The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-08

roti1rr AdF1ni111 Over Larger t.t
se|r Ia Coast Defense
recent addition 10 the British
navy is the new petrol launch. TINS
llltle craft. which Is only so feet IN
Length by feet beam, was bpiii for
use as a secondclass torpedo boat,
and Il used for shispurpose the tube
would be carried az and quick
firing gun IN the bows, saws me bon
don gineefs A peculiarly SHARED
hull with Net bottom has been
ADOPTED. II being claimed that the
boatsot this form viii swim upon the
surface Of the water Practical ex'S
pertments have dempHstrated that q
speed OF one knot more can be Oh.
tanned with this form of nun than
with any other With q given power;
the reason assigned for this being
that the bows Of the boat rise, the
result being that there IS gliding
rither than a cutting motion, and
that that portion Of the power which
rs usually expendedsin PRODUCING SUR
lace disturbance, or what Is called
wave making iseutilized for pro.
eyrsllent sea .roi,p olfaIities as good
as can be expected nom a craft Of
IN ME natrnI az g,nas deyeIon about
aoo horse. noyver There ara three
nnit,, dr3v,ng ibree ntnt,net1ers The
stsThoar5 and mort eneines are 12o
baIss-foSypE each and tbefe q IS
smsilar init n mo centsr NJ the.
Mat which develops sixtv borhe.poR.
a. The two other nronelIers are
univ canabla a. ring abead while
tbs csnfraI nroneIisr can he reversed
n bsinr considered ~ that the amount
=, i rs noxsr, q s,ifi,cjent. me
clrtches are 81 metal "a metal. The
thrsst se,s ~. enginsS Are all controlled
firm, tho same hoard Inv means II
three throttle and ihree eontroi ley-
srs sneed ,indicators are snIso placed
n I conyenient position 30 mat the
snseas IN the three shafts can be req
MATED one bIab.taSsjonz i9nItiop eox
sor each ~ me ada engines. Win
single coll and an eight noint distrib.
ntep has heen nroyidad while me
center motor Il driven from 4 single
coIl and fonr noint dIstributer. one
N tbe. snecial faatnres ~ the boat
{. tSe srran cement n HE netrol tank
II nrde, 10 ohyIsts an danger dne
to NO nee ~ tbIs sInirit the main
nstroI tanr Il anIte senarate from
Enc rena infer ~ tba hui "a mai
IN case a. damage to the tank the
,,siroI would simnIy sov into the lea
AMI mot into the boat and N case of
anu c =, Grafton IN far,s when the
Sa.t q trsvs,in. would nass away
fron, Inc mil
For . length ~ abont s,x feet Al
,bs 1t starn ~ tbe boat the hui L do.
signed IN form q Stray ), mon which ,
tn,s S.anl, rssts n e sn@ciently
lava - .csr,.v, ons. +oI, ~ fnej :
, mar, which II 4 eatimatedS viii
live tba hoat IN nssrIv non miles /
t;rhs sneed n the hat q hieh On
ssries ~ trials recent,y carTied MT
nysr ! neas,red mile sbs attainsd
= 'snoed ~ On "a tnote whicb we
Ss, t - nc nm ,,nnr ., n, q
So.t ~ tbass din,ensions This IN.
S cs sneed e 'saldS "a he dne n,
ssysrsi res ems :. Fitst the. much
lIgStsr wsigbt I, tSe mscbinery 81
tbs inte,nsI combhstion tyne as cam.
nsred with those driven Nv scam the
saving s being nearly sn ne NJ cent and
sscnnd,y tbe form n hui, which Il
nav ha r,sntioned on,1 drsvs 4 foot
~ vstsr when az rest 4 fent,Irs
"o,tbv =, mention Il me small
smonSt ~ wash csnsad nv tbe boats
o osa.rass .hra,,sh ING watar Tse
wasn't ;ncindinr, tbs hill and nro.
nsllins machinery does NOT exceed
eight tome
Lsto The f,,t,,re n this tvpe Of boat
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