Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

Inc power to meet any enan,,
~" s es.l,srea effectively in the ty,n W.
nu Suns forming the main ana ,,,Si, !.
N,;,, ale.ei'ts' and these Will consist a.
n.a%h hlttery, 13-fnch brea,41 1880 ~
illieS and S-irch breech Ina i1ins ~ q
rifles. 'aieoi rapid-fire
49, ui'e purpose of resisting tornedo
III 5<'. a.,aSk and emilia ding the nnan
deckS or unprotected gun sfatians open
enemy. 20 FOUNDERS G M, ms, oL ail
,lld Tour Gatlings WIFI keep m Se.
= u>AtNe Hre, and Woe TO tiha ,.an,,,
SUNG small croft that exposes itssIt
= 'e Jury OF chat steel clad busr
a:nadsiilp. Will complete. tn, nff4.n sil
phase on THE ships. 80 Intensive
Inc thirteen-inch and ai,,b,t 49,,
gums are housed in two two-sto1.v ~
80, lets: me e!s'ht-incal guns are in the
upper G1alf, which is fixed rightly 70 ne ne
lower half The whole structsira ~ bae uis
aoial swing of 30 degrees. and All fo,r
Sutls are pointed in the sair,+s general
uiEeeuon and swung from side ft,,.siSa
~ ta'e one great turning gear enga pcinfsee
s snu ,uMsr mSrH. The design has been
seriously questioned here and abroad
u a. mere IS a prevailing opinion thar
uhe experiment Will never be 1anna TAD K
rue e!ShV Inch gums are sheltered be-
niho walls generally mine inches thick
~ aus :r, ented to eleven inches at the
cred by fifteen inches of hardened steal
ais". except al the front, where there
Is an added thickness OF two inches To
lrls.rce ING walls of the lower turret
s ~" Woulu nave to strike them from a
distance of 1900 yards with an the penr-
up energy equal to bearins that shot
quite thirteen miles
me auxiliary battery of II flve-anch
rslp!a-f!re gums is mounted i'm THE sl1-
l'er-st Nurture on the main deck This
s. h., b;
envy. IS composed of hardened steel six
inches thick. and no explosive six-inc,h
sMel! could ever get throuh that bull
Wark. Each gun station is separated
from the adjoining gun by a two-inch
wall Of steel that the effect of pena
ting shot and bursting shell may be
.uFsl!ized Each of these guns has a
service rate of speed of quite six aimed
slaofs a minute. and as each shot
Weighs 80 pounds a little arithmetic
Tells the story.
The sdx-pounders are mounted in part
on the berth deck forward and aft. The
rest or them are placed in the super
structure above THE tive-inch guns,
where they have "a very desirable range
Of fire. The one-ppunders and the Cat
inss are placed on the bridges and up
in The military tops.
To feed all these guns each ship will
carry 800 tons of aunmunit ion-enough
TO welcome an enemy With exceeding
warmth.
The water-line region of the sides will
be protected from attack by broad
band OF rs 12 inch arnor, running
along the sides anidshdp for a distance
Of Ia feet. and tnpe1s thence to four
inches at the stem. This belt lis 71-2
feet wide and under normal conditions
only 1o will Ibe above the water lime.
At the extrem iIieS OF the tihickest part
athwartshp bulkheads turn inboard
and end against the barbettes or heavy
tubes OF fi'fteen-inc'h steel! witch rise
from the protective deck and adliell the
| ammunition hoists and THE turning
gears of the turrets. The forward bulk
head is 10 inches thick, the after one Il.