Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
BIDS FOR new DESTR0YERS
SPEED GUARANTEES RANGE
FROM 2e1s To- SO KNOTS.
Three Golfers Are Also to Be Con-
structed at a Cost Of Not More
Than $685., 900 Each.

Substantial additions to the navy are
contemplated in the proposals opened al
noon today in the office of the Secretary
of the Navy. These involved the con-
struction of ten torpedo boat destroyers
for which Congress appropriated $sOO,OOt
each and the purchase of three golfers
Both destroyers and Golfers we're provid-
in addition to two big battleships.
Five firms submitted bids for the con-
struction of the destroyers under the gov
ernments designs for the hull and ma
chinery. They included the following:
The Bath Iron Works, two vessels. at
$644,OOO each; the New York Shipbuildins
Company of Camden. N. j., two vessels.
at $685., 200 each; William Cramp Sons of
Philadelphia. two vessels, at $669,OOl
each; the Maryland Steel Company OF
Baltimore, two vessels, at $10S,oOO each'
and three vessels at 100000 each. and
the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company. two vessels. at 100000
each.
Speed Requirements.
All the proposals contemplate vessels
at twenty-nine and one-half knots speed.
Several bids also were made to construct
vessels under the government designs OF
hull and equipment, but with the bidders
designs of machinery. These included the
Bath Iron Works. who proposed to build
two ships of thirty knots speed of 71S
a zach. thirty and
one-half knots of 100 tons displacement
for $564, 900 each. The Fore River Com
pany put in five bids under this class
two of thirty-two knots for $665,OO each.
two at thirty-three knots at $6SS,OOO, two
of thirtv-two knots at $685. two of
twenty-nine and one-half knots at 500,
OOO and two of twenty-nine and One-half
knots at $624.O0O each. The New York
Shipbuildnig Company offered to build
two vessels of thirty and one-half knots
for S6s5.OOO each: William Cramp Sons.
two Of thirty knots for $664.OO each. and
the Newport News Company, two of
thirty-one knots at S64S.OOO each.
For the Golfers William Cramp Sons Of
fer three vessels of 1870 tons for SJ2j.-
OO0 each the New York Shiobuilding
Company. three vessels of 900 tons at
$500 600 each; the Newport News Com
pany, three vessels of 1900 tons at $524.-
three vessels Of 1900 tons at 96OO each
under class I, and at S49S6 each under
class ..
May Use Oil Fuel.
The statute provides that the destroyers
are to cost not to exceed 100000 each.
and that not more thai three Of them
shall be constructed by one concern. The
plans for these vessels specify that each
vessel shall have a trial displacement of
about 742 tons, speed of not less than
291s knots, and be equipped for burning
oil fuel. Two sets of proposals, one of
them entirely upon the Navy Department
plans and specifications and the other on
hull and equipment in general accordance
with the departments plans and specifi-
with bidders design. exist. The con-
tracts provide that the vessels shall I'M
dergO an endurance trial of twelve hours
and a full speed trial of four hours dura-
ton in the open sea. If the speed main
tanned by a vessel on her high-speed trial
shall fall below the speed guaranteed.
but not below 2S1s knots per hour. on the
four-hour trial, or twenty-four knots per
hour on the twelve-hour high-speed trial,
she shall be conditionally accepted. SUBJ
jected to deductions at the rate of $4,000
knot
The bids for the Golfers were under a
clause of the naval appropriation act
the purchase of three twin-screw GOLFERS
of American registry. The GOLFERS must
be constructed on bidders own designs,
and an average speed of twelve knots for
twenty-fOur hours must be maint aimed on
trial.
Each vessel will be a single-deck col
lier, having carrying capacity of 700
coal, together with stores, etc.