The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-10


are these craft and capable of such
swift destruction, that it would tax
all the energies of the swiftest cruiser
afloat to cope with more than one OF
them. This particular boat, as stated.
is built for speed in great degree, 50
that by attaining such velocity she Will
be able to work an round the majority
of the torpedo boats Of other nations
and thus have a very great additional
advantage. -
A seaworthy craft in every respect,
it is believed she viii be therefore far
more to be feared than many of the
torpedo boats of other nations which,
having, been built particularly for coast
service, are not considered available
for what is known as sea duty. No
name has yet been found for this
craft, and thus, while she is nameless,
she is really the most interesting OBJ
ject in the eyes of the naval experts
today Should she reach the degree OF
perfection it is believed she will gain
she will make a new era in naval cor
struction and make for herself a place
in our own navy at the front of all
She has a long, finely modelled hull,
81 feet 4 inches over all, with maxi
mum beam of only % feet Upon her
trial displacement of $40 tons, about
seventy tons less than her load dis
placement, she will have a maximum
draught of seven feet three inches. Her
bow is cut away, giving a clean, easy
entrance into the water, and that, III
conjunction with her goodly freebodrd
forward of eleven feet, promises to make
her an exceptionally dry craft for her
kind. Her height above water amid
ships will be feet 6 inches, and her
long, fiat run aft will keep her from
settling by the stern when running at
full speed. while materially increasing
her seaworthiness.
She Will carry two coming towers,
one forward and one aft, and each VIII
be supplied with beth hand and steam
steering gears, While upon the pr1dge
just abaft the forward tower there Will
be a third steering gear for navigation
in fair weather. The decks viii be COW
cred with linoleuln and such wood as
is used will be firepFoofed There VIII
be a berthing space for twenty well
forward, the hunks being made to turn
I'D an out of the way when not IN use
Accommodation for twelve hremen
will be provided just abaft the engine
space
The boat will be lighted entirely by
electricity within, and without as Well
for the purposes of Navigation. She IS
subdivided into something ike a dozen
unbroken watertight compartments.
without any means of intercommunlca-
ton. These are so arranged that pas
sage up to the deck and down again
is necessary in order@to pass from one
commandment to another. This excel
lent arrangement is only one OF the new
crafts many good points.
She will be driven by two sets OF
triple-expansion engines, aetuatlnS TWIN
screws These engines, in common
compartment, are of the four cylinder
type. and have each hlgh pressure
cylinder of 211a inches, an intermediate
pressure cylinder of 3212 inches, and
Two low pressure cylinders OF 81 1ncneS
in diameter They have common
stroke of 16 inches, and will make 4o0
revolutions a minute when running al
full speed.
Steam will be supplied by four
Thornycroft water tube boilers, placeo
in two compartments, ana enough
steam. at a working pressure OF Z4o
nnunds. viii be generated to induce an
indicated horsepower IN the ehSiAes o.
Z. 200 when running at full speed. For
the sake of protection against moderate
gun fire the coal is slowed ABREAST the
boilers. A small steam windlass Tor
ward will raise the anchors ana manure
such heavy weights as the boat may
be required to carry
As a torpedo boat destroyer she viii
carry a battery of seven s1x-ponnoer
rapid fire guns. There VIII De one on
top of each coming tower, 10 be
worked from the encireling bridge; one
on each bow abreast the forward
tower and three arnidships along the
center line. Each six-pounder viii be
supplied with 19S rounds Of amnuni-
ton. In her capacity as torpedo boat
she will carry two 1Slinch tubes for the
discharge of whitehead torpedoes.
These tubes, one just abaft the other,
are placed on the center line between
the after smokestack and the after con-
ming tower. There VIII be a supply OF
four torpedoes, the two spare ones be-
ing carried in cases on the deck The
contract cost, excluding armament, is
S236, 900.
How soon this craft viii be COM