Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-28
Magnificent Ron OF the Ken
lucky Down the Coast.
OTHER SHIPS OUTcLAssED.
No Other Vessel In tho NAVY of Her c,a.,
Can Equal tn. Performance Uader
Natural Drnfe. Compared with
tho K.arsarg~. "."

The new battleship Kentucky, viii n
mad a highly satisfactory speed trial
OH rhe New England coast last Friday.
arrived IN Hampton Roads from Boston
Sat clock Sunday night and came up
~ ~ ehe shlpyard yesterday at s O'Clock.
Inc work OF putting on the finishing
eouches will commence at once and in
lew months the Kentucky will be
ready to so in commission
Inc 'battleship's run down the coast.
graft, was nothing short of phenome-
nal. an average speed of nearly Is
Knots an hour being hei. record
~ representative of the Daily Press
w. IA; Post, on his return yesterday.
W.T.. Post is enthusiastic over the
kentucky's showing. So, indeed are
ali OF the naval officers Who We're
On me new defender on her official trial
una her return trip. .~" M
After coming out Of the dry dock at
the navy yard at Brooklyn" said Mr..
rost, the Kentucky stated for Bos-
son. she encountered a northeast gale
she behaved spendidly, showing herself
to 'be a relna rkablly fine sea boat ana
very steady at all times OF course you
N Kaow the story Of the official trial.
; Inc ship made an average Of 1851
knots an hour over ple course and this
Wloh the tide against us on one entire
run: When the tidal corrections are
made, am confident the official speed
OF the Ship Will be raised to Ii knots.
I'VE left the Bosom pilot at Boston
AAght at 500 O'Clock Saturday morning
and ran slowly out through Massathu-
scots Bay to Highland Light. on Cape
LOO We passed there at S:34 O'Clock
and sailed l2o miles to South shoa
light, which marks tthe lower point of
Nantucket Shoals. From South Shoals
the Kentucky ran $50 miles to Cape
Charles in twentyfour hours and sew
en- minutes. making an average speed
OF u % knots an hour under natural
draft. A distance of forty four miles
Between Winter Quarter Light ana Hog
Island Light, the Kentucky made an
average of 1873 knots an hour un:er
natural draft From the time the Ken
lucky left Boston Light until her arri-
val at Cape Charles Yesterday evening,
me me trip consumed just thirty-six
hours, and the average speed for the en-
TIRE distance was l4.6 knots.
IT is Well known that no ship in the
navy today IS capable of equallng the
hentuckys homeward run under nat
ural draft. When rhe shin arrived
mere this morning her engines and
poliers We're in perfect condition and
tne kentucky is capable OF starting
right out now and doing the work Of
the past week over again. All Of the
ofhcers Of the navy on board are great
~ pleased. and regard the Kentucky's
Mork as a most extraordinary perfor-
WHAT THEY SAY.
What the northern papers say of the
trial of the battleship Kentucky viii
De Of interest locally -
Inc 'Boston correspondent of the
Ihlladelphia Ledger sent his paper a
good story, from which the following
is taken:
The engine and fire room perform
ance OF the Kentucky was better than
ehat OF the kearsarge, because her pro
peilers turned as fast on an average
under smaller head of steam Taking
the general performance Of the nrachin-
cry: INTO account. the Kentucky is
credited with surprising the official
trial showing of any Of the vessels of
her class in the navy for developing
nearly u knots. to say nothing of II 900
orse-power. with so little effort Her
engines and boilers are in such good
condition that the vessel is believed Il,
De perfectly capable Of doing tomorrow
quite as we'll as she did to!ay.
7About forty-fve tons Of coal were
burned, or about thirty-two pounds an
nour per square foot of furnace area.
gle end Scotch boilers No water worth
speaking about was used on the jour
nails. The temperature Of the engine
room was about 100 degrees. The high
est steam pressure developed was 172
pounds. Boilers and machinery work
ing smoothly for four full hours under
forced draught.
The New York T1iibune's special from
BOSTON says IN part:
One of the chief features Of interest
IN today's trial is in the question Of
now the Kentucky compares with the
hearSarge, her sister ship which ha1
her trial in September. The Kearsarge
averaged 1854 knots for the run Of
siSty-slx miles. This is .03 Of a knot less
than the kenrucky's speed today
IAN accident to a feed pine on the
kearsarge during the run. it was said
prevented her from making a better
showing. The fastest leg made by the
kea rsarge on her trial was at a speed
was 1924 knots. The average number
or revolutions on the Kearsarge was
las; Of the Kentucky. 112.65: the high
est steam pressure Of the Kearsarge
IT'S pounds: of the Kentucky IT,
pounds.
Rear Admiral Rodgers. of the Board
OF inspection and Survey. said that
the trial of the Kentucky showed her
to be practically the same as the Kear-
sarge. The same elements We're pres
ent. namely. speed and stability What
he had said of the Kearsarge was
equally true OF the Kentucky"
One of the most interesting papers
read before the seventh annual meet
ing of the Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers in New York
about ten days ago was that on the
Electric Plants of the Battleshps
Kearsarge and Kentucky" AS both
OF these ships were built here and their
electrical plants have been tested as
far as completed, a brief review Of the
subject will rbe OF local interest
This paper. presented by Naval Con-
structor J. J. Woodward who has for
some time past represented the govern
ment in the Newport News shipyard
is a very valuable contribution to the
proceedings. as the battleships Rear