The Washington times., 1904-04-05
Little Miss Montague,
Daughter of Governor,
ChriStenS Vessel.
BRILLIANT ASSEMBLAGE
VIEWS THE LAUNCHING
Latest Addition to Navy
Will Have Speed of
Nineteen Knots.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, April 5.-In
the presence Of the governor OF Vir-
ginia and his stan, Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy Darling, and many other
distinguished guests, the magnificent
new battleship Virginia was launched
at / o'clock this afternoon, the little
daughter Of the governor, Matilda Gay
Montague. christening her and break
ing q bottle of sparkling wine over her
Prov as the big vessel started down the
ways
The event was successful in every
way. 1t is estimated that $1,000 persons
viewed the launching
The Virginia is the most modern and
the highest class battleship ever con-
structed at the yards of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Con.
pany. She belongs to a class OF II
mammoth ships authorized BY Congress
in the two years Immediately fOlloWins
the Spanish-American war. She IS o
1900 tons displacement; length on load
water line. 4S5 feet; breadth, extreme
at load water line. IS feet. ~ inches;
draft with fun load, about rs feet.
Speed Of Nineteen Knots.
The Virginia VIII have a speed OF nine
marl1abIe. considering her immense size.
and viii be propelled at this high speed
by twin screws. driven by two four
cylinder triple-expansion engines Of
about 1900 horsepower. She viii carry
four 12-inch guns. mounted in pairs in
balanced turrets, one forward and one
aft
The remainder OF the main battery
will consist of eight s-inch guns. four
OF which will be mounted b. pairs in
.urFets. suDerpased upon the 12-inch
turrets. and four in two broadside tur-
rets located forward OF amidships- Ihs
Virginia viii also have a broadside bat
terry consisting on the gun deck OF
twelve 6-inch rapid-hre guns, mounted
six on each side.
The Secondary Battery.
The secondary battery wiz consist OF
twelve 8-inch rapid fire guns, twelve 3
mound semi-automatic guns. eight l.
pound heavy automatic. TWO SJ-cahoer
machine guns. and six 30-caliber Colt
automatic guns. all Of which are 10 o@
mounted in commanding p0siuons, "itn
the greatest possible arcs OF ire
The shin is also to be supplied with
submerged torpedo tubes, such as those
which did terrible work AT the hrst
Japanese attack uoon the Russian heet
In Port Arthur Harbor.
a large party arrived this morning
from Washington and viewed the
launching. Tonight they viii be present
AT p banquet at the Hotel Chamberlain.
old Point Comfort and VIII leave ior
home on the Norfolk and Washington
steamboat Newport News ut 90 o'cioea-
In .he Party.
In the party are Assistant Secre-
tarv of the Navy Darling, and Mrs
Darling. Miss Cushing. Mrs X ..
Gushing. the Hon. H. l. Maynard,
the Hon. Edward 3. Nreelan4, the Hon-
Frank 2. BrandeSee. the Hon. john
Lamb. Rear Admiral &. W. Rae ana
wife. II " Fuller. the Hon. II. =
Ioudenslager and wife, Lieut. Coih-
rnander Vrythc III. Parks ano os'uSiteI'
Rear Admiral Washington y. Capps,
Lieut.. Milton F. Reed. ana 9lrs- T,Tso'
the Hon John r. Edwards, the tlo.
William Atkinson Jones, Eeur -AulllI. "a
and Mrs Colby NJ Chester, Cnaf5es
Fred l. Fishback, Mrs lshoS.Sss @ 5.-.a
AIyra B. Fishback. o. A Dazenostkef'
b g BRYAN and, wife. ". r. M&cl-sll-
nan. the Hon Alan Benny ana MS
Penn, II Q Dinger. Capt. W g
/ Cowles the Hon. Claude A swanson
Rear Admiral II. G. Taylor the f10u'
; IpSRuh ~. RauSQel. CE.Dl. anu MIS- ~
| q Neville the Hon Carter Glass. the
Hon. Thomas 5. Martin. Mr. and Mrs.
T.enaueI Towers Robert O.. Skerett, the
Hon. Adolph Meyer, Constructor II. l..
| Ferguson and wife. Major T. X cole
and wife. the Hon. William Hughes, the
Hon. ii. Flood the Hon. j. ". Daniel.
| Misses Stitch. Admiral Chester. the Hon.
John Ryan T. j. Tally. Mr- and Mrs
| Callahan Miss Callahan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodbury.. l. O. Murry. Lieut. Commau-
der W. ". White and wife, Gen and
{ Mrs. George Uhler, G. 3. Orcutt,
/ Mary W. Orcutt F. NJ Br2Xton,
The Hon. c. H. Darling. Mr.. Plum
ner the Hon William Richardson,
/ ~ y Scott H G Garlic. Mr.. and Mrs
/ c II. Gurnmey, Mr.. and Mrs. John w
/ gray. the Hon Ernest ". Roberts. II.
/ H. Atherton. jr., G. B. Brewer and
/ friend, George H. Sensner. AR and Mrs
/ W. f. Sicard Rear Admiral and Mrs
! W. l. Field Mr. and Mrs. Olin Morrill,,
/ II = and w. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. ". y.
/ Eaton, w NJ Williams. J. w. Nc
! Crazy. II. /. SChOtter. /. T. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs j. 5. Unger. MIR. md Mrs
! ii. j. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs J. 2. kesSler,
Mr. and Mrs JOha A. Dix. J. d. and
/ T. u. Coffin. the Hon. and Mrs. John
Hull DR. Charles +. Beall. w H. Hun
ter. w. D. Johnston. II. A Johnston,
Major J. w Litteu. Gen and Mrs. Oscar
r Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr.
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