Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-12
CRUISER GETS ANOTHER
TRIAL NEXT SATURDAY
Second TEST Of the North Caro-.
lima Will Occur OF The
Virginia gapes.
EVERYBODY CONFIDENT OF RESULT
Members of Trial Board as Well as
shlpyard Officials Believe That the
Ship viii Exceed Contract Speed
Requirements Under Favorable Con.
siltlons.


navy department MS tho date for the
second trial of the now United States
hrnored cruiser North Carolina,
winch returned here Friday from the
coast OF New England where her first
trials were held last week.
After taking on the naval trial board
which VIII arrive here from Washing.
ton early Saturday morning. the big
cruiser Will put to sea- When the
vessel passes the 20 fathom limo OFF
The Capes she will start on the four
hours run under forced draft. Tho
course of the trial probably will be
laid due cast of Cape Henry.
IN order for the ship to mako the
required speed OF 90 knots an hour.
,ho engines must develop 1865 rcvo-
utlons pcr minute throughout the
lour hours run. When the trial is
completed the vessel will put about
anu return here, probably arriving
hhtc Saturday evening,
Confidence In Ship.
Most of the members Of tho trial
BOARD arrived In Washington yestcr.
day from this city and they
GENERALLY expressed confidence In tho
unity of the ship to make tho re.
Huliod speed on the second trial.
me fact the cruiser fell short of the
second speed by only one.tcnth or n
mot under conditions far from favora.
nio Tor a successful trial, Is tho basis
ior this belief The yard officials nj.
90 are confident that tho vessel will
make moro than % knots an hour OH
Saturdays run.
inferior coal, inexperienced flremcn
anu above all. things, the naval rce
Iuirement for the first time that dur
ING the trial run each fire room should
ne completely sealed from tho others
and The open air. are the reasons MS
signed by tho builders for the failure
o. L. SD s,sss6n-f ne INST triak
- ssssSss Rule 20 be Suspended.
IN Saturdays trial the navy depart.
ment will suspend the rule as to tho
closed fire rooms. which prevents prop.
ers supervision OF tho stokcrs by tho
engineers in charge. Picked coal nj
so VIII be used on the second test.
One fact developed by the first trial
Is said to have been that the North
Caroline, although splendid shin In
every particular. Is harder to drive
than her sister ships the Tennessee
and Washington. 1t is estimated that,
tho North Carolina will require 27,20O'
horsepower, even In smoth sea, to
mako the required speed of ~ knots
4 on 1859 revolutions nj tho wheels
The ship Is designed to mako tho re.
CURED speed with only $4,000 horse
power, which It was estimated would
givo 100 revolutions per minute.
On tho other hand the armored
cruiser Tennessee with 2G.50Q horse
power made 22,l6 knots and The
Washington did better than That, for
with 2G,S62 horsepower and 123.SS re.
volutions she made 22.27 knots.
Change In Propelers.
The propellers of the North Carolina
Were given a heavier pitch than those
on hor sister ships, The Washing.
ton. which made tho greatest speed,
had screws designed to drive tho
ship 81 fert . inches at each revolu-
ton and Tho Tennessee % feet. The
North Carolina's screws are pitched
TO drive her 90 feet inches at each
revolution, fact which might have
had much to do with the result of the
first trial.
While 1t may IL merely a coinci.
dence, 1t is well known fact that
every now rule of the navy department
relative TO the trial of warships is
tried out on shin built by the local
yard The protected cruiser Charles.
ton, completed here two years ago,
was the first warship built for The
American navy to updergo the stan.
dardizing trial.
Later when the navy department
decided TO have the builders put the
warships through the "a hours' on
tlurance run instead OF having the YES
sci make tho run after she was cont
mis;'ioned; the local built battleshlp
Minnesota was the first vessel on
which The plan was carried into effect.
The next now regulation for the trials
was that of sealing the fire rooms and
that was first tried on the local built
/ North Carolina.
Lynehburg Man Missing.