The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-06
IWlLl Be AMERICAS
GREATEST WARsAlPS
for Three New Men Of
War Agreed Upon BY The
Naval Board.
EACH WILL COST SEVEN MILLION
Tho Georgia. New Jersey and The
Pennsylvania Will BE Swift
est and Strongest Yes
sells liz slie World.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Designs for
the greatest battle ships ever project
cd for the American navy have been
agreed upon by the naval board of
construction, after several months of
discussion over the important aues-
tons Of battery, armor, speed, coal Gu
|pacity and displacement. The three
new vessels, to be called the Georgin,
the New Jersey and the Pennsylvania
will equal in formidability the finest
line of battle ships yet laid down by
any foreign power, and, with the adj
dition of typical American improve
ments, Will surpass in fighting force
any ships now at1oat.
The salient features of the design
contemplate a displacement of APP.
proXimately $4,000 tons, as compared
with. the Oregon's 1900 or the new
Names $4,000. The speed is to be eat
least 10 knots" with a coal bunker ca
capity of 1000 tons.
There will be two superimposed tur-
rets, one fore and the other aft. each
containing two 12-inch and two S-inch
guns OF the new elongated bore and
high smokeless powder velocity. The
remaining guns of the main battery
Will consist of twelve 6-inch quick fire
IN broadside. This arrangement of
battery has been finally adopted, in
stead OF an alternative plan which
provided for four 12-inch guns in tur-
rets and sixteen 6-inch ~broadside
which has been put forward to avoid
the e%xpedient of superimposcd tur-
rets. The two-story turrets, which
are a distinctively American %innova-
ton. as applied to the Kearsarge and
the Kentucky. are regarded us no
longer of doubtful success, and it is
known that foreign governments are
preparing to adopt them to secure the
concentration and angle of fire they
secure. which is u%napproached by any
other expedient.
The board also definitely deter
mined upon the use of the most mod
ern kruppized armor for the new ves-
GELS, its precise distribution to be de-
cided upon after the chief constructor
has made sufficient progress with the
actual plans to determine the proper
arrangement of weights. The armor
problem has been the most difficult to
solve, and to. this cause is attributable
the delay in planning the ships. ,fhc
act authorizing the vessels was APP
proved on March 3 of this year. 1t is
stipulated that no contract shall be
made for any portions of the vessels
until a contract is made for armor.
Congress having limited the cost of ar
NOR to the price of 5000 II ton, it was
evident from the beginning that no
satisfactory ship could lie built under
such restriction, and for that reason
the plans have been discussed with
unusual deliberation.
As the weight of armor entering
into these ships was a very large item.
the question of the adoption of the
krupp or harveyized material was eN-
tremely important. This can be read
ly appreciated from ~tfesfact that,
rolgghlsS,, !. 900 tons ofssthes fornier4fth
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES regards
resistance representation, to. 4;u06sof
the 4Atter.a9The adoption. therefore, Of
the material treated by the krupp
process meant that 1000 tons Of
weight would be available for distri-
button among other vital c~llaracteris-
tics CT Il battle s~hip.-weight of pro-
pelling machinery (speed) armament,
coal-carrying capacity and drauglit.
The total cost of each of these three
ships when ready for sea will exceed
81, 900 1000. They will cruise 1000
miles straightaway. and there will not
be three ships of similar offensive and
defensive strength in the fleet of any
possible enemy.