The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18
THE NEW BATTLESUIPS.
rItN ron IHr uIF rotr rov .
THIiI 80 ISHfiHE
me. ~, 10 ~ 80 .,h.d I'D b. u.,s sor,,

yftf furfsta IHs' wiz wave 10 'suo's
sped e.. ,ur. s'I . 10 pof ''ld s,ot .
iat -ros sIs', rrwast hitab- ti,Ssh,r..
,uig,rus. 40, o. Won ,onsros. i,
Htr,l. 800. rirruI fH'"d r'ror ~ thr,
-carrus rr,.Irs IHi l'auiI., .,ut,ts u,
h,n,,.s, armof nd ~ oct ]."porii
fr vessel. ui tIHIr ,lrss. II va. ~r.iloutl' 90.
r'et'uu 10 irD,iis fr ,,ts els wrin tovrf-
81 than iuu.r ~ any o'lHf rninr On ~" OHtid
Tho un'H t'ufntr .tI.iHu a. Which 'hr cote
uirts ft TIA yrs,oli Sgtc made subject a. ~
ngrctucrt 30. a. w. pr.c 81 atNor While '
dciNpd the work served one good pln'o's
~ making n ro..luls e. combine with them
tho two tq;.o-.its provided fpf ly tho act ~
juno :. iFu Tho hur"gu " construction and
rcrnlr. f. 'hr dc-gu, for these - yessele, be
fully carried OFT ~ - dent purpose - Com
grcs-. ard tho plnts TOW Vrron'l irs cor-
ulotinn terr,rut two ~ tho most powerful
bnttlrrhips ever projected
Tie vessels appropriated fr In 800 a" re-
ouirod 10 he shcatE,d and cUHNct"d. Nh'r"as
thoss OF tho later appropriation have boon
held by the Navy Department not "a 10 GOV.
cred by the provision as 20 shea'. inr, md 10
bureau has. therefore designed twp ,iur>"s
q vessels. one rloathed ard tie other uot
shaithed Tho designs have been further
complicated 10y tao decision 81 tho BOARD ~
Construction to e. three Of tho yc-ri> with
tho sIuerros,l %tlrrct. similar To tryso IN
ths Kcnrsarge and Kcntneky, ard 10 ptovil'
the other two vessels with what la. bcon dies
, ,Gnatei the Quadrlatcral arrangement Of lie
Sinch guns Of the main battery.
The general Dimensions and chief cha-+N
~,erl,tiCs Of Tie sh,athcd aud corp cred ,C,s.s
srr.
Length on load watrlin. :. ...,..t fc'
treI ~. c1titme at load waterl'ne ...,..1 6t Va ~.
lri6l displacement. about. CO.,. 5000 tons
Mel d.dught ~ i.al di- placement ahpui.,'. : ttt
l,TeHtf. 4 "A a lyll full load. AEAut .. .... - lgrt
The genera rs Of tho unsheatlied
vessels are:
bfcsdih, sxtrrn". All ad w~aitrllnt 800. 10 Il :iiir.
Aie'h drau'ni at al displae m-n,, abo a., ?. i"i
Gfta.eS, ataugut, iuu load, about ....- ,. zee 20 ferb
In the 1900 tom. represented In each 81
these vessels. the many antagonIsilc qualities
| essential 10 u perfect fighting machine have
been compromise and incorporated IN propoT-
lions which experience seems 20 have pointed
out as the most desirable and efficient. To
begin with. they will have a speed Of at least
nineteen knots. which CONF a-es most favorab!y
wl,h any battieshiIs under construction abroad.
IA well as any in the projected stage. As all
tie vessels previously designed toy the bureau
have shown excess Of speed over that called
for 1t may be expected that this figure Will be
o. cceded by from a quarter 10 u half a knot.
The vessel. will be propelled at this high
speed by twin screws driven by two +-cylindei.
tripic-e NuaiIsion engines OF about ls,Vdl mus
Gated horse power. having Il stroke Of Tour
!oet, ,ruE4iHg under CONDITIONS Of maximum
speed at about one huHCIeu and twenty foNu-
lut!ons Il minute. The steam necessary 70 tls
Power viii be suppIl.d az = pressure Of ~
c Cock / VIC lSoNV s,raisht water tute boilers.
placed four IN each oi ok INDEPENDENT water
uEit Cot~hl'di tHtuts,
Zach sNip viii carry four Pinch guns. lor,y
CaiUers IA length, mounted IL PAIRS III uIcf-
born balanced %tuIrets. having an aIc OF ualu
- 40 .4,aA a.n ~ " q Nd - M nfs r.
