The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
The Moreno Represents
Last Word on Modern
Fighting Machine.
VESSEL LAUNCHED
AT CAMDEN YAhD
Is Larger Than super-Dread-
nought New York, Keel of
Which Recently Was Laid.
British Designers Work
ing to outstrip This
Latest Wonder.

Philadelphia, September 23.-Rankine
az one OF the greatest warships ever
constructed for any government in the
world. the Argentine battieship Moreno
was launched shortly before 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the yard of the
New York Shipbuilding Company. Cam
aen, y. j. The only other vessel her
equal now afioat is her sister ship, the
Rivadavia, recently launched by the
Fore River ShipbuiidinS Company at
Quincy. Mass. The Moreno was christ
sned by Sonora Isabel Betbeder, wife
OF Rear-Admiral Onefre Beibeder.
president of the Argentine Naval Com
mission. as proxy for Senora Josera
fiBueroa Alcorta. wife OF the former
president of the Argentine Republic
who had been selected as the sponsor.
but was unable to come TO this coun-
try
The Moreno named after Mariana
moreno. famous hgure In the history
OF the South American republic. rep
resents the last word in the present
oay development of the l2-inch gun
OattleHhip. Sh6 is greater in point OF
length and displacement than the Utah
and Florida, the greatest ships now
In the service of the United States
government and these two giant Ameri-
can hshters outrank any ship anoat
In any other foreign navy. The Utah
and Florida have displacement Of
22,ooo tons. whereas the Moreno when
completed Will have 1860
Larger Thnn the New York.
According to the figures given ou,
by the builders. the Moreso and Riya-
daVia are even larger than the super.
c.eaonousht NeN' York. the keel If
which was recently laid in New York
and which Will have displacement Of
xI'ooo tons. British designers arc
working TO outstrip any Of these huge
nghting machines, planning the Queen
Mary with displacement OF $4,000
tons.
The great strides made in battle
hh'p ouiidirg WIZ be realized when It
is remembered that the original Dresd-
nonght, built by England. and which is
,he unit Tor the modern fighting ship.
had displacement OF only $4,000 tons
me Moreno Will carry twelve 12l-o
inch guns. Her contemporaries in this
respect are the Arkansas bunt in
tahnen. and Wyoming. constructed Nv
the cramps in Philadelphia, neither
OF which are yet in commission, tha
Austrian vir,bus Units. the Cams ,n1
Ihuringer. the Japanese Kawachi. the
RUSSIAN Sevastopol. the French Gourmet
ana Jean Bart. The Jean Bart was
launched yesterday.
me next step forward In bat,Ic.h,,
building so far as armament is CO...
ce'hcu' rs reduction OF two in m.
number OF main guns at the SAM ,ir,
increasing the calibre to fourteen
inches. 'eeh
me super Dreadnough New YorL
wan haEe ten fourteen-inch guns ana
snip In the same class la under con
strnction in Great Britain.
The speed OF the Moreno Viii h. ,n
excess of contemporary designs
whereas vessels OF this class average
twenty-one knots an hour. the Morsnn
under her contract. will have 10 40,
Veiop % liz knots. She is ex-
pected TO develop 10000. horsenou
er' while the engines of the New YORK
are designed TO develop $4,000.
The Moreno and RivadayIa are sa.
Feet long over all: the Utah ana
Florida are 521 IL feet. The Areen.
tine ships have breadth OF ninetv-
eight feet. and will have a normal
drait of twenty-seven feet.
the contract for the two great hat
tieships was awarded 70 the RstbIs.
mem Steel Company, and this cornora-
tion sublet the work of constructs,
TO the two shipyards where the war.
ships were built. The BethJehan
steel Company is supplying the armor
and armament for both ships. Each
oattieship VIII cost about $4,000 900