The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-15
THE OREGON SWIFT.
Her Record Beats That Of Every
Other Battleship.
AVERAGE SPEED. ,7.os KNOTS.
Her Builders Win Premium OF e175,.
QUO Nearly a Full Knot Faster
Than the Massachusetts,.

Santa Barbara. Cal, May f4--fn her Of
fetal trial trip today the battieship Oregon
covered ssxty-two knots, the official gov
eminent course. IN hours. 20 minutes. ss
seconds. making 4he magnificent average
speed for the time over the course Of 1918
knots. or 70 miles IN an hour.
This speed places her In the very front
rank of ships Of her class In the navies
OF the world. beating the Massachusetts,.
the pride Of the Cramps. which had a rec
ord OF fs.i5 Knots. and the Indiana. with
a record OF is.sl knots The contract of
the Union Iron Works with the govern
ment calls for s.5.oco for every quarter
OF knot above fifteen. and BY her grsa.
performance today the Oregon has earn
ed for her builders premium Of siis.ooc.
Her anchor was weighed al 5s.n a. m.
while swell was running, and she took
a preliminary run 10 warm up her en-
gines The manner IN which the machir-
cry worked was satisfactory ~ The speed
developed ard continued running better
all the time. The big cruiser started over
the line. the Unadilia acting as staksboas.
al s:ff A. RI. and reached Point Foncep-
ton nj 10 o'cioek. making an average
speed of I7cs knots Fifteen minutes and
fourteen aeccnds were consumed in turn
ing. and an average OF ~, - knots was
made on the return run. She crossed the
finish Ene al ii.54 The average run both
WAYS was 1878 knots. with maximum for
six miles OF f7.l knots while running ur-
der ieg pounds 81 steam pressure. the en-
gines making Is TO I'D revolutions with
much less than the allowed air pressure.
with scarcely a vibration OF the decks
from the fhrohhing engines, and amid
cheering from the stokers hremsn and
everyone on hoard. the union Iron Works
achieved a victory ever the world Of
shlpbusldsrs and made for the Pacific
coast a name that ali were Justly proud
Of After the trial. whsch was finished at
fi.E the Oregon wen. through msnuevers
for three hours. during which time she
was backed. turned ard cut figure ~. all
Of which time she Behaved beautifully.
Irving ~ Scott, IN spesAinx of the re-
suits. said: 'sThe trial tofsy makes tho
Oregon absolutely 8arfvsied among the
tronciads q the roris. She sxeeis fhe
Massachusetts for defense ard ofrease. and
only needed trial 20 prove tina; she can
carry these powers az a speed greater than
any Of her rivals Tie average SPEED
o, isTs knots practically fer SIX hours
shows beyond question her ability Of
sustaining great speed for sar@ periods
II every respect her elGsne performances
was without an equal
soon after her return &c San Francisco.
when completed. shs viii D. presented with
A fffspa silver dinner sel by tns state
Of Oregon In heror ard appreciation OF
~. graraess aalslegs 81 u ths word. ere
cruiser being named after taat state. Ths
set IL being fasAa n SFw York. and VIII
b. the finest possibly pntasnabis. Aithousa
me members OF lie Igss7 tsoars could rot
express Themselves. they shsSfI Their zp-
preciatsos Of TIE yesse-n aoess Nsfs IN
,nesr faces The Orsgoa isff immediately
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