The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-16
A MONSTER OF WAR.

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Plans for the battleship Georgia have
been completed II is promised that she
will be as much Of an advance over the
earlier steel ships of our new navy as
those craft were over the old wooden
frigates of forty years ago The Geor-
gla is to he able to whip any craft now
anost or projected, in the United STATES
or abroad, bar none except her own sister
ships the Pennsylvania and the New Jer-
sey. which will be her counterparts. She
will not only be able TO whip the oregon,
but II run all around her If necessary dur
ing the operation. That statement ought
at once 10 arouse American interest in
and create American respect for the forth
coming Georgia. for the people of this
country are firmly grounded in the opin-
ion-and rightly, too-that the Oregon is
one of the finest and fttest craft that
ever came off the stocks.
And since the people are so well ac-
quainted with the Oregon. ii may be well
to make use of her in illustrating what
the Georgia and her two sisters are to be-
Whatever is said Of the Georgia applies,
Of course, to the others as well.
In the first place the Georgia will be
over 1000 tons heavier than the Oregon,
and more than 100 feet longer than that
great fighter When the new craft goes
into commission she will dsplace 1900
tons Of water, and her length on the
water lire will be AGO feet. The speed
and endurance of the Oregon We're mar
voled at by everybody, and her sprinting
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enthusiasm of all English speaking peo
Pile The trial speed of the Oregon was
sixteen knots. The Georgia, however,
notwiths tanding her much greater bulk
and weight, Is to have a speed of twenty
knots, and she must be able to sustain
that speed for a considerable time There
are few cruisers in the world that are
so fast And as to bunker capacity,
most important consideration in fighting
craft, the Georgia will be able TO steam
from San Francisco to Manila without
having to stop once for fuel.
The big guns of the Oregon are of 49,
inch calber; those of the Georgia are to
he Pinch. but the guns of the Georgia
are to have a muzzle energy of more than
49, GOO foot tons in excess of those of the
Oregon. THAT means they will shoot fur
Their and hit harder At a distance of
1000 yards from the muzzle a projectre
from one of the Oregon's big guns would
be travelling 1906 feet a second, while a
shot from one of the big guns of the
Georgia would be able to whizz by it,
travelling at the rate of 2.450 feet second.
And them too the Georgia will be able to
discharge her big guns about three times
where the Oregon can now discharge hers
once. Ninety seconds between shots for
the Pinch guns and fifty seconds be
tween shots for the S-nch guns win be
all the time needed on the Georgia. while
the 6-inch bankers of the secondary bat
/ terry will throw three shots a minute, and
the IA, G. and 3-pounders will keep the
air filled with hail of metal.
The armor of the Oregon is good, but
the armor of the Georgia will be better
| as we'll as lighter; and the saving in
weight will enable the use of a great
quantity ofIit That part of the super
structure containing the secondary bat
terry will be veritable fort of steel hard
ened by the Krupp process. When the
| ship is manned with her full complement
she will contain the population of con-
siderable village. She will require not
less than fifty officers and 500 men. And
when the flag is first hoisted upon her and
she goes into commission she will repre-
sent a cold cash value of $3.50, 900. The hull
and machinery will cost s3.600,000 the
'armor 81, $50, OOO the guns 81 500, 900 and am
munition and store 100000. That is a
great deal of money to put into one YES
sci; but in the Georgia Uncle Sam will
have a representative fit to carry his flag
and uphold it wherever he may desire.