Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-24
NEW BATTlESH|PS
MAY BURN OIL As
FUEL AND SAVE
ON GOLFERS
Two New Vessels a Year Ad-
vocated by Navy Depart
ment With Heaviest Guns
Possible to Garry Afloat.
OTHER NATIONS TRY
OUT NEW TURRETS ALSO
sp.cDI " s.,ung Hu,Id

plans 90 tho utNt department call
fDr ih' buldInE ui $500 uf thr most
powerful uait,sufis gfllHt, rtyh ship
of twenty eight Thousand tons dis
placement, with urmor Watr of six
i'ru Inch thicNuoss. and Ten fourteen
| invh guns hs thr main Jaite.y Ia"
guns arc tp joe placed .u tour turr.ts.
two Of which viii have tao iuurt"ou-
inch guns each. and the others three
guns each
Those plans are Tor the two ships
authorized several months ago b.,
congress The TrNus and New York
authorized a wear ago and now Ia
course of construction are tp bc "
twcnty.scvvn thousand tens dlsplacc-
m.nt with main batteries ~ ton four
tocn-inch guns and IRE turr,ts con-
tanning two guns each The armor
plate on the water Ilnc. the main belt
o' protection for both the Texas and
New York. is fourteen inches In
thickncss
italy and Russia, not by any
means i,ading naval powers are the
only countries So far To- try on, the
three gun turrcts. Naval exports of
this government. however believe
ia" thrc" gun turrct an ,mprov, men,
anu are therefore eager to try them
out ~ the two newest ships
Tn. new ships viii have "i burn.
ing apparatus and oil tanks as an
auNilid1 power. ana viii he so con
s'ruci.d as 90 use oil extensively IN
an emergency AZ present many of
the new ships carry \ supply or OIL
which Is used principally to Increase
speed and cruising radius by flush
he IA nil
gottcn out of the snip. and SHE can
materially increase her speed and 60
further on her coal
The advantage Of - battl.ship
which could extensively use oil in
stead 81 coal IS recognized by naval
experts. Practically no smoke results
rom oil combustion. 50 that an entire
il'"t of oil burning ships might cruisr
ia" seas without leaving any trar. Of
their Whereabouts Tho smoke from
faitlcshps Is the most tcllinlc sign
ihcN icaNc Tor the enemy IN the re-
cent naval war game, conducted when
the hatu"yhip tlrri returned from
'nrndd IN" smoke from tn" ships left
trace which the scout cruisers took
advantage OF Though they ala not
corrocuh Judge ia, fleets course At
first IN, officers aboard the scouts
perceived the smoke and speedily got
on the TRAN Of the flcring enemy %
This test MAS held whom tn. battle
ships were attempting to make Guam
tHnumo, cuba, the winter rendezvous
] ca:ly last January The scouts put
out of Hampton Roads aud located
Tho fleet so quickly that the wireless
, messages of the cncmv's' advance
came IN time la intercept the enemy
before Guantanamo could De reached.
Practically all of the now battle
ships have oil burners and oil tucl
d tanks These burners are only aux
I Hilary 10 the stenm boilers Th,rc are
. number among expert naval archi-
, tccts who believe that II would D. q
y most valuable experiment to max,
ono OF the two ships now being plan.
81 ned an OH burner cXclusivcly---omit
IA Ting the coal furnace They maintain
+, that IN time the merchant ships 81
the world VIII discard coal fuel an,
. burn on exclusively one drawbacl
10 on burners now IN the inability {,
\ rcplonish the fuel tanks IN many quar-
,"rs ot the WGrld. but with the wor'1'
merchant marine burning oil fuel
supply stations VIII b, common an,
The warships would have little troubl
y In rcplenishing their tanks
|, h possible tina, the newest bat
b tlcships VIII be without marines ID
e their compliments An cfor, Is 20 IN
u made the coming session OF congress
% the regular session that begins Ia Dc
u ccmbcr So provide special ships Ia
io the use Of marines. These ships ar
t. he protected cruisers. capable o
Al great spo, d. The plan is To- have a
l' least four or them for the huunsi
y ilort. aud two for the Pacific fleet a
u starter They viii Dee manned ID,
" the marines aud viii garry stores an,
"a the war munitions that are needed b,
At landing forces.
.o The trouble with the present ar
is rangement whereby marines are dis
trihutod aboard the battlcships Is ihu
% The marines. while on the baitlcship y,
IS are given service in the dferon
crows I'm time of war the marine
are Withdrawn as landing forces
IL leaving The gun crews minus valuabl
a men. raw recruits or men inexn.rienc
s. ed IN gun IRE work being Impressed
a into service in their stead
hackers nf the greater navy prop
uganda" have. Il is suid. been give
assurance by the Democratic leader
q "a the house tlat the economy that tn
a. btmnO ats VIII insist upon VIII NJ
30 result IN reduction of the pre- sen
plan 81 authorizing two new battle
ships each year The Republican
= are or Were. committed 10 this pol
leg Many Democrats are cage
champions ~ the bigger navy. and b,
h"F" 10 is not wise To build less tina
two haiurships each year. ANON
the most prominent Of thes. bcm'
rlHts is representative H"bs"n Of Ala
lHht, uf Mcrrimsc fame. Rcpresrnta
tive llobson has fought vlgorousl
-, for naval increase since h" resiPnr
- from the navy and was elected
:, congress Two other members ni th
y h"use are "x-saiiorS Rcpresen'hiiA
Loud of Michigan and Reprosentath
Weeks az Massachusetts Both q
these men are Republicans. ana IA
strong navy increase boosters Rel
~ sentative Loud Was nn officer und,
Dewey during The battle Of ManiI