The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-24
NEW VAR SHIPS
LAUNCHED.
THE NASHVILLE AND WILMlNG-
Ton LAUNCHED.
4 Descriotion Of the Vessels. FuES
5000 People Witnessed the
Launching.

It N.w:ns: News, Va. on Saturday July
6 coo nooi:lr witnessed tic launching ol lhs
, Nashville and Wilmington. the neWstesi gun
ana,s built j.: The Newport News shlp oullo-
la. aud DRY Dock Company. The Nashville
.lid troa: lie ways at exactly thirteen
minutes to 10 o'clock. Miss Emma Inonpson'
! daughter cc Hou. Joseph Thompson, OF
Xasi.v;llr. .hra king the traditional champagne
f.ottir ;Ieros+ ger bows.
rn. Wil...i ;ton WIS launched Ill Illus cN-
r.ttr. and Va, christeaed by Miss Anne =.
,;ra-. Of Wilmington, daughter OF Senator
Gray.
The Wir:in rtons course, 800 feet over
! lie WINS. w. tie longest ever TAKEN " az
:: hat iuinrlrI on this continent. ier speeu'
w!l.n :::a :: r'"'!i the water, was - KNOTS al
hour r;..:r wa5 NOT single hltch ID either
COST 'i';r' i3Tnchla.; was a@ nea1 i" pe1t'e'
s,,,.rS- IL possible.
The yauu,lct. which followed the launch
i.,~ ,.as one. cf the biggest affairs o. inc
k;rd ever Known herc.
Tn. .p:q...;;,.s were made in very happJ
vein anil al u the spc:i&crs TOOK occas!on ~
,av some vr.y lice things ABOUT the N1"pot,s
i New Sniprar;. the presence O tne Aoiu
Allaatic SI%a.con III TIC river nfos* sle"'
"as tc III" inrressivcneSs OF tae oe'.n'; .t,, -;
the :,yo ys1lbca.5 launched arc tu7 N19'
craft designed cnt:rclv Nnder Sucreta.F Ael
br-i's administration. Tn"y are espe@!a:ty
ir,,n,l,.d a. rlect t!ie need for small. easily
handled a:;i c:ouor:iGal draft 70 do ponce
tuty in .ha!:pw. tropical por;s and up Assa1
l.. rivers. r:r,:,; relieving the large crui7I.S o.
work for w::!.i; tb"" are lll-ii5tea; EAte1
Constructor lti..AharG pianucd 70 make 'ns.t .t
| IL, tI>,.;l
they wnu.,; not be obliged t. resort llc7
nu:,,tlv 70 remote Grv docks. but. owing 10
The liail;tatipps oc the law. this could not oo
done. and 10th the Wilmington and lne
Nashville az, :ii-steel !o&;S.
Tic %aStvll. * 4 schooner rlSSeG Doal.
ant Is j tcreStinS because OF her pecaNse
i machinery arrangements. sile Has tmiH
screws au,! two sets OF quadrrpie expansion
ENGINES. The grinders Of ties. ara arranSeS
IL i1rr a:!.l aft lines. with the 10" pres 1feS
towards tie bow. The purpose Is to dlscon-
nee; .rhrsv ;,;y cylinders by :. shaft coupling
when tbs We sci is on ordinary cruises, m;ss-
| iny the engines riple expansion, and as tnuS
! ,;;rraac;.;l, they can be worked with sSlali
i roo:an!,,;!ou oi coal. at about eight Enots
J; sfr;,,l. 81 coupling the low pressure eylln-
[; ,1.rs with lhc others. the speed may be ran
i 10 % fourteen knots. though 1T the expense
|-Gi much more. approximate to that OF care
/ lul n!cg;hant steamers. is expected
\ further economy and simplicity Is e.
j f.stcs r,v driving the nam air pump directly
i from the mla:n engines. keeping IN reserve .
snail iu,tr ri~,littcnt pump for use With hgh
Srce,ls i curious arrangement Q! Go!erS
has been adopted to meet the needs Oh INC
alternative quadruple or triple expansion
system There are four tubulous and TWO
cylindrical boilers. With iull power ae"
: sne,.l all Of the boilers will be used. the tibc-
. Io,,s surplvirs steam at 2G0 pounds TO the
ri:h pressure cylinders ana the shell boilers
: suD1>lving steam 4. l&0 pounds - the h:St
intermediate crlir<,ris 10 meet il. AZ cra'S,
i;;.- speeds either set Of boilers may be us$n
alone. The maximum horsepower VIII ot'
: $50. Aside from these novel machinery
! arrangements. the features CT TIC NaSnF!lle
are as follows: r,,.-
: Length. 229 feet: breadth, 2S;eet: ) incEeS;
, disbursement. 1871 tons: complement. lou
q, men. t;,ttarv, four rapid fire inch rifles on
: ~. main deck. four OF the same n arnore0
= sn,ns.;rs ca tnegun deck. four pounder
fInIc.!,iss GINS and number OF l-pOunCcr
and G;itirg Sucs.
Tic Wilmiuytor's peeuliarities are IN the
hJlI, S:ln j. only y toE5 larger than the
, ! Nashvi!!" hat she j. full thirty feet longer
lal nearly two feet broader. DelnS 2ao lest.
:Echc< long ~ 20 feet. men ofoau' !nl
is ac.ou1t;:l ior hy the fact that sne Draw
+ mnly rinc feet Of water. being specially de'
. sirned f3r service in the shs!lo| Aslatl'
= rivers. She las % sail power. but mas on
,iy military mast in the shape OF Il conlca
stael t1:vcr. containing 4 special staircase cno
carving two Cutting and two 1-poundel
Hc:c.kiSs gains, "a" vessel las TWIN screw
and double rudtIe;! c2suring quick turning
in narrow channels, and TO protect then
against io,;linS un,i damage from the oank'
or drift. the hull is shaped astcrn INTO t"f
: ior:, tunnels This gives great oreaolh O
huil :.sterl. which affords L largo pcrtnlll@
: e;,u..a. augmented ':E a cu, crcd deck cXtend
> iI., arr two thirds nt the veSsci > length.
Tnl vrS...iS are tilted With cl"':t-ie liShtS
e!.,;ri, r;G- ana r. fri,;eratinS plants to neA'
thrr; romi..r.aulc when in the tropics.
' TE" Wilmington las an ordinary arrange
mcnt Of nla.hinery. six small boilers. furnish
;ur steam to the two triple-cXpaus!on en-
,.irrs ,rjy,:. I'll" vessel II thirteen EnotS
: maximum .:pred. The battery j. substantial
~ i!L,: lhat Jt the Nashville.
TIL. VICTORIOUS LAUNCHED.
I'll. newly constructed battleship Victor
ions Wi, launched 1t Chatham, Eng. in til
1,r,snnc: .: a la1:e crowd OF spectators q
Saturday. ibis warShip Is the third VeSsC
, ! -; her ..!asa. provi'.:;d for By the naval G.!
. ;..t,,c a.,t of 1883, t. leave the stocks. In
Vjr,or;r;!s iS Of 5000 tons displacement
:. $50 feet .5ny and has coal capacity oi l:sS
t0i.-.