The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-07
THE ILLINOIS AFLOAT
MOST POWERFUL BATTLEsHiP
IN THE AMERICAN NAVY.
IL Larger Than the lows and Heavier
Than the Oregun-Torty Thoussnd
People witnr-s the Launching.

Newport News, Va oct 5.-one
more powerful battlcship was added 10
the American navy when the battle
ship Illinois slid into the water at this
place The launch was a brilliant sue
cess In every particular fully 10000
enthusiastic people being In attend
ance The sponsor Of the vessel Miss
Daisy Letter Of Chicago, was accom-
panied by Governor Tanner Of Illinois
aud his star, In full uniform. and
crowd Of prominent chicngoans.
Notable among the vessels In the
harbor was the United States dispatch
boat Dolphin, having on board Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy Allen and
party Of washlngtonians.
Among the distinguished spectators
were. Governor John u. Tanner Of M
inois; Governor Taylor Of Virginia;
Mayor Carter Harrison Of Chicago,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen,
Mrs John A. Logan, Naval Construc-
tor IIichborn, designer of the vessel
Assistant Secretary Of War Meiklcjohu,
Captain PaRct, British naval attaches
General Mestrago, Russian naval at
tachc; Mr. Kennedy. Italian naval at
tsche, and VI. Bonfire, French naval
attache.
Tho Illinois will be the biggest, most
powerful and probably the most gcncr-
ally effective battlcship In the United
States navy. Larger than the Iowa
aud HEAVIER than the Oregon, the llli-
nois ~ still No designed that she will
be able 20 enter any harbor open To
the smaller battlcships, while In the
matter Of speed she will rank with any
Of them The most striking difference
between the Illinois and the battlcships
now la service Is the high frccbonrd OF
the former, enabling her IN IRE hor
guns from their great elevation above
the water Ia seas ~ heavy that the
guns Of tho lower vessel would be- sub.
merged aud useless Splendid scagoing
| powers are also expected 10 result FROM
this increased frccboard. by which IL
meant the height Of the hull above the
water line.
The dimensions Of the Illinois are ~
follows; Length on load water line.
903 feet beam, extreme, ~ feet 20
iuohc.. draft or normal displacement
Of 1855 tons, 20 feet inchcsi maxi
mum displacement, all ammunition and
stores on board, ie,aei tons; maximum
Indicated horse power (cstimRtodl, TO-
oO0i probable speed, 1919 knots; normal
coal supply, 500 tons; coal supply,
loose storage, 1 200 tons, full bunker
capacity, 1900 10 1900 tons; compile
mcnt, Of officers, ioi soamcn, marines,
etc, ifp.
The main battery will consist o. four
ia.iuch ech.loading rides 10 Illch-
born balanced turrcts, oval In shape,
and placed In the center line OF the
vessel, and "a siS.inch rapld.are guns.
The secondary battery will consist Of
10 siN.pounder rapId.are guns, four
one-ponnder rnpid-tru guns, two Colt
guns and two Geld guns. She will
carry four torpedo tubes.
There will be two sets Of triple cx-
pansion, twln-sorew engines, each In
its own separate water-tight compart-
ment The collective indicated horse
power will be about 10000, with 100
revolutions per minute, stroke four
feet
The first keel plate Of this vessel was
laid February 10, 1897, notqulte twenty
months past, and the percentage OF
work completed To this date, based on
the vessel lifted out aud ready for sea
II now reported between iifty.thrcc
and hfty-four per cent The contract
price WAS ", sos, 600, aud the date ol
completion IA stated 10 be October 5