The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-13

one on each beam near the forward end
of the superstructure, and one on each
beam near the after end Of the super
structnre-the gums so mounted to train
through an arc of las degrees. The
twelve 6-inch guns viii be mounted in
broads.de, on the gun deck, six on each
side. and VIII have an arc of fire of no
degrees.
There will be ample provision for sup
nIvinp ammunition to the guns the
chains of supply being so distributed that
there will be a complete round of pow
der and pre- jectiles delivered by each 12-
inch turret hoist every 80 seconds, one
complete round of powder and projectiles
by each S-inch turret host every 30 sec
onds. and supply of ammunition for the
6-inch guns sufficient TO provide three
complete rounds per minute for each
gun. The rate of supply of ammunition
for the 14-pounders will be six rounds
per minute for each gun. There will be
two submerged torpedo tubes located in
one compartment
The armored cruisers six in humber,
will have length of 502 fAt, beam So
feet inches, and trial displacement of
49, 400 tons on "a feet inches draught, the
coal bunker capacity being 1000 tons.
The armoreu cruisers outlined in the
accompanying plans are identical in di-
mansions, interior arrangements and bat
teries, the only variation being that three
are sheathed with wood and coppered and
three are unsheathed. They are designed
for a speed of at least % knots and will
have very large radius of action.
The armament Will be mounted as fol-
lows: Four S-inch guns, in pairs in two
electrically controlled, elliptical, balanced
turrets, having inclined port plates, one
forward and one aft, on the line of the
keel, and having an arc o. fire of 30 de-
grees. On the upper deck, at the corners
of the superstructure, four 6-inch guns
viii be mounteu in Sponsors, one at each
corner each having an arc of fire of not
less than las degrees. On the main or
gun deck ten 6-inch guns in broadside
will be mounted, five on each side hav-
ing an arc of fire of not less than ITO
degrees; that is, IS degrees forward of
and abaft the beam, except the forward
| pair which are to be sponsored and will
| fire directly ahead. The secondary bat
| terry will be mounted in the most COM
manding positions. having as large an
arc of fire as possible; the automatic
| 1-pounders to be mounted in the lower
military tops, and two single-shot l.
Founders in each upper military top.
| Suitable means will be provided for a
rapid and efficient supply of ammunition
| for all the guns of the main and second
airy batteries The rate at which ammu-
milton will be supplied to the S-inch tur-
ret hoists is one complete round of pow
der and projectile to each hoist every fif-
ty seconds. The rate of supply of am
munition for the 6-inch guns will be
! three complete rounds per minute to
each gun. The rate of supply of ammu-
| milton for the 14-pounder guns will be
six rounds per minute TO each gun. The
| "a ia of of or :
FOUNDER and 1-pounder guns will be ter
rounds per minute to each gun.
| The protected cruisers will have g
length of 424 feet, beam sc feet, and g
trial displacement of about $500 tons or
q feet 6 inches draft, the coal bunker ca
pacity being 1.5O0 tons.
On the main deck will be mounted si2
6-inch guns pedestal mounts, with
shields. Two of these guns will bt
mounted on the middle line of the vessel
one forward and one aft, each having al
4 arc of fire of not less than 270 degrees
The other four 6-inch guns on the mali
deck will be mounted in Sponsors at thu
corners of the superstructure.
On the gun deck eight 6-inch guns vii
be mounted, four on each broadside, il
a central casemate the forward and aft
er pairs being in sponsors directly under
the 6-inch guns at the corners of the su
perStructure on the deck above.
Twelve 14-pounders will be mounted OF
the gun deck, three forward and three
aft on each side. Six 14-pounder guns
VIII be mounted within the superstruct
ure, three on each side. The twelve 3
FOUNDER semi-automatic guns will b,
mounted on the superstructure deck. II
the lower military tops the four heavy l
FOUNDER automatic guns will be mount
ed. two on each mast. In the uppe
military tops four heavy 1-pounder. rapid
} fire guns viii be mounted on the gun
| deck, two forward and two aft. Ar
guns which do not train fore and aft, o
, nearly SO, can be quickly and convenient
, ly dismounted, housed and secured. so a
J to leave the ships side practically clear
There will be a sufficient number o
: electric power HOSTS direct from tn
magazines to the battery dicks to furnish
} an ample supply of ammunition to all tn
| guns Of the main and secondary batter
: les; also suitable means for supplying
the guns in the tops. The rate of suppl
of ammunition for the 6-inch guns will
be not less than six complete rounds t
, each gun per minute. The rate of sup
, ply of ammunition for the 14-pounde
guns will be not less than Is rounds t
) each gun per minute. The rate of sup
ply of ammunition for the 3-pounde
guns will be not less than 80 rounds I
each gun per minute, and for the
3 FOUNDER rapid-fire guns not less than 3
rounds to each gun per minute Will
) for the 1-pounder automatic guns tn
e supply will be not less than 100 round
? to each gun per minute.
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