Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-07
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First of Her Mammoth War
ships Launched.
CHRISTENED THE NASSAU
It's Displacement Will Be About
$4,000 Tons.
HAS RECIPROCATING ENGINES
Speed MIDST Reach Nineteen Knots
and Cost Is Nearly $1O,OOO,O0O.
Sister Ship Building.

WILHELMSHAVEN, March Ger
many's first mammoth warship was sue
cessfully launched here today and chris
tened Nassau by the Grand Duchess of
Baden. Emperor William. the Grand
Duke of Baden. Prince Henry of Prussia
and Prince Henry of the Netherlands, as
we'll as a brilliant assemblage of prom
inent officials, were present.
Wilhelm Won Hengstenberg, lord lieu
tenant of HesseNassau, made speech
welcome addition to Gernany's sea power
and a defender of the interests of the
empire.
The launching of the giant battleship
Nassau inaugurates new era in the
German navy. In size, armament, speed
and installation she will be superior to
any warship hitherto built in Germany.
Some of Her Points.
The Nassau displaces II $50 tons and is
built entirely of hardened steel. Her di-
mansions and the thickness of her armor
are not exactly known and everything
connected with her construction has
been kept strictly secret by order of the
marine minister 1t is known, however.
that she is to be fitted with three sets of
triple expansion reciprocating engines and
Is to be provided with three propellers. 1t
is specified that she shall attain a speed
of at least nineteen knots Her crew is
to number S66, including twenty seven Of
fcers.
The Nassau's first keel plate was laid
down in the imperial navy yard at Bre-
merhaven in the last quarter of 1905. so
that her construction has been very
rapid Her internal fittings and arma-
ment are to be completed in the first
quarter of 1909.
The cost of construction, including trial
runs, will total s9,19O.O00, of which 3d.
567, 500 are accounted for by the hull and
internal fittings, $3.50 900 for artillery
and SAT $50 for torpedoes..
Twin Ship Laid Down.
A twin ship in every respect, the Sach-
sen, is to be launched soon from the
Weser yard at Bremen, while work is
proceeding rapidly the Wurtemberg
at the Vukan yard, Stettin, and on the
Baden at the Germania works, kiel.
These latter two ships, although classed
with the Nassau, are to have an even
larger displacement. namely, 1890 tons,
and are to be fitted with turbines, prob
ably of the Parsons type. Two other
battleships also are to be laid down this
year, and these d Z, it is believed, to
displace over 10000 tons.
1t has been stated in well-informed
naval circles that each of these vessels
is to be armed with ten eleven-inch
guns of fifty caliber in length, with
Sreat muzzle velocity. The projectile of
these weapons weighs between 700 and
SEQ pounds, and as the guns are to be
placed so as to fire simultaneously from
either broadside, it will be possible to
discharge an enormous weight of metal
at one time.
The previous largest German battleshfps
are those of the Deutschland class, of
1891 tons, carrying crews of 73O in
Guiding officers and steaming at a speed
of eighteen knots.