Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-07
The NEW NEVADA,
The Bath Built Monitor Ready Tor Her Builders
Trial Trip.

Tied at the dock Of III. Bath iron
works, nearly ready for her trial. is the
big monitor Nevada. th- next of l'ncl,
Sans larg. craft I" undcrg" govern
mcnt test.
Already steam has been started in
her boilers several times. ana from
present appearances She will bt ready
for Il builders trial before th,. end of
this month.
This craft differs from All other GOV
eminent vessels built at tn. Bath
plant in that she is not designed for
speed. For that reason she will not be-
given 50 many trials to key NJ her ma
chinery as hav. other vessels.
She is to be taken down the kcunc
bee and over III" comrany's course off
southport. If she works well sh. viii
come back to Eatn wh-r. sh" will
take on coal and provisions and leave
for the Charlestown navy yard where
she viii go in dry dock - have hcr
bottom scraped and painted. Sh. will
not return to Bath until She has had
her government trial. which j. now ~
pected To take place during December
on the course between cape Porpois.
ana cape Ann. Her furniture and fin
ishing touches will be added in this
city.
The official dimensions Of the craft
are: Length 30 feet. beam - feet.
draft T. feet inches. displacement 1924
tons.
The new craft is TO be- Spre,lcr than
tn" Amrhitrite and -Mona,lnock and
heavier armOred. proportionately. than
I'll" Monterey but her gun powder will
be only slightly less than that If III.
double turrrtcl class since the bat
tcries Of the craft embrace TWO l:-inch
guns. four finch rapid-tire guns. thrr,.
6-poundcrs ana four l-poundcrs.
The l. inch guns will have Il height of
axis above the water lin" Of II feet &
inches, while the i-inCh weapons arr, u
b. elevated t. II feet inches. the tur-
rets for the Finch rifles being Of the
balanced sort. resembling. thos,. planned
Tor the new Maine type Of battlcship
Electricity will b.. utilized throughout
in handling turret turning gear. am
muntiou hoiStS and yentilating blow
eiS.
The contract speed for this monitor
is ll.5 knots and this speed. it is
thought. can be exceeded by the Mon
t"rcy only under the most favorable
cir, umstanccs- In coal endurance the
vessel will exceed III. Monterey. The
plan Of the hull Of the craft resembles
that of the Monterey and. indeed. there
has been but littl, departure from the
model Of that vessel Although ~ 80
IA III n.
Monterey. the scantlings ar. Of the
same size as in that ship. This feature
it is asserted. will ensure, longer lif. for
the smaller type of vessel.
\ windlass has been planned for thu,
ship, which will BE- located snug under
tn" turret and just forward Of ii. the
whole incloscd in a raised structure.
This feature is copied from one al
ready found in the battleShip Indiana
In the ease Of the Monterey the chain
leads in on deck from over the bow and
then passes through an opening in the
deck to tn. windlass. the windlass be-
ing placed ON the berth deck. II has
been found in sci vice practically i'm
possible IL keep water from coming
through this opening. plugs and stop
pers not suiiicng.
It is calculated that fully ~ tons If
fresh water can be carried in the double
bottom compartment which will b. an
absolute. necessity On the new craft.
owing to the fact that only water tube
boilers will he employed. The Monterey
is provided with Il set of Scotch ma
~ine anI water tube boilers. I'll. water
tube. boilers viii he the most radical
feature OF the Nevada. particularly as
they IN" {" be Without supporting;
Scotch boilers.