The evening times., 1895-08-20
Cruiser Bruuklyn Soon TO Be
Launched Iin Philadelphia.
SISTER TO FHE NEW YORK
She VIII Be One of the Finest
Ships In the Navy and valu-
able Addition to the Fleet of
cruisers-Her General Dimensions,
Power and battery.

Within avery few weeks the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, sister ship to the New
York, and, in many respects, an improve
ment upon that superb vessel, will
be launched from the ways in Cramps
shipyard, where, for more than two years,
She has been building. No date has yet
| been fixed for the event, and none has
| been definitely thought of, but within a
short time the Navy Department will be
| communicated with and a day fixed. No
! tice will be given at least two weeks be-
fore the launch.
The New York is regarded by many naval
officers as the finest warship afloat, and
the marine performances of her improved
type, the Brooklyn, will be watched with
tho greatest interest. Already launching
ways have been placed under her, and, at
the latest, the middle of September will
zee the proud vessel afloat.
The Brooklyn is designed to have 4 speed
Of at least twenty knots an hour, at a dis
placement OF $3.50 tons, and her four
triple expansion engines are to work in
pairs on twin ecrews. The contract price
is $2,9e6,0O0, and the time limit for COM
pletion February IL, 1896.
THE BROOKLYN'S DIMENSIONS.
In length she is 46O feet inches, her
beam measures "a feet inches and the
moulded depth is Al feet inches. At "a
feet mean draught her displacement is
9,l5O tons. Ths dimeneiOns and the
arrangements of the working part of the
machinery are similar to those OF the New
York.
The battery is to consist OF eight S-inch
guns, mounted III four turrets, two On the
middle line forward and aft and two amid
ships sponsoned on the sides; ten 5-inch
guns mounted in sponsons On the gun deck
similar 10 the 4-inch guns mounts OF the
New York ard sixteen 6-pounder rapid
fire and machine guns. Her protection
Is n nickcl-steel deck. of six incnes thick
ness on the slope ara three lncnes OH the
flat, a water lire belt of three-iEca plates, |
backed by u double streak OF huh plating, |
extending over the whole OF the machinery |
space. Barbettes ten inches thick will |
protect her s-incl guns, inclosing the bases |
of revolving turrets, six inches i'll thickness
The sponsons for her 5-inch guns are four
inches thick ard those for the twelve rapid
fire guns are two inches thick.
, The Brooklyn is twenty feet longer than
the New York, and this additional length
makes room for a forecastic deck. Amid
ships the ''tumble-home,' that is the in
ward slope of the vessels sides, greatly
facilitates the construction and support
Of the turrets and barbettes for her four
s-inch guns at The broadsides, besides CIV
ing them larger range.
HER HIGH TUNNELS.
A peculiarity of the brooklyn is the great
height OF her tunnels, their tops being 100
Zee, above the lower crate bars. Her mil
tary masts are also larger than those OF
he New York, the foreniast extending up
% the first fighting top, the fun size of
he coming tower. The increased height
( the funnel is mainly to obtain the benefits
II forced draught without air pressure
ID the fire-rooms.
One OF the distinguishing characteristics
# the Brooklyn is the enormous berthing
pace for the crew, there being accomnoda-
ions for 900 men, about double the num-
,er of her regular complement. In time
( war, this feature will be- OF great value
Il distant stations, enabling considerable
eserve force of enlisted men TO he carried
or any squadron OF which she may be the |
lagship.
Her coaling capacity is just 1,Tb0 tons,
Gst 40 more than that of the New York ,
'wo hoisting engines, each capable of
fling 900 pounds at the rate of 300
ect a minute, will ha Ddle the coal aboard ,
lip