The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-26
SHIP WITHOUT STACKS
British Naval Architects Idea Of
the Future Warship.
MONSTER OF GREAT TONNAGE


Now AHoat--Will BE Run by internal
Combustion Engines--Guns to Be Of
Deadliest calibsr,
The battleship of the future, accord
ling to ]. McKechnie, the engineering
director Of the great British shipbuild
ing firm OF vickers' Sons & Maxim,
limited, Of Barrow-in- Furness, Is to be
mighty ship of great tonnage that
will be run by internal combustion en-
gInes, will be minus smokestacks, OF
greater speed than any vessel now
afloat and with an armament consist
ing only OF guns Of the deadliest cali
Der, says the New York Times. Mr..
McKechnie, who stands In the very
forefront Of British naval architects, IL
reported to have stated that his firm
now stands ready to accept the con-
tract for the construction Of such q
battleship.
William j. Baxter, the naval con-
structor under whose supervision the
government built the great battleship
Connecticut, the present flagship OF
i the United States Atlantic feet, does
not 20 50 far MS Mr.. McKechnie, but
he believes that the scheme Is not I'M
I feasible and win probably be success
fully realized some day perhaps not
Tar distant
Baxter believes that the ideas OF Mr.
McKechnie should be experimental
.,tth a. a v,rcs,,.e,uai,yN ,x,avy that a. vyao
els Of light tonnage, such as torpedo
oats, should first be constructed along
he proposed lines, then gunboats, pro-
tected cruisers, armored cruisers and,
astly, with the information gained in
he construction Of the vessels of the
mailer and less powerful type, IL
would probably be safe to try the ex-
pertinent in first class battleship con-
struction Mr. Baxter has received
.opy Of Mr.. McKechnie's paper. which
vas read before the British Institute
of Naval Architects recently, in which
Mr., McKechnie outlined his plans for
he battleship OF the future.
IN this paper Mr.. McKechnie, in dis
useing tho battleship engine, advo-
ates the internal combustion engine
a the picture that was drawn Of the
roposed new battleship Is seen mon
ter Of $4,000 tons, without smoke
acks, and whose decks are covered
ith great turTets, every one Of them
ntafning pair Of guns OF the twelve
ch type.
IN this ship deck distractions are
actically Obviated, the starting Of the
Is or OH engines Is a matter of but
few minutes, and as the machinery
at much lower level than is the
% III the ships or the present day
. gitAls of the ship are correspond
~ bitter protected. Then, the ship
be- great deal less liable to de-
Ton IA that there IL no smoke OF
,ne. ne In the case Of the reciprocal
and turbine propelled ships Of to
ii, great amount of space ID saved,
4 every one Of the mighty guns e
placed that all Of them can be train
On q single object at the same time.
~ McHechnia submitted 70 hts
naval architects a table In
le weights, area occupied BY
y, horsepower per ton Of ma
tc., on ships of the steam, oil
types were compared. The
- compiled are for battle
pout 10000 tonnage For in.
weight OF machinery. In
the usual auxlliaries, but not
1achinery. in the case Of yes
power Of which Is furnished by
4 engine would be 1886 tons. in
y 81 the gas engine type 1.105
j one the engines OF which
~ type 100 tons.
occupied by machinery, en-.
boilers Of vessel OF the
le type Is 1880 square feet,
gas engine type $3.50 square
Il the oil engine type Alto
The fuel consumption of
the three types also great
gas and oil ships.
structions of torpedo boat
was pointed out that saw
and weight would make It
I'm these ships with four
rs and two six-pounders
IL now armed only with
six FOUNDER guns. A thir-
hoyer. driven by oil en-.
have a radius six and a
reater than that Of
vessel OF the same ton.
II coal supply
nile paper is being care
y the naval architects Of
rs. That Mr.. McKech
/ be Is talking about is
many Of the leading
tors, among whom are
best known OF the Unit
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