The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-13
THE ILLINOIS BATTLE
SHIP LAUNCHED
Speediest Vessel Of Her
Class in the World

BOSTON. MASS. JUNE t2-with tho
proud distinction OF being the fastest
battieship in America and the speediest
Of her class in the world the new sea
fighter Illinois lies al anchor in Presi-
dents roads tonight after "a most sue
cessful trial. over the governor course
from Cape Ann TO cape Porpoise and
return "a distance Of sixty-six miles
she raced today under the watchful
eyes Of United States naval representa-
tives and established new record by
maintaining an average speed Of 1881
knots FOR four consecutive hours. Not
only did She demonstrate that che was
faster than any warship OF her size
anoat. but she proved her ability To
turn with extraordinary quickness by
describing complete circle wtthln
three hundred yards or little more than
twice her length in three minutes and
ten s-eonds. while ploughing through
the sea az full speed. Steadiness and
eeserve power characterized the per-
formance OF the ship throughout the
severe teat The work of her englu
was smooth and even the records ot
the days trial showed but one-tenth
~ a knot difference in speed between
the northern run and the return run.
The machinery easily met evry require
meut. and not an accident Of any Kind
marred the success of the day.
Rear Admiral Sampson. who was
aboard, unafflcially and Read Admiral
Evans. VINO acted as president Of the
trial board. as well as the other naval
officers who participated IN the trial.
a.,
champion. and as she steamed back 20
her anchorage With broom az her
masthead. the officials OF the Newport
News shin building company, whose
thorough labor reached such a climax,
We're enthusiastically congratulated.
The day could not have been NOR
perfect FOR the trial OF a battleship
Hardly a breath OF air rufned the wq-
Ter as the vessel steamed out of Boss
ton harhor.
fhe Illinois was hardly a shing Of
beauty as she laid her course FOR Cap
Ann. but the great white wave turned
up al her bow gave those aboard the
impression that she wa sout for
business-like days work.
The first mark boat. the converted
yacht Hist was IN sight just before 10
o'clock, and y minutes past that hour
she passed ghe starting line with lien
engines registering III revolutions to
the minute. The ship passed mark
boat No g. the training snip Lancaster.
at a II knot gait p minutes and "a
seconds after the start The mex.
mark. the old Essex, was picked up %
minutes and 20 seconds later, the New
port in p minutes and - seconds, the
Peoria in % minutes, and the naval tug
Poiogac at buoy No. 6. Indicating the
end or the 33 knot run northward In
% minutes and 20 seconds.
For q part Of the northward run the
Illinois had reached a speed of 17Sf
knots an hour, and at no time did she
drop below 1877. Buoy No. 4 was pass
ed az 2l0GO7. showing elapsed time Tor
the run OF one hour, 25 minutes and 4
seconds. and an average speed for the
80 knots Of 1886 nauucpi miles
p- On the return ne elapsed time be.
tween huoys were about The same as
during the FIRST half of the trial. Again
She reached a maximum speed OF 1ISi
knots, with minimum OF iG97 The
nnish line was passed ana the speed
trial was over al 1;iS.33 the passed
i.nie being l:5f.42 and the average
speed for he second hair of the trial
OF 1876
The completed figures for the entire
sixty-siX knots gave 3:4S.46 elapsed time
and the average speed 1891 knots per
hour Tidal corrections may make a
slight alteration in these figures. but
the changes are not likely 10 affec- the
result materially