The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
GEORGIA WILL
BE A FINE SHIP.
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provided with four submerged torpedo
tubes.
The 12-inch guns are mounted In
pairs in two turrets, one forward and
one aft. Four of the S-inch guns are
mounted in pairs in two turrets, SUI
perimposed on the 12-inch turrets. The
other four S-inch guns are mounted
in two broadside turretS, one on each
side. The 6-inch and 3-inch guns are
mounted in broadside.
Quarters are provided for the follow
ing complement of men, which the
vessel will have when in commission:
One flag officer, one commanding Of
f1cer, one chief of staff twenty ward
room officers, twelve Junior officers,
ten warrant officers and 65S crew, in
Guiding marines, total 7OS.
The Georgia will carry the fol-
lowing boats which are lifted and
slowed by four large electric swing
ing cranes, two on each side Of the
ship:
One 5O-foot steam cutter. one 35-foot
steam cutter, two 96-foot launches,
four 30-foot cutters two 30foot whale
boats, one 30-foot gig whaleboat. one
S0-foot barge, two 20 and one 16-foot
dinghies, two 12-foot punts, two IS
foot life RATS.
The bunker capacity of the ship
provides for a stowage of 1900 tons of
coal.
The Ships Power.
The propelling machinery consists of
two. four-cylinder triple expansion en-
gines, each driving one bronze three
bladed propeller, about Is feet in diam
eter. Each engine consists of one high
pressure cylinder 35 inches in diameter,
one mediate-cylinder 81 inches in
diameter, aid two low-pressure cylin-
ders &C inches in diameter, all having
a stroke of As inches The engines ex-
haust into two condensers, each having
a cooling surface of about Il, 900 square
feet. Each main engine is in a sep
arate compartment together with its
condenser, air pump, circulating pump
and other auxiliary machinery. The
boilers are "a in number. installed in
eight watertight compartments. They
are of the Niclausse type, and have
total great surface of about LAO
square feet. and a total heating sur
face of about 1920 square feet. The
boilers are to be worked under a forced
draft of one inch. The above propell-
ing machinery will give the Georgia a
speed of 10 knots per hour, which is
one knot faster than any battleship
now in service in our navy.
The Georgia has a very elaborate
electric plant consisting of two 100-kil-
owatt generators, and six 50-kilowatt
generators, which are each direct con-
nected to it's double engine. This gem
orator installation will provide cur
rent for six 30-inch search lights, about
1000 incandescent lamps, several arc
lamps, night signalling sets, diving
lamps, electric blowers for ventilation,
and will also provide current for cleo
trically turning the turrets, training
the guns, ventilating the ship, lifting
and slowing boats. lifting coal, stores
and handling ammunition from the
magazines to the guns, providing pow
er to run the machine shop, the laun-
dry and for several other purposes.
With All COnveniences.
The ship is provided with an elabo-
rate evaporating and distilling plant
for making fresh water from salt, an
ice plant for making ice and for cool
ing store rooms, a compact and WELL
equipped laundry, thoroughly equip
ped galleys for cooking and baking, a
machine shop capable of doing all but
the largest work, complete electric sig
mailing communication throughout the
ship, telephones, wireless telegraph
apparatus, air COMPRISING plant, COM
plete gear for coaling ship and remov-
ing ashes, steam steering gear, steam
anchor engine and electric winches for
doing all sorts of lifting and hauling
throughout the ship.
There will be two military masts
equipped with fighting tops and sig
mailing gear She will have three