Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-14
NEARLY NINETEEN KNOTS WITH EASE
Without Pushing Engines to Their
Limit, the Ship Exceeded Contract
Requirement of Eighteen Knots
Per hour-connccticut Gets No
Trial Until Commissioned.


Louisiana established new speed
record for IS knot battlcships and
set n pace that her sister ship. the
Connecticut. building at the Now
York navy yard. will find difficult to
eclipse. The maximum speed dcvel.
oped during the test WAS 1891
knots an hour and the average s;.not
made by the l.c;!isiana On the five
runs when she VS. Sacm!'r+ 1T ton
notch vas 1851 G0p.5 ~ hoar.
''ht3 s unc,c..i;9. tD!y nc fnest
showing ever made by an Am.
crican warship since the stanJarlil.
ms method Of trials was Introduced
into the United States navy. Accord.
ing To Il telegram received by the
Daily Press from I;uckland last
night, the shipyard officials On the
Louisiana yesterday expressed them
selves rs being confident that tho
vessel can attain Il speed of /? knot,
an hour when forced 10 the utmost
Only 1lo Revolutions Required.
At the conclusion OF the stand.
ardizinS trial the naval board of
survey ANNOUNCED that it, will require
only 119 revolutions Of tile Loui3i.
anaS wheels por minute to urivc her
at the contract rate of speed-IS
Knots IN hour. As thu. wnrshiu's
engines were dcsiGncu to make 12O
revolutions per minute, she will have
no difficulty in exceeding her con.
tract speed.
Yesterday the l.ousiana's engines
maintained u maximum of l25 re.
voiltiGns and should she keep IN.
that record today her speed will b.
1891 knots an hour.
Ideal Weather For Trial.
The Louisiana ,.t.ched anchor IT
Rockland early yesterday morning,
and steamed up Pcnobscot Bay on
warming up" run. She later turn,
cd her nose about and headed for
the trial course at top speed. When
the big warship shot across the
starting llne drizzllng rain was
failing, and the sea was rather
rough. but later the skies cleared,
ahording ideal weather for the test.
The vessel was sent over the
course twelve times. the first five
runs being made under forced draft.
During the remaining seven runs the
vessel was subjected to various tests
her rate of speed varying from Is
70 IL knots IN hour At the con.
cluSion Of the tests the anchor hoist
was tested and proved satisfactory.
Final Run Today.
The ship returned TO Rcckland har-
Dor early yesterday afternoon and
dropped anchor where she will re-
main until s o'clock this mornin,;
when she will put to sea for her
final run down the coast OF Mai
10 Boston Light
All during the standardizine trial
Yesterday the LouisianaS engines
worked perfectly and were always
under good control. Tho vessel was
not forced TO her limit during the
test Tor the reason tina. it was cyi.
dent from the first that She would
easily exceed her contract sr1cd
Today, however, the vessel will b.
showed to her limit aud great things
are expected
- The cDnclnsion Of the lest tbs
afternoon the naval trial board vii!
be put of at Boston ana the Iouisi-
ana6 head viii be turned down The
coast on her hOmcward Journey. She
should reach port Saturday morning
Nc Trial For Connecticut.
IN Associated Press dispatch from
Washington last night stated thut
because she is building in GOV
crnment yard, the battlcsllip Con-
necticut. sister ship To the Louis;-
ana. will not be given her ofiicia.
builders trial until after she las
been placed in commission and can
carry regular trained navy crew"
The Connecticut is being bull, in
compet!tion with the Louisiana 81
the race between the local plan. and
New York navy yard This race has
from the vor" outset been al Tin.
fair ole 10 the Newport News Shin.
building Company and IL the Connoc.
tIcut Is not given her trial until af.
ter she is commissioned there will
really have been no race. for the
speed attained by The government