The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-03-05

C"hnDines the Qualities OF q Fighting Ma
chine and n Private Yacht-was Built
at q Cost of About s13e, ooO-Hcr sys-
TEN of Telephone Connections.
Lying in the Bellot dock at Havre,
alongside the Spanish cruiser Carlos
'9uirto, is a Russian warship Of an en-
tirely new type. She is the protected
cruiser Svetlana, which has been built
by the FORCES ct Chantiers de la Medi-
torrance at Havre at a cost of about
Sl32, 900. The special feature about her
Is that in addition to being a powerful,
speedy and effective man of. war she is
ilso fitted with all the convenicnces and
comforts IT a private yacht. The official
designation IF the vessel is, "A cruiser
ut the disposal of the grand duke high
admiral. The dimensions of the new
vessel are: Length OH the water line,
33l feet 4 inches; beam, az feet 8 inch
IS; nodded depth, 33 feet $ inches; ex-
IRENE draft, IL feet 8 inches, and dis
placement, 1888 tons. She is built
Of steel, sheathed with wood and COP
per Her speed is expected to attain
very nearly II knots an hour. There are
two engines Of the vertical triple expan-
sion type, driving twin screws. They
were estimated to develop s. 800 horse
power. but have already gone as high as
8, 500, and at the final steam trials will
no doubt reach 10000 horsepower. The
motive force is provided by Is Belle
vile boilers. arranged in three groups
of six each. With her bunkers full the
vessel has a radius Of IL, 900 miles at
10 knot speed. The Syetlana was laid
down at Havre on Dec. Z, 1895, and
was launched l2 months later.
The. lines of the vessel are broken
abreast the bridge and quarter deck by
sponsoned positions, whence project the
long muzzles of 8 inch guns, and
there is further evidence Of her warlike
character in the formidable looking ram
which, according to French custom,
points flush with the water line. The
ample size Of the portholes-veritable
windows they ~are-gives indication,
however. of her dual attribute of a
yacht, assuring airiness and light for
the quarters on the battery deck.
The deck cabin contains a roomy
companionway. leading to the quarters
Of the grand duke and his suit. 1t will
serve Us a smoking DON for his imperi-
al highness. Next to this again is the
entrance to the captains quarters and
those Of the minister of marine. Adj
joining this descent is an electric am-
munition hoist.
1t is impossible to give q correct idea
of the S~vetlana without special men,
ton of her captain. He is q typical Rus
sian sailor, swarthy and of herculean
build, with dark beard and piercing
eyes. Mr.. V~eshkourtsoff, who represents
the Russian naval construction depart
ment, is responsible for the success of
the internal arrangements of the Syet-
lana.
Every appliance that modern ingenu-
ity can devise has been introduced en-
board the Svetlana to make her a fight
ing machine. The armor consists Of q
protective deck and glacis, the latter
covering the engines. Above the armor
deck, which stretches the ships entire
length, is q cofferdam surrounding the
vessel. This cofferdam contains an au-
tomato device III use in the Russian
navy for stopping shell perforations.
The deck armor ranges from 25 MILL
meters to 90 millimeters in thickness.
1t is so millimeters thick at the slop-
ing parts. The coming tower is protect
ed by 4 inch steel plates, and steel
plates Of 80 millinIeters protect the
positions CT the + inch guns. The main
armament consists of six q inch quick
firing Canet guns. Two Of these weap-
ons are mounted respectively on the
forecastle and att, and the other four III
sponsoned partial turrets Oh the battery
deck, two firing astern and the other
two ahead. The auxiliary armament
consists of 10 Al millimeter quick FIR
ing guns of the Canet pattern mounted
on the upper and battery decks. These
weapons will be protected by shields OF
hardened steel. There will also be two
81 millimetor guns for landing purposes.
All the guns lave been made ut the
Obukhotf works.
1t was originally intended to provide
the SVetlana with iCUr torpedo tubes,
u each at the stem and stem and two
On tie bIOaasiue, The former haze,
however, LCen a~Lanuoned. The Two
%oroadslue torpedo tiles will be tltted III
nLsala a..d t4e 10 lie 10 ice IN length.
Inst, I'D OF TIE LOIS grams let i'll
iicated horsepower per hoUr allowed BY
contract at t1a hEots sped the Svetl-na
lnly burns 124 aran.s II coal.