The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24
DOUBLE DECK TURRETS
Why the Naval Construction
Board Rejected Them.
TWO PROPOSITIONS VOTED ON.

Rear Admiral O'NeU Gave His
Reasons For Opposing s~upersm-
pesed TUrrets on Bntaiesbtps.
Armament of Battery ArrnDs"~
meRf Adopted.
The apparent hostility OF u minority
III the nayaI bonrd Oh construction ~
the superimposed turrei, ~ developed
ut the meeting the other day, was
demonstrated In Il manner NBlen,
while II does not change the fnei lbnt
three OF the Ave members voted dls
reclIy against the Installation Of tuf'
rots Of the superImposed type on The
bnitlesbips Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and GeOrgin, gives hope 10 the ndyo'
enins or the double deck structure lhat
there w u chance TINT the Ul1JOrliy
may turn the other way nj some moi
fnr distant lime.
There were two propositions voted
on nj the bonpd's meeting IN regard
To the bnitnry arrangement 81 me
three bDtilesbiEs, snys the washington
correspondent Of The New fOfb SUD
Tho FIRST wDB u motion ~ lDStnB ~
perimposod tnrrois, thus giving eitpi
ship Two ~ md Two y FOR
1nrd, Two N md Two y Afl
and n brondsidn Of SIX u inch rifles op
oDab BENIN, This motion wns rejected
by u vote Of y ~ 2, IieDr Aalnlrnls
Melville md Bradford voting ~ the
Affirmative That ~, for tho spporln
posed STRUCTURES, There ~ lonsoD 10
believe, however, TINT The action 81
u member, whose vote rpJooloI me
motion WIS influenced more ny NE
faol ihDl ho know Of M alternative
proposition NJ 10 tho arrangement ~
tho battery, tint proposed ny lieNr
Admiral O'NnIl the CHER " the 0pd
DnnoQ bDvpnu, which, W bis opinion,
provided y stronger bnltnry thnn WoVlg
hive boon furnished by tho Installation
0f supopiWpOsoJ ilUrols, Dnd tint bis
yoln wns therefore not M assertion ~
nnnity lOWDpl The now type, THIS
olllpoP II CAPTAIN Slgsbpo, oilof intnUl
gpnoo officer ana the junior hnunDnp
Of HE bonrd, Vhp alternative PROPOSE
lion wOa Tint the big guns " no MID
Dnsoln bniinry consist or lWo ~
IN mn ordinary llrrpt lopWNrl, TWO
~ md M Ordinary tuprol pft nnd olRhl
y incl guns ~ four 0pllnNPy iVVrNls,
two Oh oNrl BEAM M "lrlNngomenl
slmilDr lO tint on the loWN,
In submiiilng ihe proposition ltpnr
Admiral O'NplI explained lh0l ~ hnl
discovered by u consideration " posRl'
BE contingencies IN Nn ongNgnWnnl
thnl y hNllloship lllod Wllll snperim'
posed lurrpIs would hngp 0Nn very
strong and ono yory Wonk AllN, no
sDll lhnt II ono Of tho now hnllloahlps
Dttpl win supprlmposod 'urrotH were
Dtipokpl hay 1--WE vessels, ono of sun
olpnl strength 10 Justify lhn 1850 Of HE
\ lnol turrpi guns md The hroNlsllo ~
slSps Oh tho quarter from which lho
stronger ship approached, lhorn WnnlH
DO only \ hr0nlsilp ~ slSns lofl 70 10,
pei tho nllppk Of lln second enemy
she ppmnnnhnd Oh tho opposite sl1p'
No offset Tho lDngnrs ~ such ~ nllnnR
ha proposed \ hnltnry |nrrNngnm0ni
simllnV ~ lhnt NJ Tho Town W tWnlyns
aud nlghla hnt TnAlly mnklng Tho now
Ships much moro formidable lhnn ihr
Town on 0np0uni " lhnlr u Inch hr0nl'
sIlpa, ITO aNll lhDl ono ~ tho nnw
Ahlps, No ARRANGED ~ ~ nWlipry' Wnrp
tho Anhlnot of Dn nllnok Almlnr ~ I'M
hn ollns M M example lhn stronger on
pmy onnll hn fought With lhp lour
IA, four \ md ono ~ tho y Inch
hroNlsllps, WhllN tho nlhpr enemy
would nnp0nnlW Tho nrp ~ f0nr y
inch md I'm ppnnsllp |hrnnlsllp,
hnllnry In Ilsnlr stranger lllnn lhp
nlympln's, Tho addition NJ tho fonr
\ Inch GUNS Wnnla glyp lhn shin ZOO
ions moro llAplnpNmnnl hnt lhls could
hn offset 10 u grnNl pStpnl, Admiral
VNnn nNnnlnna, hN not sNpnlhlng Npr'
or, II nppnNaNlN, WITH lhp el0Nl hlns
added, IN lnngllpnlng nor f0Nr o. lNr
fNnt, Rpnr Admiral Hlnhhnrn ngnrp1
Oul I'M lhla additional lpnglh p0Nla
no provided fnr without trouble,
ilpAp Admiral Melville who voted
for Hunprlmnnsol .!nlrpls' eSnVnsAeN
himself ~ satisfied Win the hNllory
mNnRpmonl nTnnospl, nHh0ngh nnl
n~hNnlNnlng his nNrlnNIE for mo don
.hlp llppli structures, Rpnr Admiral
nINaf0rAr Who Ind boon elrNng IN M,
Y0pnl lnR Tho h~nnprlmnaspn lNVrNlHl NnlN
w nHnpl lhnt no was for lhNl lFnQ iFslr
lNsl md NH tlp llmn and declined ~ ~
Aonl w ihn now planal When lhp hAl
lnl NNa lAkpnl AdmlpNls VNnll Moi
vile Nnl HlphhNrn nnl pAnINln Flga'
hpp YnlNn IN lnlnr NJ HE how hAllply
AMI Admiral nrndf0rA NRAlnst W. Vhp
h|rmdsldaa NJ llR battery ndnnfea VIII
hAYR ten lnslnnd NJ IWpIYn Inch rlNnsI
five an pAnh hmm Tho reduction VIII
hpln commensurate lnp the additional
WpIght M Tie tNNp 4 inch rifles added
hY Annlrnl 0AnITf Wntlnnf
Iln l1pa WIS prevalent rpennlN IN
nnlnl nlrplpa Hint the hnnIg md 40
pllpl mi N Inlnmmand lhat lln CON
LIlfIn InT ~. \ llnNlHnAyl Innlll A1nIlMI, AllnL,