The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21

shields and sponsors used at present to cover
the rapid-firc guns eau be Protected with better
ners. Should. however. the naval constructors
prefer TO conine the armored area, to present
Krupplzed plate, made OF the thickness OF the
regular Haryeyized armor. the Vitals of the ship
would have. as explained. 20 or 80 per cent.
TIL, Introduction OF Kruppized armor at this
Rbs aaoat rs oPp9 as reea anf f4 fbs sIee IEf 5ne Of Na its
new building programme. II allowed to have
easily produce the best arnored battleships In
the world with speed Of not only Is knots. as
Il Knots. The plans. Of the three new
battleshiDs, as designed in accordance with the
a minimum OF 10 knots. That this was
a great mistake is, now evident, and If Congress
tieships to the Navy Department and not ham
per the Bureau OF Construction the American
and armored navy in the world.
Tho naval constructors and ordnance experts
have been quick TO realize the value OF KTupp-
tectlon for the vessel. but also for saying weight
and displacement, making 1t possible to build
rresaSsssseembiles The department will probably have
q plan TO submit for the construction Of battle-
Can't. oSSNeiii. chief Of tho Bureau Of Ordnance.
e ens bsttpssships BY using Kruppised armoFa md
In iGG re- HnSr ne 81 engine Sarea saPSaSsII sy. IA AZ aW 2 %bsstiaS
Aug, 16. according to u despatch TO The SUN,
he submitted a rough draft of the lines and
weights OF the proposed vessel with that speed.
Capt. O'Neil expressed the belief that by usinR
Kruppized armor as much protection could Dc
! secured with ten or twelve Inch plate as given
by the heavier armor heretofore used. The
belt armor OF the battleshipS now in service
and being built Is from fourteen to eighteen
Inches thick. II a ten-inch Krupplzed plate
will afford ample protection. as Capt O'Neil be-
lioves. u great saving In weight lestlmated at
10 per cent may be effected. and before long
the battleship may have the speed OF the cruiser
Of to-day with equal II not better armor
OF tho cruiser Of the near future may also be
reduced In weight proportionately. Tho New
York has four inches on her bolt and the Brook
lyn three inches. The New York has done II
OF increasing the speed OF tho cruisers that
may hereafter be built by using Krupplzcd ar
NOR and increasing engine capacity are i'm
mense. and the next year or two may Witness
the production. OF a cruiser with a speed almost
equal to that Of some OF the tOrnedo boats--say
about 20 or ~ Knots.
Another departure made possible by Krupp-
lzed armoT would We the construction Ut II conn
posIte battleship and cruiser having u dispiGco-
meat OF. ten ur eleven Thousand tons. which
about equals the displacement OF llrAt
la Uushlp8. A speed OF from ~ to Y knoUS
D,Isht De attaiIed for this vesseI according TO
the weight % urinor and guns carried. The
D~ro.lu OF CONSTRUCTION Is preparing pans ior
10 show the saving In weight that this is
per cent. amounts TO. II might be vol 10 refer
NcwporC News This snip is 10 be armored
with Haryeylzsd plate, the total weight OF
which VII. DO 2.0bS long tons. u Krnppized
plate. which is 40 percent lighter than Harvey
weight Ok 36395 tons would be erected What
/ this means can easily be appreciated when
ons considers that about 35f tons Of Gdd-