The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-23
Aghtiest Fighting Ship in the World Launched
at Camden, N. j., in the Presence of a
Great Crowd Of Sightseers

Philadelphia, Dec 23.-Declared to
have nc equal afloat as q iirst.class
/ fchtinC machine the battleship Utah
/ the greatest warShip ever built in the
4 United States, was launched at IL a
( N. today at the yard of the New York
I cblpbuildinS company at Camden. n
J., in the presence of several thous.
and people who crowded the docks
and every vantage point In the yicin-
M of the yard, AS the big hull start
I'd to leave the tbiclIly creased WAYS.
Miss Alice Spry of Salt Lake City,
daughter of the governor OF Utah,
raised her arm and broke a gaily dec.
Grated bottle Of champagne against
the keel of the great ship as she
spoke the words that gave the vessel
its name.
IauHchinSs of big warships on the
Delaware river have become a COM
mon sight. but nevertheless the latest
contribution TO the American navy
stirred the enthusiasm of the crowd.
whose cheers and the din created by
the Whistles Of the river craft con-
tinucd several minutes.
Governor Spry Present.
Among those OF the platform were
representatives of the navy depart
ment. Governor Spry and members OF
his family, a congressional delegation
Including the members from Utah,
representatives of the Utah legisla.
tUre and nearly all the officers of the
shlpb0ilding company.
The Utah IS the fifth OF the all-big-
gun type of battleships launched. She
will be more powerful than the Del
aware and the North Dakota of the
Dreadnought class. The Utah has
length on the load waterline of 51O
feet, or 52l 12 feet over all and a
beam of SS feet inches. Her trial
draught will be 2S 1-2 feet, displace-
mert, p ,S25 tons. or 1000 tons great
er than the Delaware and North Da.
kota and her speed is expected to de-
yelop 20 3-4 knots or more an hour.
Armament Of Utah.
There Will be ten Pinch breech.
loading guns In her main armament
mounted in seven turrets on the cen
trail line of the ship. TWO of the tur-
rets will be forward. one amldships
and two aft Each turret will be pro-
tected by armor eight and twelve
inches thick and will he supplied with
by electrical hoists from
the magazine and shell rooms immed-
lately below The entire handling Of
the guns will be done by electric mot
OTS.
Sixteen 5inch guns, protected by
armor Of medium thickness, will be
provided for defense against torpedo
attacks. Close subdivision and strong
bulkheads will form additional protec-
ton against mine and torpedo eXplos-
ions. The Utah will also be fitted
with two submerged torpedo tubes and
will have ten small guns for boat ser
vice and saluting purposes.
The main armor belt Of the great
shin is about eight feet wide with an
average thickness OF 10 inches. Above
this will be another belt of an aver
age thickness of nine inches and still
higher will he the easement armor
protecting tho secondary battery and
funnel bases
Each barbctte will be made of armor
varying from four to ten inches thick,
which will protect the entire ammunl-
ton handling machinery for the u
inch guns in the turretS above
turbines TOT fOWcT.
The turbines, six for ahead and four
for astern, capable of developing 2S,'
900 horsepower. will be installed.
Steam Will be supplied by twelve
water tube boilers and coal or oil
NAV be used for fuel. The two smoke.
stacks OH the ship will extend 40 feet
above the water line.
The Utah Will be fitted for flag
ship and her complement as such will
consist of a crew OF 1000 Of whom
sixty will be officers
While the Utah will have no equal
when completed. she will not hold that
position long. as the navy program.
following the one which called for two
ships of the Utah class, provides for
vessels that will be considerably heay-
Ter These later ships will mount two
more l2inch guns than the Utah and
will have a heavier secondary bat
terry.