The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-28
BULLDOG
PUTS into PORT
CRACK CRUISER KENT HERE FOR
COAL EN- ROUTE TO CHILE
FINE FIGHTING CRAFT.
(From satnrday,g Advertiger. )

hth the DiB gray oilbAou cAuAooI
Kent arrived off port yesterday after
noon at three o'clock and banged her
guns in honor of the United States Gag
and that of Rear-Admiral Cowles,
u. s. N, commandant of the naval sta
tion, the vessel had completed swift
trip across the Pacific, making passen-
ger steamship time all the way from
Yokohama to Honolulu in the company
of the Pacific Mail liner Asia, also car
rying British colors. Although the
Kent left Yokohama five hours ahead,
the Asia caught up, but since yester.
day morning the Kent put on an extra
squirt and shook off the liner.
The Kent is a swift warship of the
armored cruiser type, designed as a
warship greyhound, scout fitted with
big guns and with $4,000 horsepower
engines, which can drive her at twen-
ty-three knots any time. The Kent
belongs to the famous County class,
the cruisers of which are among the
speediest of the big boats of the British
navy, boats of which all Britain is
proud.
Has Famous Name.
The modern Kent has never been
tried in battle, but she bears name
which has been associated with the his.
tory of England IS supremacy on the
sea for the past two hundred and fifty
years. The Kents of the old days were
odd looking fighting craft, but they
performed their duty and carried the
British flag to victory. The first Kent
won fame in the battle off Lowestoft
/ IN 1n4 10
st. James fight. She figures again with
the Barfieur and La Hogue in 1892, and
was again among the ships at Vigo Bay
/ in 1902. She was Admiral Dilke's flag.
| ship at Granville in 1903, and was at
i Velez Malaga in 1904. She captured the
| French frigate Superbe in 1710 and in
She was the flagship at the siege of
Gibraltar in 1927, and was present at
the capture of Princesa in 1740. When
Hawkes. gained his victory off Ushant
in 1747 a Kent was in the line, and
in 1857 when Calcutta fell, Kent
was there also.
The modern Kent would make a
score of the oldtime Kents, and yet,
just as they were powerful fighting
craft in their days, the new Kent is
one of the vessels Of which England
is proud, and she is honored today be.
cause of the great victories gained by
her predecessors in the British navy
Interfered with Bridge.
The Kent was in rough weather all
the way across the Pacific, despite Cap
tain Gaukroger's statement that he or
the Asia didn't notice it was rough
Water poured over the bows of the Ken
and slowed down along the decks. i
interrupted bridge playing to con
siderable extent in the wardroom, as tn
, tables had to be lashed fore and af
J and the cards refused to remain wher
placed and tricks at times got mixed
1t was in one of these battles at bridg
that one young man was shot from hi
place and the table followed him, strik
ing him in the back and jnmmed hir
against a partition, breaking one of hi
legs. That was the only casualty o
J board during the trip.
) Here g Week.
! The Kent will remain here about
I week, taking ON coal, and will leave fo
t Acapulco about Thursday of next weel
l From there she goes to Oquimbo an
e then to Valparaiso, where she viii ioi
4 the Challenger. which will arrive theI
T from the Australian station. Both We
i ses have been sent to Valparaiso
o honor the Republic Of Chile. They wei
Q to have gone there last year when Chi
Q was celebrating her centennial, but oy
o ing to the death Of King Edward tl
g plans were not carried out. The vesse
J. win make a belated cali Of honor.
Just what win be done after that d
d pends on orders. The Kent may retul
,. to Yokohama and HOngkong by II
a same ports, although she may be orde
g. ed farther north and take the Gyei
r. Circle route back TO the home static
Il The Kent is a sister ship of the Mo
q mouth, which was here in July, 100
81 conveying Prince Fushimi from Victor
TO Japan. The Bedford, which VI
J. here a year or more ago, and whiS
d was lost in the China sea, was in n
A. same County class. The Kent iB equi
te ped with a remarkably fine wirele
" system, as are all the County warshiT
The Kent Is a very long vessel a.
P. has a wide beam, with powerful guI
t the broadsides arranged In batbette al
IN superharhettes She carries lar
number Of officers and crew Of abo
= $50 men, There Is fne Rugby teo
aboard, or Ia fact many Of them. a.
there may be some games ashore II Z
hoard Of health regulations viii perm
, Mr.. Jordan. the veteran cricketer, "
aboard yesterday. also, endeayoring
I arrange for a cricket match.
. Port Oourtagiog
When the Kent came alongside y