Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-23
Cruiser Charleston Goes Over to
Norfolk Tomorrow.
FIRST OF HER CLASS COMPLETED
six-inch Guns Will be installed at
Navy Yard-Manager Post Denies
Reported Correction of Result of
Vessels Official Speed Test.

Peer OF her class among the navies
OF the world the handsome now local
built Scmi.armored cruiser Charleston
will be turned over to the United States
government ut the Norfolk navy yard
tomorrow. In tow of tug the cruiser
will leave the shipyartl tomorrow
morning ana upon her arrival mt the
navy yard across the Roads she will
be accepted hy Commander Winslow
on behalf Of the navy department, hut
she will not bc commissioned for scv.
rral days. The ceremony incident to
the addition of the cruiser to thu
United States navy will be exceeding.
~ simple. as there will he no crew
aboard ut the time.
number of the guns have been H..
stalled ON the Charleston. hut her six.
inch guns will not be placed on her
until she arrives ut The navy yard. II
is understood that The cruiser will he
commissioned and sent TO sea for her
final acceptance trials the carly mart
of September and after the trials she
Will return to the Norfolk navy yard
To receive her siN-inch armament AMI
To be converted into flagship for the
European squadron
The Charleston is tho first Of tho
now class of scmi-armorcd cruisers to
be completed and mono of her sister
ships have yet hcen given their official
trial trips. The Charleston was also
he first ship to he tried by the now
standardization method of trial when
sent ont from the yard of her builders.
On that trial. held June %. the cruiser
made 22O3 knots per hour, or .03 Of
one Knot in excess Of her contract
speed
II was reported here yesterday that
the navy department had advised Gen.
oral Manager w. a. Post. of the ship.
yard that the cruisers engines made
1.75 revolutions more per minute than
were required to drive her % knots
and that her official speed had been
corrected TO about 22.i0 knots instead
OF 22.O3 knots, as announced by the
naval trial board on tho day of the
trial.
When seen by n Daily Press report
or yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Post stat
cd that lie had received no advice from
the navy department concerning a
change in the Chnrlcstnn's speed and
that so far as he know there has been
no such correction made.
The report caused considerable sur
prise among naval officers here, rs the
standardization method of testing war
ships was adopted To ITO away with the
correction Of ships speed on tidal nj
lownnccs. shallow water, etc. BY the
new method of trial tho speed of tho
ship is determined on the official Nal
trip by tho number nf revolutions
made by her engines, tho number re-
Quirod to drive her ut Il certain speed
being determined upon by running the
ship over mile course. 1t is claimed
that the water over which the Charles
| ton was run when tho number of revo.
lutiOns required to drive her % knots
was asccrtaincd. was too shallow and
the report was to the effect that the
naval trial board has made allowance
| for the shallow water.
a prominent naval officer stated
here yesterday that in his opinion nc
such correction has bccn or will be
made In tho case of the Charleston OF
any other ship.