The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-06
The Delaware, Launched To-Day
Is a World Beater-
One of Four OF Same h1nd Ut
dered by Congress
HER BROADSIDE FIRE
Will Be 25 Per Cent Greater
Than Any Other Ship.
Protected by ArmOr Plate IL
Inches in Thickness.

49, N-avz Va. Feb 6--Tne
~-sar bsrrfrshin Delaware was s-e
~ezsruEtv launched from the ZaEus %
her builders. the Newport News Si-ip
Rufr55rE and Dry Dock company 70
5av The launching was witnessed q
5000 people ---,-.--
,o77n-erz4 or under CONSTRUCTION. OF
~ nav 0f any foreign Countrzr the
v,arsvrsrz sr1rpasses all She : one O
Totr- sister shIps authorized BY cor
rrazs which viii form an indornlLaD-e
srra--0-.- The 5ther vessels ara tne
N-o--H Dakota being built at quincy,
Mas the Florida. which VIII oe pun
a. the New York navy yard eLl0 ----
Ttah 20 be built al Camden y !
The Delaware = 70 carry - A=ef-
ar-or and a. powerful arm TreIlt es
a. Lr0vu vessel Of its class VIII
hate 4 sDeed % q knots. when :
believed 10 BE- the highest practIcaofe
fer a vessel OF this type ana cas-
srf viii have the highest PTaetIcaoIe
radius Of aston me -. - =. - = -
Of her main battery guns X Sucn as %
hermit q broa dsIde fire Of > Per cent
greater than that of the oroa1sIlle II
Of any baCtleshIp uc7T ouL-l- Or 80 al
a : known under CONSTRUCTION t15E
defensive + qua Ifties. other than those
4aDs1deut Jru0u armor protection are
such as 10 give L1- maximum degree
OF protection 10 all the vital portions
by means Of unusually eUecrIVe COM
uartueutai SUBDIVISION 50 mat II con
lection with her armor protectioii.
The defensive Qualities Of this vessel
ar believed 20 be distinctly superior
10 those Of any baCtIeship hitherto
designed
Eleven Inch .Armor-
The hull Is protected oE water me
I1FIr1 thickness Is II inches This aEm9F
beIt gives effective protection 70 the boil
ers- machinery and magazine SPACES Re
side above Tire main aru1or oeLL : pro
tzCrzd By aruor feeL 9 inches vide and
o. n maximum thickness Of tan inches /
Above the main caSeuare aru1Or amid (
-l5-- rrs S7fFs Il pr0tecfas5 bv amor OF |
1t1-sS 7-, = $50 "a - ,--i,-- -
the secondary BATTERIES y -S1gu guns 6
and rhe hull structure
The plans for the Delaware we're Pre-
pared b- the board OF construction II
C upeCitf1u with plans submitted BIZ v7rf- +
CTS naval architects and shipbuiIdinz I
board under the presidency OF the former
assistant secretary o. the navy. T H
NeWberry and later approved By con
g-eSs- The contract FOR the Delaware was
placed August ;. 1877. ST price Of s3.sS7-
REQ 20 be built IL accordance with the de-
ygarrrneut-s design for both hull and recfp-
rocatIng machinsrE- Her keel vas laid
The DeIaWare : so feet in length On
aud her mean draft 70 bottom Of keel at
trial dispiaCeueur about = feet Her coal
bunker capacity Is $50 tons which l. SUI
riCieuU TO send her at 70 knot speed i
distance OF 5-7-Q knots OF = days steam
ing Provision Is also ms6e fo- the stow
age oe 2 large amount o. oil fuel without
IN any degree reducing the capacity OF the
coal bUukers She VIII have triple expau-
sion eciDEoCaCfUE engines and viii re-
qTzire over s0e m=1 % man her
Her u1eur VIII consist Of Z main
battery Of Ten Finch breech loading rifles
and her secondary battery viii Be four
te=u 5-iuCl rapid fire guns. four 3
poIuC1er salutlnE guns four I-Dounder
ssuiautoCuaLic guns. two 5-fuch field
pieces and two machine guns Of % cali
her- She has Two submerged torpedo
tubes
The DeIs ware viii have . displacement
o. trial Of y. lf0 tons Or 200 tens greater
than the British Dreadusuzht and 30 rors
greater than Great Britain-s latest vessel Z
@ that type the Vanguard