The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-18
RANGE OF FUTURE SEA FIGHTS
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r.. roper armament for battIeships
u.. lN"ly topic Yesterday at the
,.gnrrru b annual meeting of tn. s,ociety
~ N.rI NrchltsC,s and Marine I'm
urr~r~ m The Engineering Soci-ties
Is duG - West rhirty ninth street
I." i'> I~~Ion arose over "A paper by
Nfun While. the well known English
navel. architect. Sir William was not
r..-.u Ind hi~ paper was read 10y Assist
su. >r..--ary cox
o.. naper said thar II Is agreed gem
,a., hat future naval actions will be
'o.srl ,r lonR-r ranges than in the past.
b.. - 'r ia. probabl. fighting range
lu-'" t'" va opinion One asserts hat
an ~ r-mry long range will b. main
iru--t by commanders whose fleets
I,.-->- greater speed and whos. ships
..- ,rwed ON the big gun principle
l. .rEed thar this VIII pot ships armed
vl'n fewer hig guns and secondary
ornaments NJ dIsadN antsge. because
o.. -""uudarv ornaments will H.. Of no
.,,.,. al service At very long range
Iue other opinion asserts that although
B,.on- may ~ begun at long ranges
under ry"rdEr conditions. when tn.
'n'-u'ton II 20 carry the fight 20 a de-
.I-lye finish closer ranges will he reached.
n>eCuentiy this school thinks it de-
-.rahl" to associate with the big guns
powerful secondary armament Of quick
rr,rg gum The advocates Of secondary
armament have noted many vulnerable
points m the modern battleship which
might b" attacked ereciively by the
pIi"k firing gl.ns of the secondary arma-
men. within their range.
he other school. however, expecting
niger ranges docs not think the injuries
NV he produced by the fire OF the smaller
ans, which are less accurate AT long
rsnge-. would he serious or extensive
Reasoning from the existing informa-
Ion based unon battle practice" at long
-Anse-. Sir " liam reached conclusions
IN favor Of secondary batteries. He says
Evsn At long ranges the secondary
,.ruaments Of bstileshi,,s will he capable
ri delivering u hail Of FIRE against an
enemy and OF exercising an important
Influence upon til. result of an action
In discussing IN" caibres and positions
''r he guns and the ma ximum number OF
rAavv guns thlt should he carried by a
ra'ji"-hIp. Sir William says
In no case - II desirable to carry more
than eght heavy guns in a single ship !
h"se guns are best arranged in four
r"sit,ons as in the Michigan class and they !
should I've supplemented by powerful !
aud well protected secondary armament !
ut tn. reasons given for prefsrrng the |,
.3j inch cslibra 10 the i, inch would apply !
also TO -tiil larger guns. and II may ha ppen
hat before the tide turns larger calibres ,
than II inch will he mounted lust as was
done thirty years ago. Hut the turn will
doubtless come IN due course
In IN. discussion that followed he read /,
Ing of the paper. Rear Admirals Niahan
and Capps expressed their full agreement
with the views OF the English expert 1
Prof W llliam How ~ ard Of tho Ma-sa-
chnserts Institute OF Technology dissented |
N part, favoring twelve big guns instead /
OF eight He spoke of tho need Of heavier .
armament below tn. water line for nro- :
lection against submarine attacks j n. |
Iinnarsi. Naval Constructor u y n
against tbs present tendency TO over
ernphasize armament and neglect strength !
snng the arrnor in battleshipe.
Jacob W Miller read a paper on the !
cape Cod ship canal. He went into the !
history and economic importance q!
foreign canals from the time OF Babylon /
down He told Of the antebellum canal !
building period in this country and said |,
That although the Introduction Of steam |
checked the development Of our water |
Vs. a'A'
water transportation will find it's own .
again He said the Cape Cod canal will be !
finished in 1912. The total length to thirty
loot water al each end and across the J
'fhrnns VIII ne ten miles. eight of which
VII he land digging. The depth i- to be /
IS feet and the minimum bottom will
10 100 feet The total excavation
amounts TO II .oNO.O00 cubic Yards
tontinuinS Mr. Miller said;
n" tonnage through Vineyard Haven .
SOUND to-day. which Will he all tributary .
70 The canal. amounts To 25.001D year.
~ winch there -. coal. o.OOOvO tons:
stone. @nVo tons; Nova Scotia plaster.
.S".nr1 tons. oil. c0o.nOO tons: high class
merchandise. s.~n. go tons. tn" remainder
t~ihs crude material ~ various descrip-
lions
The number OF Passengers between
Now >ork. SOUTHERN and Eastern points
ny water to-day ~ over SoOo year.
] ms amount viii bs Qreatly inCreaSSi