Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-12-31
GREAT eATnLEsHIPs.
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Washington. Dec i0 - Designs for
the greatest battleship4 ever projected
tor the American NAVY were agreed
upon by the naval board Of construction
after several months Of discussion over
the important questions pt battery arm.
or. speed. coal oapacityi and displace.
ment The three new vessels-to be-
called the Georgia, the N ew Jersey and
Pennsylvania will equAl in formida.
bilty the finest line Of btttle vessels yet
laid down by any foreik h power and.
with the ambition Of typical American
improvements will sur ass in fighting
force any ships now AFT b..
The salient features the design con.
template displAceris INT Of approx.
mately $4,000 tons, as compared with
the Oregon's 1000 or ID New Names
II. 800 The speed is TO- be at least 10
knots with a coal buf ker capacity Of
gOOO tons
There will be two 81 perimposed tur.
rets. one fore and the other aft. each
containing two l2.incli and two s.inch
guns Of the new elongated bore and
high smokeless powder velocity. The
remaining gunso Of the main battery will
consist Of ~ 6.inch quick lire broadside
This arrangement qfbattery has been
finally adopted instead Of an alternative
plan which provides for four i2.inch
guns in turrets And 10 5.inch broadside.
which had been put forward 10 avoid
the eIpedient Of superimposed turretA
The 2-story turfets which are distinc-
lively American innovations as applied
TO the Kearsargs and the Kentucky. are
regarded as no longer Of doubtful sue.
cess. and II is Known that foreign gov.
ernments are preparing to adopt them
to secure the eoncentration OF angle of
hre they secupe. which is unApproachod
BY any other expedient
The boardfalso definitely determined
upon the uae Of the most modern Krup-
pied srmot for the new vessels. its pre-
else distribution TO be decided upon at
ter the chic constructor has made suf
iicient pro- trees with the plans to detor.
mine the ploper arrangement Of weights
The armot problem has been the most
difficult ~ solve. and to this cause is at.
iributabh the delay in planning the
ships frhe act authorizing the vessels
was approved on March 3, 1899 and ii
Stipuli ted that no contract should be
made .Aany portion OF the vessels until
contract was made for the armor
Congress having limited the cost Of the
armor to the price Of $500 ton. II was
evident from the beginning that no sat
isfactory ship could DO built under such
restrictions aud for that reason the
plans have been discussed with unusual
deliberation. As the weight Of armor
entering into these ships was a
WI laAhN AA'hAf AAf AINAHAANN W
the adoption Of Krupp or the inferior
Haryeyized material was extremely im.
portAnt This can be readily appreci.
ated from the fact that roughly 5000
tons Of the former (tSe approximate
weight for each battl'ship) is equivalent
a. regards resistance 10 penetration Ia
1000 Of the latter. The adoption thereof
Of the material treated by the Krupp
process meant that 1900 tons of weight
would be available for distribution
among other vital characteristics Of a
battleship weight of propellng ma.
chinery armament. coal carrying capao.
ity aud draught
The total cost Of each Of these three
ships when ready for sea will exceed
g.. OOO. 900 each They will cruise 1000
miles straight away and there will not
BE- three ships Of similar offensive and
defensive strength In the fleet OF ans
possible enemy