The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27

Before we take leave Of our shin we
leave wishes for her welfare. MAJ sne
never pound on the %pitiless rocks. May
she never be pursued BY the wild hunts
man Of the storm. when she drops slowly
INTO ner last haven. may she never have
the necessity for firing a shot save In
pracuce, or Of burning powder save In
\ b~attIeship Wisconsin. designed
IN the bureau OF construction and re-
par OF the navy department. Is q sister
ship Of the Alabama. building at the
ramps yard In Philadelphia. and AIS
News.
The dimensions of the Wisconsin are
as Follows: Length on Dad water line.
ses rect; beam. extreme. q feet "a
OF ll,625 tons. % feet s inches; MAXI
mum displacement, all ammunition
and stores on board. i2.325 tons; maxi
mum Indicated horse power (estimaf-
ed. 10000: probable speed. 16h knots;
normal coal supply. 500 n coal sup
ply. loose storage. I 200 tons; full bunk
er capacity. LOO to 1900 tons. Compile
ment OF Officers. 40; Gamer marines,
etc. 40.
The main battery will consist or
four l3-inch breech-loading rifles IN
Hichborn balanced turrets, oval IN
shape. and placed In the center line OF
The vessel. and II 6-inch rapld-hre guns.
The secondary battery Will consist OF
Is 6-pounder r~apid-nre guns. four l.
FOUNDER rapid-ire guns. two Colt guns
and W neld guns. She will carry four
torpedo tubes. The 13-inch guns have
an arc OF fire of 135 degrees on each
side Of the center line. and the 6-inch
an arc OF 30 degrees on the oroadside,
with the advantage Of those on the
upper deck Of a direct fire ahead and
astern. Any injury TO or near either
OF these 6-inch guns viii be confined
to Its own compartment, as a 1h-inch
steel splinter bulkhead separates each
Of these guns from its %neighbor.
The armor belt. which extends from
the stem to abaft the after turret. Is
TO be 1871 inches thick at the top and
pa inches thick at the bottom. except
at the forward end. where IL will be
tapered to I inches at the stem. This
belt armor will extend from 4 feet be-
low the normal load line to 3h feet
above 1t. Inc will maintain the full
amidship between the tur-
rets. n for the distance occupied by
the engines and boilers. Diagonal ar
NOR IL nch thick. connecting this
belt armor and barbettes and extend
Ing from the slopes OF the protective
deck to top of the side belt. on each
side. Is worked to give protection from
a raking fire. Abaft the after turret
the protection will be completed by
t~hickening the protective deck to 4
Inches on the slopes. with ~ inches on
the fiat. On the Stoves of this deck for
ward II Is 3 inches thick and "a inches
on the fiat.
The armor of the 13-inch gun turrets
will be IL inches on the front and Is
inches OH the rear and sides, while on
the barbettes for these turrets. which
are circula in shape. will be Is inches
on the front and 10 inches on the rear
and sides. The sides of the vessel above
the belt armor in wake of the 6-inch
battery, and forming the casemate.
will be armored with So inches of steel.
extending between the turrets with d.
agonal rmo of same thickness at the
ends. connecting with the barbettes
and working against, the 12-inch dag
ona armor below. She will be pro-
tected against the entrance of water.
in case of injury 10 the side. 1t the
water line. by cofferdams extending for
the length of the vessel on Zach side.
and having a general width of three
feet. with a total capacity of about 49,
500 cubic feet, for stowage OF fire.
PROCEED corn-pith ~cellulose.
Independent of the numerous small
water-tight pockets or cells forming
the entire scheme OF cofferdams. the in
ner bottom and hold. the platforms.
splinter and berth decks, are divided
into between 200 and 800 water-tight
compartments. both for the
dalton of the motor power and the
stowage OF coal. provisions and ammu-
nitions and other stores: and also for
the preservation OF the ship in the
event OF rupture OF the outer skin, or
injury in battle. All these many com
partments are provided with pipes con
Meeting with powerful steam pumps for
the purpose Of removing any water
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dent or design. Arrangements are also
made for flooding all ammunition
rooms in the event Of fire on board the
vessel. All these compartments, to-
gether with all living spaces. state
rooms etc, occupied by the officers or
crew, have special pipes or ducts ar
ranged with n view of supplying fresh
air to The occupants and To make the
temperature of all store rooms, even
I'm the most remote parts OF the vessel.
comfortable and healthy. These pipes
all connect with powerful blowers,
which draw fresh air by means of ven
tilators extending from 10 to 90 feet
above the ships deck.
The forward coming tower armor
will be I'm thickness 10 inches. oval I'm
shape, size In the clear Z by IL feet with
an armored tube : inches thick ex-
tending to the protective deck to house
all wires or other means of interior
communication. so that the officer CON-
ming the vessel I'm action can be in con-
slant and safe communication with all
parts of the vessel. An after coming
or signal tower is also provided. having
an inside diameter of 6 feet and a
thickness OF 6 inches.
The turrets viii be operated by cleo
trio power; also the ammunition hoists
and the dynamo and auxiliary blowers
for ventilatins purposes. There will be
some so odd auxiliary engines in the
vessel. thus adding greatly to the eff
cheney of the ship. in the CELEBRITY and
certainty with which the work can be
done. The cranes for handling the boats
are operated by steam. also the deck
winches. pumps, windlass and steer
ing gear (this latter is locatei beneath
the protective deck and several feet be-
low the water line). The Introduction
Of these auxiliary engines Is brought
about mainly by the variety and nature
of the work TO be done. and the demand