Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-11-12
lew JERSEY
LAUNCHED

huIucy Mass. Sow ChHstouod
O. daughter ui che state whose
Tine she Is t0 bear. tbo masnIncgni
Nueship Sew Jersey was launched
l.uy from hp yard of the Fore River
E boz and Enr.ne company Hundreds
L persons saw thD ship plunge into
water and f0r some fimc otter
Ir choou echoed alonE thc river
.ntH On was Mu. william u Kin.
'y daughter 0i Cow n-nkliu Mur
Is. 1l NeN Jersey. who smashed the
hduonai bottle of American cham
Irrt against tho steel prov of the
.o ssIn as Do started down fhc ways
Sew Jemoy party Included GOV
Iirphy and numerous other state Oi.
Nals. .osCIhcr With visitors from
IDnt1u Jorayy Ciy, Camden and
her cities OF the siate Ou the
.r.ston.ng stand alsl were promiuont
ttai officers from tbo Cbarlcstown
"a NeW Yors navy yards from Phil.
lI aiphla. Washington and other points
rho New Jersey when completed.
q ha one of tho most powerful bai
hips boz tho world She ls one of
o give ships authorized by congress
$500. and beiougs to the virginia
.l d HCr sister ship. tno Rhode D..
aIa. was launched at che Fore River
Yards asJ May This class are all con-
strlctod with double lurrols The Now
Jersey is tho last ship With double tur
-o.s the government Intends to build.
Tho double furreI haF Its d.Hadyani.
lres. according 90 naval exports.
AFTER considerable delay the beel OF
the Now Jersey was lald ln 1901 Since
Ihon toe work hos gone rapidly on hW
.I win bo another year before tho yrs.
.eI w.u go into commission Then iho
total cost to the rovornmcut wiz hc
ahout 86.OO00OO Tho New Jerseys
lenrth on loadwater line is i25 feet
breadth 7G feet and fu.l load draft 20
leot Hor displacement wil be- $1,000
1ns
Tho New Jersey viii havs a speed
of 40 least 40 knots. She win Doe pro.
pellod az This high speed by twin
crews driven by two iour-cyllndor en-.
ines of 10000 indicated morse power
The New Ionoys armament will
eons.st of four l2lnch guns, mounted
o. palrs ON balanced urrets, one turret
TINS located forward of the super.
p Hhuc,uro and che other aft or the
y ht Sluch guns. four viii be mount.
by pairs In turrets and four In two
aadsldo turrcts located amidshlps.
y rre win also be a hroadsiee hat.
Q. 3, on thc gun dock OF twelve 6.lnch
rapid Orc guns. mounted six on each
side.
Tho secondary battery viii consist
of twelve 3Inch atty calibor rapid Gre
guns. twelve semlautomatic, eignt
heavy automatic. two 30-caliber ma.
chine guns and s,x 30-caiihor Colt au'
tomato guns She win also be- fitted
with submorgcd torpedo tubes.
To make her defensive qualities pro.
poriIonal TO- her offensive qualities she
Is proyldod with "a complete water line
belt of armor, clsht feet in width
eleven inches thick ht tho top, and
..eht inches a, no bottom. The New
Jersey has also a cascmate armorod
belt estendlng over 2t5 feet OF her en-.
tire longth
u is tne intention of the government
fo make all the vessels of the Nov
Jersey and Virginia class hagsh'pa
with thls end 10 view recommendation
.ere made for one nag officer one
Commanding officer, one chief OF stan
5lictoen wararoom officers. ten iunioi
Hcers. eight warrant officers aud
tew Of T1e mon. including a force OF
|. .Nout sicy marines.
In the matter of electrical appu
Ecoa the New Jersey will be superior
any other battleship over construct
III f1r tbis government
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