Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-17
OFF For. NEW YORK.
BAIT LESRIP KENTUCKY SAILED YES
TEKDAI MORNING,

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WIFI 60 Into the Dry Dock for Cleaning
Err, II .rasory TO H.r Trial Trip.
The K.arta-ge.
Aa 9:45 O'Clock yesterday morning. The
new bnttleship Kentucky left the ship
yard for New York to receive the final
cleaning up in the dry dock preparatory
! TO making her Official speed -ria, off
| the New England ruast on the I'D CT
this month under the eyes Of the naval
! beard of inspection and survey.
a number Of people witnessed tho de-
ra1ture of this latest addition to Uncic
Sans marine fighting force-for she is
really an addition. as her main but
| terry is aboard and She can be put in
fighting trim in a few days by rushing
tine work. When IN" Neep bass wh!s-
Tie of the kentucky sounded the warn
! ing OF her departure, many persons
rushed TO the Waterfront ana :,e:uailal
| there until the white beauty passed
down the liarbor and out OF sight in
Hampton Roads.
Among those who went up to New
York on the battleships are General Su
| perintcndent W. y. Post or the ship
yard: Naval Constructor Robert stock
er. Lieutenant Commander Richard
Henderson. of the naval trial board
perintcndcnt of Construction Doughty
will go to New York tonight by rail
and Superintendent Of Machinery De
partmcnt Isowbo.tom will go later.
AS the big battleship swung OUT f~G1.l
her pier into the channel the !:n.s red
penEant of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company was
raised to the after top. From the s,f.rn
Of the ship lio;ttcd the stars and
trhe Kentucky is an exact counter
Part Of the kearsarge (which was =ivcn
her official trial several weeks ago ara
reflected credit upon her builders. not
wiihstandng the fact that her official
spec,i record WAS lowered by reason Of
{: serious accident to the feed water
pipes. When she passed out today. tie
Kentucky was the image of the Rear
sarge. He: graceful hull, the super
structure and the formidable !uoiiinS
supernlpoSed tur1cts were painted pure
White, being in rich contrast to :.c
buff co.or Of the immense sn,okesIa ks,
military n.nsts and upper works. 50
big and formidable did the neN snip
appear that many pcap!e :cen.ed TO
think She was larger tran the kcar-
sarge. but THAT is not so. Both are
sister ships TO the smallest detail and
Two more perfect wars'illps We're never
built.
The Kentucky carries four thirteen
inch guns III the lower stories OF her
doubles turrets ana four eight inch
guns in the upper stories. The four
teen 3-inch rapid fire rifles which
We're not on t1S l\ta,'S2ISc When she
Went cut. are not aboard the Kentucky
! These will be put on later Nevci.th2-
less the big ship drew nearly % fee;
| b in&nes of water. her required draft,
and when She goes out on her official
spin she will displace 11.520 IONS.
| 1t is expected that the Elttleship Will
reach New York about 3 or 4 O'Clock
TINS afternoon. CT course 10 az
temi5t at speed will me made on the
! upward run. but a number of tests viii
Ia Il n
speed Will be developed. The Navy De
part:nent has given orders 70 have the
big dry do1k at the Brooklyn Navy
Ea.'i ready TO receive the Kentucky
go in about s or 9 O'clock. She Will ..s-
main in dry dock until Monday or
| Tuesday. During that time her bot
tom Will be cleaned Of the foul growth
which has accumulated since The ship
was last in the dry dock. Something
like fifteen months ago. The nrembers
Of the official board Of Inspection and
survey. as the trial board is known in
naval circles. will be on hand 20 make
a superfiriary inspection of the battle
ship and also TO make nthc' obserN:.-
tons. From New York the board Will
probably so direct to Boston and there
await the arrival Of the ioattlcshp.
! If the Kentucky comes out of dry
| dock Tuesday morning Shj. will put to
s%*a Immediately for preliminary speed
| trials and Will show up al Boston har-
Dor Wednesday evening. EARLY Thurs
Cay morning, The naval officers will be
|put aboard and The Kentucky Will be
! headed for the government trial course,
which extends. from CAPE Ann 70 Cape
| PorpoiSc and back. This course is lhir-
|ty-thrce knots each way and nust lie
covered in four hours.
While the builders regard the kcar-
sarge as a l1.5-knot ship, she lid not
| make that ON her official trial wing to
| the accident referred to. To the Ken
! lutkN 'ulle Newport News bodybuilding
and Dry Dock Company looks for Il
| Very high rate OF speed and barring ac-
| cident it is believed that she will re-
| fleet even greater -l-e'.it on her build
ers and show that she can make l..5
| knots an hour. thus Pacing her on zee
ora as the fastest battlesh!p in the
| navy.
The Kentucky will leave Boston on
Friday and come directly to Newport
News.
| THE NEATlsARGE.
| The New York Herald Wednesday
published the following, confirming the
acceptance of the battlcship !<eal1Sarge
Upon the joint recommendation ,f
| Rear \ dmirals tHichborn ANA Melville
The battles'hip kearsarge has been pre-
| linHiliai'ily accepted The department.
| has also adopted the recomm2ad;ttio ton
Of Rear Admiral Hichborn that the
builders of the cruiser Albany De per
mltted to give her her preliminary trial
without her armament aboard. and #
she is accepted she will be delivered
at the New York navy yard The
cruiser atlanta Will be ready FOR CON
| mission ON November Is. and she ard
the kcarSnlge will probably be com
| nnssoned within the next Two months
The department has finally deter,
mined to place the hattleship Indiana