The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-25
ANOTHER SWIFT BATTLESHIP
4 SUCCESSFUL OFFICIAL SPEED
TRIAL or THE KENTUCKY.
Sea for at Least Half the Course She
Exceeds the Contract Speed of Sixteen
KnOts-Can be Safely Called n Seven-
teen-Knot Warship.

| tceh-hhot WRrships
Boston, Nov. 24-Against tide, wind
and a heavy head sea for at least half
her course, the new battleship Ken
| lucky made record of 16.S77 knots an
| hour to-day on her official speed trial
over the government course from Cape
Ann to Boone Island, and by her work
showed that she is a little faster than
her sister ship, the Kearsarge, which
| recently was sent over the same course
The trial satisfied her builders, the
Newport News Ship Building and Dry
Dock company, that she can justly be
rated as a seventeen knot vessel, al
though her contract calls for only six
teen knots, as they expect that when
the figures of to-day's trial are revised
and tidal allowances made, it Will be
found that she actually averaged sew
enteen knots on her run.
The trial was in charge of the United
States naval board of inspection and
survey, of which Rear Admiral Freder-
lex e. Rodgers is president, and the
members of which include Captain
Robley d. Evans, Commander and
Chief Engineer Charles r. Rocker,
COHlildHueF oSdlou CCHIueuel, LiCutCH-
ant Commander A. V. Zane. The test
ing of the battleship was accomplished
without a mishap of any sort and at
its conclusion was declared to be salts
factory by members of the naval board,
C. B. Olcutt of the Newport News
company and by Captain C. M. Ches
ter, who is to command the vessel.
The course was sixty-slx miles and
as usual it was divided into five sec
tions of 6.6 knots each, the vessel COW
ering the thirty-three knots outward
and turning making the same distance
back The stakeboats which marked
the divisions Of the course were: Start,
United States tug Pascataqua; No. 2,
United States battleship Texas; No. 3.
lighthouse tender Mayfower; No. 4,
lighthouse tender Lilac; No. 5, United
States tug Potomac; No. 6, United
States tug Leyden. The Kentucky COW
cred the first leg of the course In
twenty three minutes, forty-six sec
onds, showing speed of 1888 knots.
On the second leg she made the slowest
time during the trial, covering the dis
tance in twenty-three minutes, fifty-tive
and one-half seconds, or at a speed of
1851 knots. On the next three legs she
increased steadily until she reached H..
01S knots on the fifth leg, which she
made In twenty-three minutes, thirteen
and one-half seconds.
She took twenty minutes, seventeen
and one-half seconds for the turn at the
end of the outward run. On the return |
she averaged 1892 knots, exceeding II |
knots on the first and last legs The |
final division of the course was covered |
in the fastest time made during the |
day twenty-five minutes, fifty-seven |
seconds, or at speed of 17.254 knots |
After passing the Piseataqua on her re-
turn, the Kentucky was thrown around
in circle. She completed the turn in
a bout three times her length and her |
list in performing the manoeuvre was
a bout three degrees. When she had
the circle she laid her course
FOR Boston. She dropped anchor In
President Roads just after o'clock and
he tugs took those who had witnessed
he trial to the city.
One of the chief features of interest
n to-day's trial is in the question of
low the Kentucky compares with the
K <earsarge, her sister ship, which was
given her trial in September, The
<earsarge averaged 1884 knots for the
'un of sixty-six miles. This is .03 of
knot less than the Kentucky's speed
o-day. An accident to a feed pipe in
he Kearsarge during the run, 1t was
aid, prevented her from making bet
er showing. The fastest leg made by
he Kearsarge on her trial was at a
peed Of 1852 knots; that of the Ken
ucl1v WAS II 254 knots.