eaCu vessel, OF tie S-lIch. suns. iorI.fNs
caiUers IL length. which viii lie carried CA
each Of iAe three sheathtd wees, loLf wa
h. mounted IL turr.'s Ol Tie L.tLi,lh l! ~
superposeq W on the Pinch tUII,ls. ara lotf
il two ,%tlrrets ainloshi :, LaNlhG an IL 81 uGin
ga elsLt s-lnvL guns VIA lie MOUNTED Ia lttr
Independent tlrIets, having an are "a uall
VI h degrees. IIaced Two on ta'h 70. At us
enGs Of tie SUI eTsI14oture. tLLs ioInne \
QuadriaJtIaI. IN each yesseI uti. MA -
y Uroauside of twe.Ie 6-irch rel ia fIo 1uL,.
rfly ca ibci in len 9Th, QUIT ted sA on ,utL slts
on the main deck. each with an are ,f ub.u
oil liz oesrees, and eneh VIA sto leNo N,.N.
in conH.auuiis POSITIONS ard luNls N'tf
large arcs Of IRE. IL, the two lower ,cis 'l'ie
will bs four automatio l-pounoeIs and la 10
upper lols. for sias.e-thot IL ouiG.IE.
EAperie CO has ING shown that Above water
DIE also q n.eita,eto u-tir rcfr,tr.I-, ltcNt'
YES are fitted Uily wIlh sublparine toi peCo
TUBS. Two Of these are located y. ,ic On
p4.tm3nt, QUO OF esch side. -htied Tor NO
di.cDpLse u the large iSinoh Mlitehead toI-
peLO, ANA lToNItiOn Is nado Tor ,alI>,l9
stored IA the torn edo room blk Of these ioInio-
abe en~ines Of var.
lue lnasa4iyos Of the vessel will he specially
fitted - eulbIe tlem 10 carry. wIjl, aJsOI4to
safe.y ia a. climates. TIE how siuqheI'-- pow
ue.. AM wilT this end IL view, provision ~
Ieiug maze for their artificial cooling by
p,ye, Leu from tie cold storage system q: tho
ves-sl, IL s4cn cases, as may bc net cs,aiy.
Provision via be made IA tue ihayaIiues ior
the etJwuEC OF at .Cl,E sI&ty roubdb Tor eaCn
vi Inc l,-ilch sGns, representing u. wcIght o.
about "a to.s, I5 rounds iof each of the e-ineit
gu.s, weighing about $50 tons 2y ROUNDS iCr
each OF tie t-inch guns. the weight of whicl
viii be ABOUT 100 tons, 100 rounds Tor eaoh 81
the 3-pOuHGaT aid l-pOunder guns. and AZ
almost Inc Shaus;iUle supply OF amuluniuen
for the smaller guns.
so inuea for NE vessels, offensive quail.
tics. 10 maze their defensive qualities proc
rortIonateiy great. they are to have a COM
pete waite iae belt Of erm.or. eight feet in
w.ltn GAAdsl.IIs, eleven inches lhok at the
top and ..ght inches ~ the bottom, tapeyins
to a uniiQim tAIckness, OF four inches az tho
lengta.. Ct u uniform tnlckEess o! six inchee.
ris.as from thS t2p OF the main bel, to TIE
inch aJmcred buIElsad., and having Q, II.
from side 10 side sig inches thick, thus forming
a citadel Or redoubt Within winch The 0-inci
sxSGrtee.SS Of the j2-incI guns are to be zen inches
redoalt or c!ladeL. reduced to six inches in
lie r:rrcts Themselves will be protected by
ermor ten inches IN thlckpeAs. the pnIt plates.
however. BEN! eleven inches. The s-lnoh tur-
rets VIII, in al cases. Whether surerposed, or
N '. sffTSE. Ai, Il s pr2aci,e port BY Iia,. SIX and lT ,hsG.
baTbet.es Will be protected By s.lnils,
Grmor. TIE coming tower and ls shield VIII
be nine Inches In thick ness. and the armOred
tubcs will BE- projected by six inches Of amor
ard Will lie Of sufficient size not or ~ TO receive
al the ,oiee-yipes, wiring. dc. but Also g permit
OF their being ised Us a Ias' Ggoway, II neces.
say. In addition to the Coming tower tte:e w;v
be aft q sec0nd tower known as The signal
tower, which v III be protected by 5-inch amor.
From the bottom OF The water!lne a. NOR helt
thcre will rise a curved turtle-baoked. nickel
steel protective deck one upd one-balf inches
thick on the fiat and three inches thick On the
slopins sides, 70 make assurance, doub.y sure
that no proiectle Of the enemy SHAH tnd itf
way in'othe vital cfthe snip. - an, ADDITIONAL
protection 10 stability, a c.fer-dAm belt. three
Feet IN thickness and packed 10 o density OF
ebrht rounds 70 Tie cubic foot. will be worked.
along TIE two sidos. about tie protect i've deck
for the entire 'cncth o! IN" vcesel
The mhtrrE! Of, Construct On, yin, OF course,
bc of the hish quality OF steel which has entered
luto oil he vessels ~ our navy. TIE main OF
upper dock, in addition to being built ~ steel.
,yffl Ia tho apl, ~, q nTnn Which WOOL is IN ~