The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-24
TRIAL OF THE GLORY.
OmciaI Test of ERGIaRd's Powerful
New BattIeshEp-

OhciaI Test of EnElnnd's PoWerfut
New BattIeshIP-
The British Embassy in this city re
Gently received the following report re-
garding the trial trip Of the hrst-class bat
tleship Glory:
Her Majesty's first-cIass battleship Clio
~, OF 1850 tons displacement and 1880
indicated horsepower. built and engined by
1iessrs. Laird Brothers. Of Birkenhead. has
just completed her Official trials in the
English Channel. On these trials the ad
miraIty we're represented by Messrs. W. ].
Berry. assistant constructor, and ]. II.
Ellis engineer Inspector, and tAe dock
yard by Messrs. Godbear and ROBERTS. the
vessel being in charge Of Captain Parr, OK
the Steam Reserve. The contractors were
represented by Mr. Roy NJ. Lard and Mr.
h. Ratsey Bevis. jr. A thirty hours trial
at Ole-hfth OF the contract power. and
another thirty hours trial at about four
hfths Of the contract power having preyi-
ously been satisfactorily completed. the
eight hours full power trial took place on
the I'D ultimo. II was decided TO make
this trial over the new twenty-five fathom
course recently plotted cut by the Ports
mouth Reserve and the vessel proceeded to
Portland on the 22d, having previously
completed her anchor trials al Spithead.
and anchored there for the night Pro-
ceeding next day, the eight hours trial
was commenced at a. m. Four runs were
made on the course of the Start in the
teeth Of moderate westerly gale. and IN
der the somewhat adverse circumstances a
speed Of 1924 knots was obtained.
The vessel was then headed up Channel.
and throughout the entire trial the engines
and boilers worked satisfactorily. Messrs.
Laird are to be congratulated on the sue
cess Of the working OF the boilers. which
are the first installation OF Belleyille boil
ers that they have officially
tried. The results OF the trial were as fol-
lows; Mean steam IN boilers, 275 pounds;
vacuum inches starboard. 26 inches
port; revolutions-1OS.5 starboard, 1867
port. indicated hOrsepower-7,02 1 star
board. G,724 port; tota mean indicated
horsepower, collectively. 1875; coal con-
sumption, l.5S pounds per Indicated horse
power per hour. Il may be interesting 70
state the results OF the thirty hours trial
az l0.2J0 indicated horsepower. which had
taken place a few days previously. Steam,
ESQ pounds; Yacuum-27.4 inches starboard
26.4 inches port: rcvolutiOns-S9.4 star
board, g42 port; indicated horsepower
5,253 starbOard. 1894 port. total. cOliee-
lively. 1851: coal. IL pounds per indi-
StAtNN -AeA-NA'"fNA PNA A1AA 4lNau nifCIAf
1913 knots.
After finishing the eight hours fall
power trial, the usual stopping. starting.
and reversing trials. etc, we're completed
The Prircipa! dimensions Of the Glory are:
Length. 800 feet breadth. extreme "A
feet: displacement at load draught. Il. $50
tons. Her prOpeiling machinery. design
ed by Messrs. Laird Brothers. consists Of
two sets o. triple-expaEsi0n engines. each
having three vertical cylinders Of 30 a.,
and 50 inches IN diameter. respectively,
with a piston stroke OF 81 inches They
each drive a four bladed gunmetal screw
propeller. The engines are des- gned 70 de-
Yelop 1850 Indicated horsepower al full
power STRAIN is supplied by 20 water
tube boilers OF the Belleyille type. consist
ing OF Il generators Of nine elements and
FIVE OF eight elements with an ecOnOmizer
10 each boiler. The total heating surface
OF genei atOrs and ecOnomizers is 80. zoo
square feet and the CRATE surface 1855
square feet
The Glory is the first battleship OF the
. Campus type buIlt by private contract 20
Z be delivered. and there is no doubt that
/ the completion would have been anticipat-
! ed but for the engineers strike. and the
/ delay in obtaining deliveries OF material Of
I all kinds. particularly the armOr. The yes
/ sci will now be rapidly brought forward for
/ commission. and her gun trials TiH take
/ place shortly"