New-York tribune., 1904-10-12
WARSHIPS LAUNCHED.


ner siren ana whistle, as the DdII4eSnlp was
launched with steam up. When she was afioat.
this gave her more the appearance OF finished
battIeship than any previously launched As
both military masts were in position. as well as
the coming tower and three smoke tunnels. a
good idea OF the powerful lighting craft was Of
fered to-day. Several tugs were at her service.
and she was docked in the afternoon Following
the launching. a luncheon was served in the
draughting rooms.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SHIP.
The Georgia is one Of the three bartleships
authorized under an act OF Congress approved
March 8, 1899, and is also duplicate OF the
two authorized and approved June Z 1900.
Bids for these five battleships were opened ar
the Navy Department November 10 1900. and
in February. 1901 the Bath Iron Works re-
ceived the contract for the building OF the Geor-
gia, sister ship Of the Virginia, the Rhode Isl
and, the New-Jersey and the Nebraska, at a
contract price of S3.59O.OOO
The Georgia belongs to the most powerful
type Of battIeship ahoat and also TO the largest
class She has a trial displacement Of $1,000
IONS and Is 40 feet long, I6 feet 10 inches
beam, and under trial conditions will draw q
feet, while she has an extreme draught Of 26 feet
when fully loaded and equipped with stores,
coal. ammunition, etc
The hun has cellular double bottom. and is
divided into about 225 water tight cOmpart-
ulents. The craft Is fully protected by the best
OF armOr, which has combined weight OF 3, 700
gross tons and which includes main belt ex-
tending the entire length of each side from IL
70 inches thick. The upper easement, arnOr
and the athwartship arnOr are inches thick
The 12-iach turrets and barbettes are covered
with a 1O-inch arnor, and the S-tnch turrets
and barbettets with 6-nch armor- The coming
tower is inches thick the s1gral tower lncheS
thick and the gun protection and splinter bulk
heads are 2 and 3 inches thick. There Is a pro-
tecttve deck at the water line and below this
F- a1aFa halt OT
the steering gear and equipment These are
hlId with cellulose, which promptly sweIs 20
several times its own weight when wet, thus
stopping any hole made by shot
THE BATTERY OF THE GEORGIA
The battery Of the Georgia consists OF four 12-
inch breech loading rifles eight S-inch breech
loading rifles. twelve 6-inch breech loading rifles
OF rapid movement, twelve 3-inch oreech loading
rapid fire rifles twelve 3-pounder guns. four
1-pounder automatic guns, four 1-pounder single
shot guns two 3-inch field guns. two machine
guns and six automatic guns. There are also
four submerged torpedo tubes There IS a
bunker capadsey Of 1900 tons Of coal The Geor-
gia is equipped with the following machinery;
Two four-cylinder triple expansion engines each
driving one bronze three-bladed propeller about
eighteen feet in diameter; each engine has high
pressure cy1nCer % inches IN diameter, one N
termediate cylinder 81 inches IN diameter and
two low pressure cylinders SO inches in diameter,
all having q 4S-inch stroke. The engines eX-
surface Of about twelve thousand square feet.
There are twenty-four NiclaUsse boilers Installed
in eight watertight compartments. having total
crate surface OF .44O square feet and a total
heating surface OF 81 22O square feet. This
equipment will give a speed OF nineteen knots an
hour. or one knot TasVer than any battIesElp
now IN the service OF the United States navy
Two 10O-kowatt generators and six 0O-klo-
watt generate viii furnish the electrical equip
nent for SIX 5O-inch searchlights one thousand
incandescents and for every purpose for which
electricity VIII be used Important accessories
en- the craft include an evapOrattng and Gistill-
ing plant for converting salt water into fresh.
ice plant, laundry. machine shop. electric sig
mailing communication throughout ship. tele-
phone wireless telegraphy. air compressiug
plant complete coaling gear. electric switches.
etc.
The Georgia is 20 be fitted as q flagship.
Quarters are provided for total OF seven hun
dred men. consisting OF one flag officer. one COM
manding officer, one chief OF staff twenty ward
room officers. twelve junior officers. ten warrant
officers and a crew OF SOS men. including
marines