The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-16

structor who has been busuy engaged
in working out plans and specifications
for the construction Of the boats.
The five lighting machines 10 De built
here will be the first ever turned out from
a Richmond plant They viii be models
of their kind. constructed Ia accordance
with general plans made By The govern
ment and VIII Or among the most for
midablc engines OF war in their class to
be found anoat The Richmond company
Will make every reasonable effort so put
out The finest. most durable and best
equipped boats within their capacity as
these wlII be looked upon boy the naval
authorities I'm the light of test as 20
the relative capalnl,.c Of the Richmond
concern. 10 is believed that the boats
when complete wlll meet every require
mut of The naval authorities and VIII
reflect the highest degree Of credit upon
The company building them
GOT A GOOD SHARE.
OF the sixteen des,royegs and twelve
torpedo boats authorized by act OF Con-
gross approved May g. lsg, making APP
pfoprati0ns for the naval service for the
fiscal year ending June On 1882 30 is
noteworthy fac-thlt out of the twenty
eight boats Richmond got five Of them
Twelve companies put in bids. This Is a
vCry gratifying showing for Richmond
Hud 0uGht to be an incentive 90 the local
company 90 so equip itself as 40 be pre-
pared to compete with the other represeu-
tative iron and steel plants in their bids
Cor contracts to build warships for tAe
United States government
The contract limits the time OF compile
zion o. eighteen months Ter the deslroyers
and twelve months for the torpedo boats.
Failure 20 COMPLETE The vessels within
the time specified JIM the contracts will IN
y0iVe heavy penalties. Tn the case Of The
destroy ers $50 a day VII De charged for
the hrst month next succeeding the eX-
plration % the period fixed. 500 per day
for the second month. and $50 day
thereafter until delivered as required. In
the case OF The torpedo boats SEQ O day
wil be charged Tor the hrst month next
succeeding the expiration Of The period
fixed SEQ q day Tor The second month. and
500 a day thereafter until delivered-Sun-
days always excepted.
The contractors for the boats we're re-
eiufred 10 show o. IN satisfaction OF the
Secretary Of the Navy that within three
months from The dare 90 the contracts
they would hive Tie necessary pants
ready 20 turn 0ui thc work No bids were
considered which did not propose 10 guar
antee o speed Of not less than p knots for
Che dcsfruye~s or loss than 70 knots ior
the torpedo boats
NAMES or THE DOATs.
THE United states Government con
fines tire naming OF vessels after her
naval heroes no boats OF ile torpedo
and destroyer type. end be- The loi last
contracted some bravo mrr have been
hororod THE ngmcs at tie two destroy
crs to boz built On Richmond are The De-
cafur ana the Dale The three torpedo
boals to be built hero viii be named the
Stockton the Thornton ard The Shirbrick
The desrovcrs win be among The
largest % the kind IN the world. Mother
vii te less than go tors displacsment
which o. twenty tons more than the limit
rcacho1 on tonnage m this type 81 boat
up 20 tHe present time They VIII exceed
by q feet lu overall measure any de-
stroyer a0oot They viii be the first de-
siroyers in me United states navy Con-
gress took q creditab'e stand IN procuring
the best boats Of the kind 30 be bum.
The United States mosquito feet at this
time consists - torpedo boats only ana
IN numbers our navy makes bu, small
showing IN comparison with Gr1at
Britain. France or Germany.
The new torpedo-boat destroyers will
form a class by themselves. and VIII be
numbered from 20 IT,
They Will be named after our naval
heroes No. J will be the Cambridge,
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