The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-27

head separates each of these guns from
its neighbor.
The armor belt, which extends from
the stem to abaft the after turret, is to
be sixteen and one-half inches thick at
the top and nine and one-half inches
thick at the bottom, except at the for
ward end, where it will be taDered to
four inches at the stem. This belt ar
NOR will extend from four feet below
the normal load line to three and one
half feet above it, and will MAINTAIN
the full thickness amidships between
the turretS, and for the distance occu-
pied by the engines and boilers Diago-
nal armor twelve inches thick connect
ing this belt arrnor and barbettes and
extending from the slopes Of protective
deck to top of the side belt, on each
side is worked to give protection from
raking fire Abaft the after turret
the protection will be completed by
thickening the protective deck to four
inches on the slopes, with two and
three-fourths inches on the fat. On
the slopes of this deck forward it is
three inches thick and two and three
fourths inches on the fat. The armor
on the 13-inch gun turretS will be sew
enteen inches on the front and fifteen
inches on the rear and sides; While on
the barbettes for these turretS, which
are circular in shape, will be fifteen
the rear and sides. The sides of the
vessel above the belt armor in wake
of the 16-inch battery, and forming the
casemate. VIII be armored with five
and one-half inches of steel, extending
between the turrets with diagonal ar
NOR of same thickness at the ends.
connecting with the barbettes, and
working above the Pinch diagonal ar
NOR below She will be protected
against the entrance of water, in case
of injury to the side. at the water line,
by cofferdap1s extending for the length
of the vessel on each side, and having
a general width of three feet, with a
total capacity of about 1880 cubic
feet for stowage of fire-proofed corn
pith celluloids,
Independent of the numerous small
water-tight pockets or cells forming the
entire scheme of cofferdams. the inner
bottom and hold, the platforms, splin-
! ter and berth decks, are divided into
between 200 and 300 watertight COM
partments, both for the accommoda-
! ton of the motor power and the stow
age of coal, provisions and ammuni-
tons, and other stores; and also for the
| preservation of the ship in the event
/ of rupture of the outer skin, or injury
! in battle. All these many compart-
ments are provided with pipes, connect
/ ing with powerful steam pumps, for
| the purpose of removing any water that
may get in them, either from accident
or design. Arrangements are also made
for flooding all ammunition rooms in
| the event Of fire on board the vessel.
All these compartments, together with
all living spaces, state-roofns, etc, ETC.,
occupied by the officers or crew, have
! special pipes or ducts, arranged with
view of supplying fresh air to the
occupants, and to make the temper
allure of all store-rooms, even in the
most remote parts Of the vessel, COM
Portable and healthy. These pipes all
! connect with powerful blowers, which
draw fresh air by means of ventilators
extending from ten to twenty feet
above the ships deck.
| The forward coming tower armor
| will be- in thickness, ten inches, oval in
! shape, size in the clear seven by eleven
feet, with an armored tube seven inches
thick extending down to the protective
deck, to house all wires or other means
of interior communication, so that the
officer coming the vessel in motion can
be in. constant and safe communication
! with all parts of the vessel. An after
! coming, or signal tower, is also pro-
vided. having an inside diameter of six
feet, and thickness of six inches.
The turrets will be operated by cleo
tric power; also the ammunition hoists
and the dynamo and auxiliary blowers
for ventilating purposes. There viii be
some eighty odd auxiliary engines in
the vessel, thus adding greatly to the
efficiency Of the ship, in the celebrity
and certainty with which the work can
be done. The cranes for handling the
boats are operated by steam, also the
deck winches, pumps, windlass and
| steering gear (this latter is located be
Meath the protective deck, and several
! feet below the water line). The intro
duction of these auxiliary engines is
brought about mainly by the variety
! and nature Of the work to be done, and
the demand for the latest and best in