for a certain
ty until she is actually hit. Another
value of this style of construction is
said TO be the easier curve of stability
produced, and the decrease in the
weight of the hull. thus enabling heav-
Ter batteries and more armor to be car
ried. The horse power of the Brook
lyn will be about the same as that of
the New York, but her coal carrying
capacity will be so per cent greater.
She is 20 feet longer than admiral
Bunce's flagship and stands higher in
out of the water.
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have cost upwards OF So, 600 900 eXclud-
sive of ordnance and armor. The YES
sci has now been building about three
years. She was authorized July 10.
1892, with a limitation placed on her
cost not exceeding $500, 900. Her di-
mansions are as follows: Length on
load water line, 400.50 feet; extreme
beam, 6435; mean draft. "a feet; normal
displacement, $50 tons; indicated
horse power. 5000; speed in knots, 20;
total coal capacity. 1850 tons
Her great engines Will drive twin
screws, the steam being generated thro'
triple expansion engines, four in num-
ber-two on each shaft-and working
in separate compartments. The for
ward engines are so BUILT as to be ready
uncoupled from the after engines when
moderate cruising is required The
hull is constructed Of steel throughout
without sheathing, and there will be
double bottoms and close water tight
subdivisions TO about twelve feet above
the water line. Two towering military
mssts Will be the only rigging to the
ship. mounting fighting tops and car
ry-ing several machine guns. One great
advantage the ship will have over 9TH
ers in service is IN the method 10 be
employed N slowing her small boats
so that they viii be clear Of the guns
blasts. and so arranged as to be easily
lowered under all conditions OF wea-
Their.
Protection Of the hull is TO be afford
ed by means of steel protective deck
work from stem TO stern and supported
by heavy beams. The bottom edge OF
this deck amidships are TO be FIVE feet
six inches below the 2i-foot water line
the top of the deck rising 10 this line
at the centre of the vessel. On the
slopes OF the deck. over machinery and
boilers, the armor is 10 be six inches
thick; on the horizontal portions the
armOr VIII be three inches thick; for
ward and abaft- the machinery and
boilers TO stem and stern the deck is
10 be al the thinnest part not less than
two and half inches through. Below
all this heavy protection viii be the
propeiling machinery, steering gear,
maya zines, shell rooms and all that -
ordinarily styled the ''vitals OF war
ship" Protection Of the null 70 the :
water line region is 70 be afforded by /
means OF an arrnor belt three inches
IN thickness extending the length OF !
the machinery and boiler space. and IN
depth from feet above the ei-foot
water line to feet inches below the (
lire. Within this arnO- belt and skin !
plating and above the armor a band !
the whole length OF the vessel IN depth {
from the d-T1Gor deck 10 the berth deck /
Il * intended 10 carry coal above the /
armor deck FOR length corresponding !
20 the inner bottom This space b. /
tween the a-TnOr deck and the deck !
above Is 20 BE- sub6iTided By water /
tight buikheads into az leaS. IS cal /
bunkers. exclusive OF csil1lose Golfer /
dam and and passengers. The space 4
forward and aft these buukers - he ]
well subiiv led By water tight bulk 4
heads for & sTes. The captain OF the 4
II she ever goes II action viii i
fight her from coming tower protect i
I'D by incehs Of steel. connected with 4
the protective deck by a tube. rot le<s 1
than s inches OF arnc-. which VIII con- /
tain the signal box wires. etc TIE 4
most interesting feature OF this great i
ship. next 10 fe- magnificent lines and 4
powerful e1x.aeS. - be- ba-ceTy- TEs-e
Is Lot s7e s.-Gs1-est 5c1 ,: /. vii BE- the 4
most formidable carried By any vessel
81 her s.ze n the world Her csAt1 /