Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-05-23

TO her construction many vessels OF the
United States navy were fitted with or
pcdo tuOes above the water line The
ohio Will have two OF these tubes. one
on each side OF the vessel. situated about
nifty feet fiom the bow, and about ten feet
six inches below the water line
The magazines and shell rooms OF the
ship can stow 2t0 rounds OF the l2-lnch
ammunition. ,, 90 rounds OF the s-inch,
500 rounds OF the 6-pounder, and 4, 90
rounds OF the l-pcundcr The forward
magazines are located immediately for
ward OF the dynamo rooms, and the after
one Just abaft the engine rooms.
There are two military masts fitted with
the usual signal yards, tops and top
masis. Two tops are built TO each Of
these mgstS. The foremost is located an
the usual way over the forward coming
tower the foundation OF the tower form
ing the'Iowr part Of the mast. The armor
inches thick and that OF the after OF
signal tower Is inches thick. 4 steel
tube Il inches In diameter inside and Z
Inches In thickness extends from the for -
ward coming tower down 10 the protect
ed deck, ana protects the yoice-tubes and
telegrdphs from the commanding officer
to the important stations In the vessel
The ohio carries IA boats. Of which one
Is "a 4O-toot steam cutter, and another a
36-fOOt steam cutter Of the usual navy
type. over each end OF the boat deck
two small upper bridges are located, on
which II placed "A portion Of the sec
Ondary battery. The boats are handled
by four cranes. all operated by steam
the engines Tor ihis purpose being located
on the wording platforms OF the cranes
Bulge kecls TO reduce rolling are fitted
TO the vessel, eXperime nts in recent years
in our own and foreign naVies having
demonstrated the great efficiency OF Tn ,ss
keels In prcvLtinS excessive rolling.
Hydraulic gseT Is used In steering the
vessel The normal coal supply Is Los
tons. and tho capacity OF the bunkers is
eco tons. As In other ships Of this tyne
the Arrangement OF the bunkers Is such
as TO afford considerable incidental pro-
lection 10 the machinery.
The Ohio and her class are the first
battleships of the United States navy In
which water tube boilers were provided
There are three smoke pipes. The two
propelling engines are rights and lcfts in
separate water-tight compartments. AMI
are OF tbs vertical inverted cylinder, di-
rect-dCtlng, triplc-eNpansion type, having
four cylinders. The diameters OF the
cylinders are a. follows: S55 inches H. T.,
81 Inches ! r., and - inches for two low
Dressures by a. inches stroke. The coll
lectiYe /. H. y. OF the main engines with
their air and circulating Is about 10 30
when the vessel Is making q speed OF IS
knots. IL should he stated here that the
Ohio ranks next to the Georgia class OF
battleships In our navy ia regard to
speed. The Georgia and class, which
tleship yet authorized by congress are
designed to make ~ knots.
n refrigeratng room on the berth deck
forward furnishes cold storage, and he
ship II supplied with an ice machine OF
the dense air type that can produce the
cooling effect Of two tons OF ice per day
The cOnsi rnction Of the Ohio and her
class was authorized by congress on May
!, 1898. when the Spanish war demot-
strated the wisdom OF "A much greater IN
crease OF the navy. The Keel was laid On
April 2, 1899 and the contract price OF
hull and machinery In s., 500 600
Her complement II IS officers and sill
men.