The record-union., 1895-10-03
WARSHIP BROOKLYN.
BIG ARMORED CRUISER SUCCESS
FULLY LAUNCHED
Amid the Shrieking of Steam Whistles
and the Cheering of Fifteen
Thousand People.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-The United
States armored cruiser Brooklyn was
launched from Cramps shipyard into the
Delaware River at Los o'clock this after
noon with the usual accompaniment of
noise furnished by shrieking steam whis-
ties and the cheers of at least ID, 900 spec
tators.
Shortly after l o'clock the signal was
given and the big vessel started down the
ways. AS she began to move, Miss
Schieren. daughter of the Mayor OF
pagne against the red hull and christened
The vessel the Brooklyn, The vessel
slipped smoothly into the river and a
great cheer went up from the multitude.
The big. handsome cruiser floRted hum
dred yards or 80 out, and then two
anchors were let go from her bows and
she came TO a stop and swung slowly
around with the tide.
With the launch OF the Brooklyn the
United States Government will come
into possession OF the finest and most ef-
fectiye ship of war IN the world. The
Brooklyn is an armored cruiser and be-
longs to the same type of vessels the
New ork. She EN- bodies in her con-
struction all the modern improvements
III ulaIltlluS WdII6TSs anu ~ SupStlOi w
tho New York in offensive and defensive
strength. Al the recent gathering Of the
fleets OF the world at Kiel, the New York
attracted the most attention among the
naval experts and was admitted to De the
finest vessel of her class afloat, and con-
seQuently, as the Brooklyn is superior to
the New York, the claim that she is the
finest war vessel in the world is founded
upon the opinion OF naval critics.
NOf Of nat n fzfTl q
construction of the Brooklyn appro-
prIaied S3,j000 900 for her, exclusive OF
armament The Brooklyn is ago feet q
inches long, 81 feet beam and has mean
draught OF "A ieet and nodded depth of
Al feet 3 inches. Her cruising displace-
ment is 8. l35 tons and the maximum in
dicated horsepower (estimated) Is eX-
pected to be 10000. Her coaling capacity
is :. 100 tons Just go more than the New
York. The Brooklyn has seven hori-
Zontal return fre-tube type of boilers,
with a total heating surface OF 81. .353
square feet. The engines are a vertical
inverted cylinder. direct action, triple
expansion type, each with a high pres
sure cylinder - inches, an intermediate
pressure cylinder a. inches and Il low
pressure cylinder y inches in diameter.
The stroke of all the pistons is AZ inches.
! The Brooklyn is a twin-screw ship aud
! the shafts are intended TO make l29 revo-
4 lutions per minute.
! The armor OF the Brooklyn consists of
| a nickel steel deck OF six inches thickness
on the slope, and three inches thickness
on the fiat, water line belt OF three-inch
! plate, backed by the double streak of hull
! plating, extending over the whole of the
machinery space. Barbettes ten inches
! thick will protect her eight-inch gun, in
/ closing the bases OF her revolving tur-
rets. six inches in thickness. The spon-
sons for her tive-inch gun are four inches
/ thick and those for the raDid-fire guns
are two inches thick. The battery is to
| consist of eight six-lnch guns. mounted
! on four turrets, two on the middle line
| forward and aft and two amidship, spon-
soned on the side; ten tive-inch guns,
mounted on sponsors on the gun deck,
and sixteen six-pound rapid fire ma
/ chine guns.
The Brooklyn will have three smoke g.
stacks, and these from their great hight
Will give the ship distinctive appear
ance. She will also have two steel mill
tary masts OF greater hight than ordi-
narily carried by ships.
one OF the characteristics of the Brook
lyn is the enormous berthing space for
the crew, there being accommodation for
a thousand men-sbout double the num-
ber OF the regular complement.
The contract for the Brooklyn calls fol
! a maintained speed of at least twenty
! knots an hour for four hours, and a dis
placement of 3.l50 tons. For every quar-
/ ter knot, in excess of the twenty knots
required, the builders will receive q
4 bonus, and for every quarter knot below
! twenty penalty Will be exacted.
The next launch OF a war vessel al
| Cramps will be the battle-sbip Iowa, the
sister ship of the Indiana. The Iowa ID
/ now nearly ready for launching.