The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-23

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Of Amer an rt-lI5 iAa- 'ouiA Nr '
l,v 1-Ir naval -tftletars. and hE its aut
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srmora4 Hatte-isira, To- ultimately COST
r1rrr..--l about >lI.tU.I each. and 60 De
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ing usat5rs u amy i-le-=n navy -"'
-ueaff. provision -uar one of these N-s-
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al CNCeI ulu 20 the law ~tlpu-,--it-7 t--A-
enfus eli this class should he named ion
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STATES 90 '-'1
had power 10 modify this requirement.
A. -4r sr.lrr4azrisr MAS made ia he case on
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made tnat she DE called "i1eI Setie-
tary Herbert's native state, the other Sec
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nuns . 'He No-'-'-S -''' -.7
bered in the oregon, Indiana, Massaailu-
sets and Iowa. This question Will not
be pressed until the launching ume comes
about two years hence-anQ iu the Iueau-
time, in accordance with tne usuaI cuS-
viii BE ofHaaIly known a5 baJtleships NO.
: ana g. LEGISLATIVE authority also ue-
clared that one Of the vessels shoulu ne
buiIt on the Pacific coast unless reasons
able bids could not DE secured from that
locality. ana The limit OF cost exclusive
OF armament Was liked al StoJtye-
These beils the first great Warships de-
signed under the present administrations.
il was resolved tuat mo- EFFORT should bc
spared TO make them. without ques, non,
The highest types of their class; ana for
the past six months lively controversial
have RACED in the navy department over
their smallest details, every portion of the
DESIGNS having been eNhaustiVeiy dlS-
cussed bv experts and every advantage
OF experience gained from other batiie-
ships constructed both at home and ana
abroad having been fully utilized.
one essential requisite laid down by
Secretary Herbert was that these vessels
Should draw less water when fully laden
than any other Hrst-class batueship,
either III this country or abroad. The
largest foreign battleships, when ready
for sea duty draw i'm The neighorhood OF
fwenty-eight feet of water Our existing
battleships while drawing tWcntN-tour
feet at normal displa cmeut, owing 20
settlement by the stern due 10 lncreaseu
weicht. really draw about tWenty-seNtn
feet. Batueships and g have been ce-
signed TO draw but twenty-five feet with
200 tons of coal and an stores and am
munitiOn on board. This VIII ellanlc
them to reach all of the principal navy
yards and ports of the country even IS ben
fully laden. and VIII make their docking
less difficult than that OF other Alnell-
can hattleships .,.,.-.....,.., .7i.-,..i
The question of the calfner ana dlSposl-
ton of the large guns gave rise 10 NOR
discussion than any other question ii
connection with these vessels. Chlei
Constructor Hichbcru, who is responsible
for all designs under inc new Iullli5 Dl
the navy department. hcld views uiiieIr
ing radically from those OF w. Clll.t ~
the bureau OF oIuAat-e' W. V i57., 90, l,-.
builds the suns. Inc c'del cons li .C'Gi
advocated tnaL lne laIAe9t LUIS 9'ly3 a.
be Y inches cdlloeI-iou lf ~ 81 IN ,,iG
two tuIfe5sEsh9 g t,'t S-illsH 5Ioa5i6a SIX
De carried " LoIi l"lt Lts' ~ l,,j5'', NC
turrets IN an ihe cnlel o. 30, q 4 4li,a5i.il
proposed the mover ScHr lIg o. w -,
uechea lulLS.s a. go ~ bal 1nnunfed Two
part o. when "ei ~ ~ w. INNER mari tvo
l5-mch guns anu ~ ny u'pCt f'iL ' I'M,
e-lnch guns. maklne lly lV@Nicl tL AZ
consist of four l5-lhcn anu ioul e-liiCll ~
Two laIIelS. ny qVi'1t ,-iu ~ Iiireali
majority Note % ti5 totii,tt ~. W - r.
CHIEFS, nnally auopleu tlila M l'iaI III ~
lS-lnch ana e-lncn guns VIZ 49, J.'isi2
be mounted IN COUPE I4ILe'9' olle ii7i'''
superposed upon lhe otHtSIi ,,,,,,.i,.,l IN,
These gun poSluoH9 VIZ ne 1870 ~
section, with MAJOR axes III VIC l.'V ~
IRE, and VIII nave compICl at4uoi 10,
lection from distance or ioul !gtl pSloE
the water line to the top Oh inS o-llcm
turrets. This armor as wen as az a. ~
used on these vessels, VIII pe soHu mere
steel, HarVeylzed. Ihe No"tI pdtt OF me
protection the so-called barpelJes' as
well as the 13-inch turrets, VIII nave ar
NOR fifteen inches thick, except lmne77
diately i'm front, where Dc viii be increased
to seventeen inches. The armor protect
ing the S-inch guns viii be nine lnches,
and that also viii De two lnches heavier
where the guns prOtrude.