New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
NEW JERSEY LAUNCHED.
0atueshp Named by Gouernor
Mvphys Daughter at Ouincy

quincy Mass. Nov 1o-The battIesbtn Na,r
Teisey' OF the seagoing class, built for tbs
"''eu states government by the Fore River
Company. was successfully
,"unciieo at l214 o'clock to-day. There was =
IS number Of guests present including Gov
e'Ao' rankin Murphy of New-Jersey. Gov
eIIor John L. Bates OF Massachusetts and Jobr
~ Long of bingham. ex-Secretarv Of tba
Navy. Inc battleship was named by Mrs VIII
60 - hi'liley' OF Newark. daughter Of Cow
~ "aS beautiful autumn day the crisn al,
tempered by the rays of the uncloudAd
ue invited guests including a party NJ
twenty-five with Governor Murphy. came fror,
Boston in the forenoon bv snAcia1 trsIr -
was run into the shipbuiIding cornranv,s yards
on spur track. Besides the New Ia-sa,
Hear admiral Harris. of Washington: Rear Al.
NH dt george F. Wilde. commandant of the
CHdr4esto"n Navy Yard; Commander Bonita
sun naval attache Of the Russian Embassy
at washington. and Congressman McNarv
fo"ers and Tirrell. of Massachusetts,. were o,,
the train 'A
1"e guests were the only ones admitted 10 the
Iauhcning. The river about the shinr,,,i15i~
plant was filed with boats. and as the new
snip TOOK the water a great salute was given
Her oy all the craft and by the whistles Of near
py manufacturing establishments After thu
launching the guests were entertained by the
management. ex-Rear Admiral Francis r
bowies. president Of the company, acting as
host "s
DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLEsHIP
In March. 1899. Congress appropriated -,o,av ~o~
-I-se se"soihs coastltne battleships carrying the
ea'iTs1 arInor and most powerful armament FOR
vessels OF their class. and provided for two more
by the act OF June = 1900
VI the hve vessels appropriated for three were
required to be sheathed and coppered and two
W4lnout sheathing; Immediately after being con-
Tacted FOR. however. the Navy Department tool
this question under consideration. and decided 10
OMIT ali outside sheathing and coppertnp ~ +ba+
each vessel Of the class which the Ne7y-Jersav,
- one IS now a counterpart Of the other excApt
lor MINOR notifications incident to construction.
me general dimensions and chief characteristics
OF these vessels
Length load water line AS fear
besoth' extreme at load water line IS feet "a
!Fal displacement. about 1855 tons.
incbas uIausht at traI displacement about % feet
Greatest draught. full load. about q feet
The New-Jersey was built for speed Of at least
nineteen knots The warship will be propelled ar
this high speed for a battleshIp by twin screws
driven by two four-cylinder triple expansion en-
siToe Of go1 !se ~ indIcated horsepower having
maximum speed, at about 10 revolutions a min
She will carry four Pinch guns forty calibres
IN length mounted in pairs In balanced turrets
one turret being located forward OF the SUPER
structure and the other aft. OF the eight S-fnch
guns Iorty-tve caltbres in length which will ba
carried on this vessel. four will be mounted by
pairs IN turrets, superposed upon the Pinch tur-
!eLs ABOVE mentioned and four in two brcadside
tirrets, slightly forward OF amdshps
Inere Will be a broadsite battery on the gun
qeck or twelve 6-inch rapid fire guns ffty caIibres
IN length mounted six each side. The SECONDARY
Ddltsry VIII consist Of twelve 3-fnch, fifty-Cabre
repid rre guns; twelve 3pounders, serni-autonlatic
eight 1-pounders. heavy automatic; two 30-calibre
machine guns and six .30-calibre Colt automatic
guns. all mounted IN commanding positions and
having large areas OF fire.
To make the warships defensive qualities nro-
portionately great, she is provided with a com
plete waterline belt OF arnor eight feet in width
snips eleven inches thick the top and eight
inches at the bottom, tapering to uniform thick-
ness or four inches az the ends Of the vessel She
also mas a caseuate arnored belt extending over
oout 24o feet OF her enegth OF uniform thickness
OF SIX inches, rising from the top the main belt
70 the upper or main deck, and Joined at It's after
end TO the barbette of the 12-inch turret by six
men arHored bulkhead, and having at its forward
end an arTnored bulkhead OF six inches thickness
extending from side to side, thus forming citadel
or redoubt. within which the 6-inch guns will be
It is proposed to make all of the vessels Of this
class hagshlps, and to do this it Is necessary 20
make provision for the accommodation OF one
nag oilcer one commanding officer. one chief OF
STAN nineteen wsrdroom officers. ten junior ON
including sixty marines. making q grand total