The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-26
new CRUISER LAUNCHED.
Great Enthusiasm in Philadelphia
When the Denver Slides !.
Into the Water. \
MANY MoTABLEs ATTEND THE AFFAIR.
Miss Roberta II. Wright, Daughter
Of the Mayor Of Denver, Christens
the Vessel-Descripti0n Of the Boat
lis I'm the Unarm0red Class-shiD-
yard Was Gaily Decorated.

ence of distinguished company of
naval officers, many leading citizens
from Colorado and a large number OF
persons from New York and other
nearby cities, the unarmored cruiser
Denver was successfully launched Sat-
urday afternoon at the Neafie & Levy
shipyard.
Miss Roberta M. Wright, daughter
of Mayor Wright, of Denver, chris
tened the vessel.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the launching of the Denver
and the shipyard was gayly decorated
with flags and bunting for the occa-.
sion, but the heavy rain spoiled the
decorations. Cog
At one o'clock the delegation were
driven to the. big shipyard, where they
were received by President Seddinger.
Because Of the heavy rainstorm the
launching was postponed until nearly
three o'clock. Miss Wright was es-
corted to the platform by President
Seddinger. When all was in readiness
and just as the last blow which was
to release the new cruiser was being
struck, Miss Wright stepped to the
edge of the stand and broke the ira
ditional bottle of champagne on the
bow of the new addition to the United
States navy. There was tremendous
footing of whistles from the vessels
lying at anchor close to the yard and
deafening cheers as the Denver slid
gracefully into the Delaware river.
The Cruiser Denver.
The Denver is one Of the six sheathed
and copper protected cruisers pro-
vided for in Hhe naval appropriation act
Of 1900. Her keel was laid June %, 1900.
She is 292 feet in length by a feet in ex-
treme width, and has displacement Of
800 tons. The Denver and her class have,
splendid batteries, consisting Of ten five
inch rapid firing guns in the main battery.
and eight six-pounder and two one-pounder
rapid-Rrdng guns. four Colt automatic guns,
and one three-inch field gun in the second
airy battery. 81
Her engines are of the twin screw, vertical
triple-expansion type. with water tube
boilers, giving a combined horsepower Of
about $500. The engines are to be located
In separate water-tight compartments on
opposite sides of a fore and aft, amidship
bulkhead. *f'
The ten five-inch guns Of the main bat
terry Of the Denver are arranged one for
ward and one aft on the midship line Of the,
upper deck, and four on each side on the
deck below. The guns Of the secondary bat
terry are distributed about the vessel so as
to give large arc of fire.
The Denver is provided with water
tight deck extending from stem to stern,
the sides sloping and Joining the vessels
side below the water line. The slopes OF
this deck abreast the engine and boiler
spaces are protected by nickel-steel plates.
two inches thick by eight feet in width. The
vessel has commodious quarters to give
comfort and accommodation to her au-
thorized complement Of "a officers and 26s
men. f4 Dt
She is rugged as two-masted schooner,
the masts fitted with gaffs and signal yards,
and fore and aft sails. Her coal bunkers
are well arranged, with ample facilities for
rapid coaling, and have capacity Of 700
tons. A5F
The vessels of the Denver class are re-
quired by their contracts to make speed Of
1914 knots an hour for four consecutive
hours before acceptance. To sum up it may
be stated that the provision of the act of
congress for the Denver class to ''have the
highest speed compat ible with good cruis-
ing qualities, great radius of action and
to carry the most powerful ordnance suit
ed to vessels of their class" has been fully
borne out in the case Of the Denver, and
she will prove valuable addition to the
list OF our naval vessels. Y