The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-27
BIG FIGHTING MACHINE
The Batileship Wisconsin Was Successfully
Launched al San Francisco.
WILL BE SISTER SHIP OF THE ALABAMA.
The Main battery WIN Consist al
Thirteen-Inch Guns-ficr Armor
Belt VIII lie Heavy,

| San Francisco, CAL, November 26.-This
morning ut the Union Iron works another
great marine fighting machine was added
TO the already large fleet of Pacific vessels.
The vessel which slid from the ways this
morning was the battleshlp Wisconsin. the
largest OF the vessels built Tor the UniteS
Staues government by the union Lon
works The launching OF the biz vessel
Was effected without hitch ana nov sne
rests cainiiy in the waters OF the bay
Miss elizabeth stephenson broke the bot
tie OF champagne upon the bow VI the yes-
sol Just as the pass OF non ana Steel
t,yllSavu the wd,H. The lalr Gnnstdaer RACED
4ns --laaon- olleoaed Dobtie ANA ies IL
sp..l on the nose Oh the vesSe,, me roar
"a a.apiause wAicl greeted the l.nai a;I vas
almost uraiehtus'
"A men the uia, Vessel slid down The ways
the waTsnlps Al the harDor Iled s.tidtes
Aud mere vas a tegfliic din from tle steam
mhlst.ss. lne Controversy ove. tae hsnd o.
nuAe 70 be USED ia ths ensIatehihs va
seeded uals morning by the use o. t"o boz
lss oil cnampaSAe one OF rreneh Mac
provided by tho Wisconsin, chriatcnl..S oJ~h-
nintee anu aaotaer oi CaI14o'aia od''M-
.x.gue- provided by the un.oA ir1a wo rs
lue Dall,eShlp Wisconsin, designed N sle
ula.eau oil Construction aAu AlesaIF o. the
navy iCparlmeul, 10 sister sap Oh tlo
.Aibf puildIpg NJ tAe C.ititp yam ~
Phila lelphia, and also OF The mao % o.A'44-
NJ * ,iatt N"w>
This Dimensions of the Wisconsin are as
10 lows. Length OF load waler sne 500 .est.
beAm extreme ~ feet IA Inches, drtit ON
nd, ,o.al ulsp.a c sinsut of ll.D23 IONS - feet
/, in1hes; max mum dlsplae2nle I, al am
MUM ion AM. Stoses ON board lao tons,
maximum, lrilcate5 horse power te4u-
mnted). 10000 probable slpeed, lJis kn1ts;
lluriaa. coal supply. 500 toAsi csal sappy y.
loeesy gtora,ge 1900 toas. la.l DGpseg Ca
pa ~ 400 10 1901 tons; competence o. OIL
otns, 40; seansn, mara.ats, 60, Az
The main battery viii CONSIST 81 four To-
inch b! eechioadins rifles in HicAbora ba!
auced stpliets, oval in shAps. naa p csd
e. the center Ane OF the ves el. ana four
teen d. lreh rapid Arc guns. h second 10y
batlery VII consist OF sixteen g-pouAaer
rapas Are guns. She VIA carry four tor
podo tubes The l3-inch guns have an arc
~ fire OF 1856 degres OF each sid o. IN
center line, and the C-inch, a. ac OF 70
aear4fs on the broudsiae, with The adj
vantage OF those on the upper deck OF u
direct fre ahead ami astern. Any nJnry
to. or near. either OF thtse 6-Anch gun VIII
be corfined to Its own compartment, ss u
~ inch steel splinter bulkhead separates
each OF these guns from IS ne ghhor
The artnor belt which exttssds from tho
stem 10 abaft the after turret, to be "
inches thick at tho top and 9la lnche' thick
ut the bottom, except at the forward end. |
whe, e II VIII be tapered to inches al the |
etem. THIS belt armor Will extend from 4
n lAw ne normal Old ine tn 3M fest |
above r. and win ma!ntain the fun thick |
uees smtAships between tho turrets. aud |
fey ~ distance occupied BY the snsiass