New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29
ELECTRICITY OK sHIPBOARD
Regarding electricity aboard ship the Engineer
II Chic, says IN part:

For some tine pas,-in fact ever since the sue
cesst1. Use u electric motors for general power
purposes or s1ore-the Bureau has been caretllly
invesrgatrg heir adaptabAity 10 me ailNiNs u
me lum+rnls auxiliary engines on board Sllp. ana
N view l. t.e conclusion that me electric orve Or
ne aux srles would not under existing cohdl,40Ns
Be 20 sats-. Glory and economical on the whole as
"a. sleam -rve eeAeyes II ~9.ltt o7 % '''''''' ~
This IS re more appropriate. because ~ some
quarters fact that electro InotoLs Ste .tl,
AleH use on shore has leQ 10 'ne pes'el ma
Eoulc Be equally successful on BOARD s1l. .f
ppfeau h7e planned 70 use electiic in0 s, "a
sivey ~ .ts new plant a. the Brooklyn navy arc
and il W. be readily appreciated. therefore. tnaf
the!r non-a-e or board ship Is for very sooo ieo-
The sdvsrtaees claimed for electric motors over
small steam o. gines on board snip may ne $3.50"
a gre,-er ease q operation, aNolaailce ~ i,.rc
which accompanies the use OF steam pipes IN nN.l-5
Places and much greater economy. AsalNst the9's
however aye 20 be put the much greer 6acacv
re necessary electric olt7t. the greater r'
O. the type q electric motors ordinarily ISL ,o,e
,sck OF ready adapta nihiy 20 me for econ
.s as ordinarily presented anc t.e .,-i,nofi,,e
deck Tor tae installation OF tho necessary esi,a
rooms This space being necessarily '"Ae" i'''
On board ship where excess Of weish, is so
g. eil} 90 1rded against ~ wo-s1 1,i,,e r25v,er
'ei! 1nvse 10 adopt change or inO,ing - he
involving great increase n "eisat uh-ess ~
al'aItaees gained are very material ~ ny On
board ship The use II an electric motor involves
.ole weight tcr the motive pS"ri d. 4e"sSS re ia
always fhe generator and It's driving engine, pc
secs The motors supplied by them. or " otheI
woIds me electric drive Of an aux iary VIII wels"
a. .eas, three times as much az the steam e'ite
ess lnlre fhe motor 20 weigh no more IMAM tLv
engine - dispaces although usually g. does Weig
.noft The answer which would he made 70 TINS
Il ei course. very familiar 10 anybody VINO nos
> .eoi-d fae problem VIZ that the arNihailes are
10y al IN use g. one time and that tnefeioi lHe
trAtfdi0r capacity required IS conslGtraoy ies-
nan me total motor capacity This u hhotne'
- where statement which may be true e4-e
""tie not true for the circumstances on pgarn
~ our naval machinery has 10 De lesltie4 ~
wa n inc % action everything can DC READY iCr
20 anli as matter o. fact a very llttle STUDY
- me question Will show that Il not only may out
ehost certainly would happen that every au1iiiafy
~ ,ue snip. eXcepi the capstan engine ana some
VI mo boat ~'nches would De used simuitaneouSy'
OBJECTIONS TO ELECTRIC MOTORS.
~ ~isa 70 emphasize the point that the objection
On SIX electric motors for driving the SUMMARIES
81 81 BOARD snip IS not al objection 20 the use 81
= 'ilIte motors per Sc, bat 20 installing them ny
,.,s"aon for which they ale not adapted arc
bss T iner good features cannot be utilized Wnet
T. eu n TIE vice use % electric motors on shors
Hol only Toe absence OF heat cleanliness anc
fhs' o., I Installation and operation. but above az
ss..inpicity OF the transmission OF power from
central station 20 a distance. Now the great ma