The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-08-17
The Battleship Idaho.

There will lie launched at the
Camps shipbuilding yards In Phila-
delphia next fall battleship which
will be one OF the most effective In
the world. The bsttlesh.p will he
the Idaho, and belongs TO what Is
known as the Mississippi class. The
Idaho Will be ship OF 1900 tous,
with waterline of 3,5 feet. "a feet
wide, and will have coal bunker
capacity of i,750 tons and u knots
speed. When completed she will
have cost nearly 81, ,000, 900.
In drawing up the pans and speci-
hcations for this ship the navy de-
partment engineers have taken ad-
vantage OF the lessons profiered by
the Japanese Russian war. The Ida
no will have but one mast, which
will have three fighting tops. To
protect her from torpedo attacks her
waterline will 10 protected by ga.
inch belt OF steel and water tight
compartments, which, IL Is figured,
will make the ship well nigh unsink-
able.
The main battery OF her armament
will consist OF four l2-inch breech-
leading rifles, eight sinch, aud eight
Finch breech. loading rides. In ad,
dition she will be supplied with two
ls-inch submerged torpedo tu,,es.
Her secondary battery will consist OF
twelve 3-inch l+.poander rapid iirIng
guns OF 80 calibre, six 3-pounder
semi-automatic guns, two i-pounder
automatic guns, two i.pounder rapid
fire guns, two 3-inch automatic guns
OF 10 caiibre each. The i2-inch guns
will be placed In two electrically
controlled, balanced, elliptical tar
rets, on the center line. one on the
upper deck aft. This arrangement,
10 is figured, viii give the two turrets
an arc OF fire OF about go degrees and
$50 degrees, respectively. The s-inch
guns will also be placed In electrically
controlled turrets, the finch guns In
broadsides, and the secondary battery
will he placed In commanding posi-
tion SO as TO protect the vessel from
torpedo boats. All the finch guns
will be so arranged that their muz.
zles will train inside the line OF the
side armor, thus leaving a clear. and
unobstructed side when IL Is desired
TO 90 alongside a pier OF vessel.
The boat will he up-to-date
throughout. The ship will be lighted
Throughout by electricity. provided
with telephones, voice pipes. call
belts, buzzers,. gongs, annunciators,
engine and steering telegrapls. revo.
luton and rudder indicators, heeling
indicators. automatic ire alarm,
warning signals and alarm signals.
All these devices will be electrically
controlled.
To make the life OF the engineer
aud firemen more agreeable, particu.
lar efforts were made TO make the
ventilation OF the ship as near per.
feet as possible. Al main compart.
ments OF the ship below the gun
deck, except the coal bunkers. ate TO
be provided with forced ventilation.
there being not less than % blowers,
with combined capacity OF not less
than ia 800 cubic feet per minute
As already stated, special attention
has been given TO spaces subject TO
babituaily high temperatures, such
as engine rooms. hrerooms, and dy-
namo rooms. The ventilation system
was designed To cut the minimum
number OF water tight bulkheads All
blowers. except forced draught blow.
ers. are TO be electrically operated.
The Idaho will also be supplied
with two t0.foot steam cutters, two
33-foot sailing launches. four 30.fcot
cutters, three 30-foot whale boats.
one 3o-foot gig whale boat, two ~.
foot cutters, two 20.foot diugies, and
four life RATS. In addition provision
will be made for two electrically
operated boat cranes.
When In commission the crew OF
the Idaho will consist Of 6ed men.
nine warrant officers, nine junior
Officers. ~ ward room officers. and
the commanding officer.
Should the work OF construction
progress as rapidly as Ia the past
there Is no reason Why the Idaho
should not be Ia commission by
Christmas. Spokane Review.
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