The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-06
lNEWWARSHIP.
,,.ois. Most Powerful Vessel of the
NAVY. TO BE Launched Tuesday.
~ Load Water Line 500 Feet.
p Feet 20 Inches, Normal DIS.
,,,e.mcnt II,525 Tons. Loaded,
,sSq5 Tons, Draft a5n Feet.

WARRINGTON, oct S.-Next Tucsda,
,n o'clock. there will glide off tn,
-. a, the yards of the Newror
~. shipbuilding Co, the biggest
-, powerful and probably the mos
..,,,,llg effective battle ship in tn,
,..,d states navy. This will be Tn,
rioos which is expected by the nava
,.sgpers 10 be worthy god child o.
=, uate whose name she bears
l,,eer ty a thousand tons than the
/ OREGON; larger than the Iowa, now
"a. biggest battle ship in service, the
Illinois is still so designed that she
Nil be able to enter any harbor open
., the smaller battle ships, while in
n. matter Of speed she will rank with
spy Of them.
The dimensions Of the Illinois are
v follows; Length on load water
line sS feet; beam, extreme, az feet
q, inches; draft on normal displace-
u,ni oill,525 tons, 90 feet 8 inches.
Maximum displacement, all ammu-
riiion and stores on board, IL, S2j tons;
maximum indicated horse power (esti-
nsiedD 10000; probable speed, 16L
knots Normal coal supply 500 tons,
eosl supply, loose storage, 1900 tons.
The main battery will consist Of
four lS.inch breech-loading rifles in
HiehbOrn balanced turrets, oval in
shape and placed in the center line of
the vessel, and IA 6-inch rapid-fir
gurS The secondary battery will
consist Of l6 G-pounder rapid fire guns,
four l.pounder rapid-fire guns, two
Colt guns, and two field guns She
will carry four torpedo tubes The 49,
inch guns have an arc of fire of 1876
degrees on each side of the GEN.
Ter llne and the 6-inch an arc
Of 20 degrees on the broadside,
with the advantage OF those on the |
upper deck Of 4 direct fire ahead and |
asiern. Any injury 10 or near either
Of these six-inch guns, will be con.
hned 10 lis own compartment, as IL
nch steel splinter bulkhead separates
zach OF these guns from its neighbor.
lbe armor belt which extends from
ne stem to abaft the after turret, is to
{ l6H inches thick at the top and
y inches thick at the bottom, ex-
ePi at the forward end, where It
MI be tapered to four inches at
he stem This belt armor will ex.
END from four feet below the normal
'aa line to three and one-half
'e' above IT, and will maintain
le iuA thickness amidships between
ae iu'rets, and for the distance occu-
isd BY the engines aud boilers. dag.
lal srmor, Il inches thick, connect.
. 'his belt armor and barbettes, and
'enaing from the slopes of protect
Geek to top Of the side belt on each
70 Is worked to give protection from
aking fire. Abatt the after turret
protection will be completed by
VAening the protective deck to
mes On the slopes, with ga inches :
'ne hat On the slopes of this deck
"ard itisSinches thick and 29l inch
'n the fiat. The armor on the ls-inch /
'urFets will be II inches in front
10 inches on the rear and sides; L
nc On the barbettes for these tur-
, winch are circular in shape, will
10 inches on the front and 10 inches
vac rear and sides. The sides of
'eSse! above the belt armor IN v
y u the siX-inch battery, and q
''us 'he casemate, will be armored +
.. inches OF steel, extending be- t
{" 'he turretS with diagonal armor n
ane thickness at the ends, con- c'
aug with the barbettes, and worked el
C We Finch diagonal armor below. ie
VIA DC protected against the en- &
~ y, VI water in case of injury to pl
sue at the water line, by Golfer fe
extending for the length of the ne
. On each side, and having a gem
"'u.n OF three feet, with total ca
VI ABOUT l@,5OO cubic feet. for
1Se Of freproofed corn.pith m
'''e Independent of the M
''O0' small watcr-tight pocls- he
" cells forming the entire WI
l' oi coiferdams, the inner bot tn
'Au hoId' the platforms, splinter he
''f'h decks, are divided into be- OF
EOo and 800 water tight CON- Si'
'"'s' Doth for the accommodation th'
~ 1--we power and storage of
t'o''s'ons, ammunition and
'r'eSi and also for the preser~ na
:, VI The ship in the event of rup- "a, "a
'''0o'er skin, or injury in bat. ca,
l, 1r'' keel plate of this vessel was &c
!. .uSry TO- 1897, not quite 20 res
co - past, and the percentage Of Pa
80 Ipie'ed to this date, based on
80 n'ied ont and ready for sea,
TS IVpOr'ed between 5s and "a per !
"a 80 contract price was s9,595,. Ia
= : ol| 'ue date OF completion Is stat bur
&C October s, iSsa Inn,