The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-13
VARSHlP KANSAS LAUNCHED
MISS ANNA HOCH CHAI0TEN0
HER WITH SPRING WATER.

HER WITH SPuN0 WATG6.
Gsvernor of the state Hsuefod Inerc
With All His Generals and Cclsnels
Vessel the Biggest That Ever went
From tho WaY Into tho Delaware
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. i2~AThs United
States battleship Kansas was launched
at 1910 o'clock to-day In the yards Of the
New York shipbuilding Company In South
Camden. Miss Anna Hooh. tho daughter
Of Edward w. Hooh Of Topeka, Governor
Of Kansas. aoted ~ sponsor. An old
school ohum, Miss Ora Allen. assisted her
a. maid Of honor. Assembled to ses
the vessel leave the ways was distinguish
company.
The Kansas was christened With spring
water instead OF the customary champagne.
Gov. Hoch Of Kansas brought the water
himself all the way from John Brown
Springs In Kansas.
The Governors party. including his wife
and daughter, numbered about thirty.
They arrived here yesterday morning over
the Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia and Reading
route. Besides those who assisted In the
christening. there we're q few personal
friends OF the Governors In the party
and several companions Of Mics Hooh's.
Besides the Westerners naval officers
from Washington were present. The naval
officers stationed here. as we'll q men Of
prominence in all walks of life, attended
the launching.
Miss Hoch was not bit nervous. 6he
IL typical Western girl, fearless, frank,
unassuming, realizing the honor given her.
Both Miss Hoch and Miss Ora Allen. her
maid Of honor, were dressed In white. They
are both students and room mates IN Baker
University. Baldwin. Kan. Miss Hoch wore
dress Of white crisphe, hand embroid-
cred, simple but rich, with = white hat
trimmed with white ostrich plumes to
match.
The members Of Gov. Hoch's stan. Cen
erals and Colonies Of the Kansas National
Guard, were In full dress uniform. Most
Of the other men and women bad pinned
In q conspicuous place q s,nfower. the
emblem Of their State.
1t was indeed Kansas day In Camden:
Flags were everywhere In the vicinity OF
the shipyard, enlivening the occasion a.
well a, = serving Sa t. SGd vel,
course, IL closed.
Of the State may we'll be proud. She is Of
a type representing the very heaviest OF
Uncle Sans ships OF war. Tho displace-
ment Of the Kansas 1900 tons, viii make
word-m fact, a floating fortress Of great
formidability. While hulls Of other ships
that Of the Washington. for. instance
have weighed more when they went
OF being the biggest battleship ever launched
When she LETT the ways she weighed
In the neighborhood Of 1000 tons, while
the hull OF the Washington was heavier
by LOO tons a., At the he same time me IONS a
while the trial displacement Of the Kansas
Is 5000 tons.
Following the launching. luncheon was
eerved to the invited guests IN the offices
Of the COMPANY Congratulation1 s,, were IN
were made.
Later In the afternoon Gov. Hooh and
the members Of his party went down to
Atlantic City, whore they will remain over
The keel plates Of the Kansas were laid
on Feb. 10, 1904. She Is known as Q $50
foot battleship, and her contract calls for
q maintenance OF g knots speed for four
consecutive hours Her armament Will be:
Main battery-Four i2-ineh; eight s-inch
Secondary battery-Twenty 3.inch Tor II
pounder) rapid fire guns, 80 calibre in length;
twelve 2-pounder semi-automatic guns,
six 1-pounder automatics, two l.pounder
semi automatics. two s-nch field pieces,
two machine guns OF 80 calbre and ak
automatic guns Of .30-calibre.
For her protection the Kansas will have
O complete main belt armor, feet inches
wide on the water line, having uniform
thickness Of inches throughout the maya
1 inches at the ends. seven-inoh easement
armor will protect her between the main
belt and main deck.
Designed for 9 flagship, accommodation
has been provided for flag officer. com
wardroom officers, ten junior officers,
ten warrant officers and Sl3 men, includ-
ing marines.
The Kansas, which is Of the style known
to naval officers as improved Connecticut.
t. tons v and. Il she ives up to The speoiaca~
tions, making Q speed OF 10 knots or better.
The keel WIS laid down at Camden in
1908 at the same time work was started on
the Minnesota at Newport News and the
Vermont at Weymouth. Mass. She is "a
feet inches over all and $50 feet on the water
line. Her armor, which Ia complete and
weighs about 1000 tons, Ia inches thick
and tapers to 4 inches at the bow. Her
guns are four p inch. eight inch men, tTe e
She will carry her armament, when it is
Installed. in six elliptical turrets fore and
aft She is also fitted with submerged
torpedo tubes.
Her engines arc vertical, triple expansion;
four cylindered, and the estimated horse
power they can produce Is 1880.
The central battery Is located on tho main
deck. The Kansas has three tunnels fore
and aft, two military masts and two main
and four secondary turrets. Her gross
draft Is 20 feet inches.
STOLE OLD MANS LOVED COINS.