The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-04
UNCLE sAM's BIGGEST GUN.
1t VIII Also Re One of the MIghticst
In the World.

Largest OF all the guns ever built In this
corntry. and one OF the largest ever built
I'm the world. says the New York Press,
Is the fs-inch gun which the watervliet
arsenal near Albany Is now getting ready
20 Euild.
The United States has bull, two OF large
caiiber for its coast defences, but they
were old-fa shioned smooth bores. and nor
to be compared TO the new gun in size
weight or anything except calloer They
are two 2O-lnch guns. one OF which is
mounted al Fort Hamilton. and one Of
which lies mounted on the ordnance dock
at Governors island. These guns We're not
Il startling success The one az or Ham
ilton has been fired few times. and each
time Its recon raised the very dickens with
It's carriage
The 3e-inch guns are ~ feet long, ard
have "a range OF between five and SIX
miles. The new gun viii b. nearly - feet
long Ito be accurate. - o. feeu. viii have
a range OF Is miles and be able TO Isene-
trate z7as inches OF the lsost steel arfnor at
"A distance OF two miles The gun will
weigh - tons. and IL Will throw a solid
armor piercing prujectile weighing 1870
pounds when the proisctiie leaves the
rnGx4le or the gun IL viii be travelling al
the rate OF s.eo feet second. and il a
plate ~ HarN eylxei steel - inches IN
thickness were placed near the rluxxle OF
the gun IL would be- penetrated by IRE As
ing mass OF The project:le.
This gun. mounted at Fort wsasworth.
would ia able 70 huri 30 pound protec-
tile upon "A hostile man-of-war before slse
gat within seven miles of Sandy Hook
The. vessel would be exposed 80 American
shot before she got In American waters.
for the range Of the gun would be far be-
yond the "three-miie limit" the distance
of las coast for whieh nation claims
jurisdiction.
Te.hagcaily she bnnd1nE ~ a s,ln Is .a.3ea
the assembly - the gsA The assembly
- the new is-insa thsfesgrer W.i. net he a
matter 81 days. Reeks or months. bot ~
Years X Is cs-ifnatfs3 that eSea under
tha most favorable circumstances * W.
I'd. three years eyfoFe the gun IS FeAsss for
delivery The hs.}1'aK ~ is-iGSsl gums has
been something g0uS desired by tbs ovei-
sa.anee 81 aartmvnt. AL the plans sos oy1e
hSve been cssrefsi,y PREPARED
The necessity ~ guns u THIS Gather Is
s.vsfsssacel by sue fact fhsf several fore.gn
ss,ssra--as-ysar have aTeeo~ nSalnxT which
even = ts-lnth GIN wssu}3 ee in@neetiNe.
T.here, as .ha Brs-}sh &~as..sss13p !uaexlBle
for inSsance. wtva - lnches os arraor. ans
fhe pA1io aad Issnssssso. ~ ;he Iga43a
navy. wilA - lgs,soeS ~ sTmor.
Erg2sn,s has ia her oosst defeases art
Der navy stxs.ea Szwss - ze-lnch csi4as-.
ani F-an>e hss eisht I;ssy has TWENTY
MA s-s1us ~ i.-}nca <-ss5fssT The 80 n gun
w~s~k ssg-aa Whtch hss from h@gsa a.
Watervjits wiE he superior su eF1es tve-
reses lscsvever. "a tae ftRstsn Ezsas g.
sansseh yNav so haNa ~He ireh usvs ~
szafiasr Tns Ere&s teoutse - Ear f>sfst4
}n ths s-s,sStrit-t ea - sZaas - S}ca .su-
rssa7se size - tfass s~NnsttE~s3 has heen
that &hay ss~.sas~e1" a. tAe sase sfgs~
s--grss aFes 8 feR ;ssnsS- TIE .rvsrAarcs
hNar4 81 ,ie-s3Gn4w9 tha wsyerVises r4n.
however believes ttaat p. has ~ts~e~esaess IN