The National tribune., 1907-07-25

emy from Nebraska. and entered the
Academy July "a. 1903; assigned T.
Georgia Oct. 5, 1906: father, Mai. Thos.
Cruise, Depot Quartermaster, Omaha,
Neb.
Injured-I2.
John A. Fone. ordinary seaman; en-
listed at Philadelphia; next of kin. John
Allen Fone, father. IS Morgan Ave,
Trenton. n. ].
Harold L. Gilbert. seaman: enlisted at
Boston. Mass; next of kin. Elroy Gill
bert. father, Southwick. Mass
Charles HanselI. Gunners' Mate. first
class: enlisted at New York: next IF
kin. Walter Hansell, brother. 262l
Eighth ave. New York
John Malek. ordinary seaman. enlist
ed at Cleveland. Ohio: next of kim Mrs
Mary Malek. mother. 1921 East 25th
street. Cleveland.
Louis Meese. ordinary seaman. enlist
ed at Cincinnati. Ohio; next of kin. VIII
liam c. Meese. brother. Berea. Ohio, r.
F. d. No. 3.
Samuel l. Rosenburger. ordinary sea-
man. enlisted at Philadelphia; next of
kin. Harry B. Rosenburger father, 564O
Ridge avenue, Philadelphia.
Frank Schlapp. BOatswain's Mate, sec
ond class; enlisted at Boston. Mass. !;
next of kin. Conrad SchIapp. father. 142
Berry street, North Adams. Mass.
Orly Tagland, Chief Yeoman. enlisted
at Charleston, S. c.; next of kin, o. Tag
land, father. Rushford. Mimi
James p Thomas, ordinary seaman,
enlisted at New York: next of kin. Mi
chael Thomas, father. 992 De Graw
street. Brooklyn. n. Y.
Edmund J. Walsh. seaman. enlisted
at Boston, Mass; next of kin, NJ. Walsh,
mother, % Seymour avenue, Lynn,
Mass.
John A. Bush. ordinary seaman. en-
listed at New York; friend, Frank Dia-
mond, 1921 East SSth street, New York
Charles L. Eich. ordinary seaman. en-
listed at Indianapolis: next of kin. Mrs.
Sadie E. Eich, mother, 457 North Main
street. Frankfort. Ind.
The BattIeship Georgia.
The battleship Georgia belongs to the
Virginia" class, of which there are
five.
The vessels of the Virginia" class are
the Georgia" Nebraska New Jer-
sey," Rhode Island" and Virginia"
They all have superposed turrets.
OF course. the most striking novelty
in these magnificent ships is their great
size. AS compared with the Maine"
class the length has gone up from 3SS
feet to 435 feet; the beam from ~ feet
2 y inches to 16 feet Y inches; while
the normal draft is three inches greater,
VI lttl illiit lilCHtS. dSdlISt Ieet
six inches. Great size has distinct adj
vantages in the way of seaworthiness
a stable gun platform. and a wider
margin Of fiotation when the waterline
is being pierced in close action The
greater displacement of the Georgia"
has been judiciously distributed among
guns, armOr. and motive power. She is
the fastest, best protected and most
armed ship in the United
States Navy, and the most powerful in
any navy.
The following are her details:
Displacement, 4,94S tons. Speed, 10
knots. Bunker capacity, / 900 tons. Ar
NOR, belt. II inches to four inches; tur-
rets. IL to 10 inches and six and one
half to six inches; barbettes, 10 inches
and six inches; deck. fiat, one and one
half inches; slope, three inches
four 12-inch 40-caliber
3. L.; eight S-inch 45-caliber
B. L.; twelve 6-inch 50-caliber r. F.;
twelve 3-fnch r. F.; twelve 3-pounders:
eight 1-pOunders; two 3-inch field
guns; six automatic guns: two machine
guns. Torpedo tubes, two submerged.
705.