Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-05-16
OLD WAR SHIPS REBUILT.
The ACCESSIBILITY of Reconst-ucting he
Oregon, Massachusetts and H.
diana Discussed.

One of the most encouraging signs OF
the growing interest in the navy is the
large amount Of correspondence that
reaches this office from all parts of the
United States on naval matters Most
OF this correspondence is intelligent and
10 the point and it is only want OF space
that prevents us from publishing more
Of the letters received, We have before
Us. for instance, communication from
IuNton, IN which the writer asks a Ques-
ton which has often been asked before.
and Is doubtless nj TINS very time in the
minds of thousands Of those American
citizens who follow closely the prog
reSS of naval affairs. He asks it
II would not be good policy to re-
construct and rearu the three bat
Tie ships, Oregon, Massachusetts and
lrdiana. Briefly enumerated. his sug
gtstionS are: that the 13-inch S-inch and
C-inch guns should be replaced by four
hlgh-yelocity 12-inch and twelve or more
I-inch guns, thus securing a modern and
more homogeneous battery and greater
rapldity of fire; that the 1S-inch armor
be removed aud 9-inch Krupp armor sub
stitntcd, and that the weight thus saved
be utilized to increase the engine and
boiler power: he would place the vessels
~ dock, cut them in two and lcngthen
thCm ana so secure Il knot or two more
speed thnn they now possess. or say Isl
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~ Iuieh anu t'2,,""lIeai way u
SelSt'
Now, while we must admit that, on
the face of It, such nr0p0Sal looks at
't',3'NV' YET dN u Ha'leF "t iaNl' we
"""." nv secure 'hr'P PE''il'"lN ih'u-
- f'>ST3N; nor "ouiu the chHHEe' even
!, It ''u.u ne ni'ue' be ecou9hlca'. OF;
~ tue HrSt pace, 70 institute radical
u!S dn' the entire motive power would
III 'I,'H INoiNe n reconstruction OF The
'tNSFi more Iaf-Feach!hg IMAM our CORE |
SpVhaghl lof moment imaglheS. As
eIaF"A tHe guns extensive structural
'H"ilE'> would nave 10 ne made ln the |
mounts ~ me ammunition holsls, ana IN
.ae AaS4z,hes; lor arrangements when !
"e'f laId do"h iitech years ago Tor the
H"IIla on aiHhtUnIll"h - hioW-hTc guns, |
"ouii DE- altogether inadequate to main
~" lH' laF more RAPID now 81 ammuHi- +
10" ,Hat WnuId ne necessary Wlth . mod !
.FH' fapd-hrihg equipment. This would I
ih'"Ne cutting open decks aud huIk-
iir1uS ~" pIacH'ail} tearing out large /,
pam OF me interior structure "l the /
vessel. ne increase IN motive power ,
""u.d cay Tor similar internal rearrange- /
i4tii9' 80 Also with the armor plating. !
'''' $500 WI -'ttlt''t t''i~ {
IHu i"T ''nIHE "Tbl"F pia'r winch nave
occurred "ofihg the past hiteen years. /
Eoula render u complex prob, /
I'm ~ ~ ne now afHlpf satisfactorily (
~, ,5'' "nl '"GNiHE ana pun structure +.
IN 'iE"iH' me GTeht changes ~ tte /
ol.''T''i"" gt N''Eii7 'hf"HRh"Ut we /
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! IN ln'' Ii"l'' alict me new engine ant
'''',I. "tIG III. II W"ni' be Impossible /
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could Ia, raiesd by IN. oddit;in ,.S ',,,,tiir /
or deck. Lut his would re4mire tbn Iift. /