Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-30
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Aaaoaght New York
Iaes Smoothly Down ways
y Presence Of Presldsnt
Taft and Large Asssmblags
FORTY THOUSAND PE0pLE
WITNESS TIE cER

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New York, Oct. sO.--The snpers
oseaanoueht New York, the greateat
gf the worlds Hen fighters. was
launched today at the New YorS navv
yard, Brooklyn, IN tho presence az
y, goo peraons, Including prealdewt
Iatt and The secretary or the navy.
Miss Calder. daugiter of nepreaenfa.
the ship. 80
Miss calder was insisted by NINA
Miss Kathleen Fitneerald, daughtar az
representative TitHserald, ~ tower
President TAFT sat with secretary
Meyer, Governor Dlx. neEr Kdn,lral
Osterhaus. ]. p. Morgan and others
on a platform just after the atafhoard
OF tho orOadnouEit. t f
The New York is government bnlIt
Nnd mas been under cUnatructl0n nlfnn
september II. 1911. She aiid froipf
the ways about 80 per cent com
pleted. IL 10 estimated that nnolher
year and half will be reaulYan las
fore sho Is ready for her trialn and
can take her place with the Teyal
now under construction Rt NnWnoft
News at tho head OF the Ans N
navy.
From tho time the New Yoss,ls hskgl
was laid until the great huil WA ~ nisr !
borne, q trifle more than t1|ft4esh
months elapsed, Thia denfnnAlt akra
according to navy authorities. thai tIi|
government az its own ghip, y1l4n 81
capable OF placing a dreadaIou1nt ia /
nation. Had the demand for the v1s |
sci been imperative, II Ia aaId az lho |
Brooklyn navy yard, this tInle niikha |
have been reduced q month, pvohahlp |
With all stores snd afninunlllofs |
aboard, the New York Will have 4 to- /
lal displacement OF ae.seT tons, which /
= about l,eeo tons mote than ehei
ArIknndns, fI|b nfldef % |
me Atlantic heet at lts relthnt n4qbll1A
iatlon In the 1ludsQn river, Xg6T, I
'sneth o. SsS. fe1f. - "a ,Jlcf hbsE AM
D6,26. feet, T'hia VIII permit htf paeA I
lne through thesPnnania canal. nha
will bo equipped with two vertical |
Tipls expansion engines and With \
boilers devOI0plnk 10,lOO I
horse power. with this power, Il n
istlmated. the great ship Will make
n knots on her apesd tfiala Both
no dre1dnoulhtS utahiard North Da-
IOtn exceeded this, making a1,ut and
,i.0l knots respectively.
The estimated cost OF the New York
L completion 10 $40, 100000. The
'ost OF the hull aad machlnefV alone
vas 5000, 900. Her arniafs6nt will
lonslaE Of ten ta-lnoh guns, the Iarg-
ut over placed on 4 battlehhip III tho
world. The Texas also 10 being arm
ID with 1t-incA Euns, ana tll4 pklas
lomn and the Nevada tho latesh
ITreadnoughts ordered. win carry guns
Il equal size. Tho minor Armament
4 the Now York will bO mRda up of
wenty-one 5-lneh rapid hte guns;
our 3-poundera for snlutlnG. and four
4 Inch submerged torpedo tubes, In
ddition, there will be four aAinck fI0ld
lies. sixty-threa, officers and 1909
nen will man her.
The vessels armour prOtactlon con-
lists of l2-inch plate 10 her water line
cit, and above the belt and extending
o the main deck. gsInch plate. lex.
ending from tho funnals 10 the tur- .
cts i2-inch plate will he used. ON
No gun houses i2-inch Arin0r Will
TO.ect the most exposed places; and
-inch plates will shield other parts.
The New York was authorised ny ,
ct OF congress on June ~. 1870, Con-
resaman calder and Congressman 4
'itzRerald led IN the fight 70 have tho
eEeQl built by the government at the !
.reeklyn navy yard IN preference 70
assna the contract let 70 3 private
10 tfooklyn Esvy yard ware the
lalne which was blown up IN the
lavAnn hnrbor. the Connecticut, Rear
dmiral OGtefhaua' nag ship at g re-
ent nohilinallnns ana tho Tlorida of
no dreadnnuRht 8laaa isHtr Il
TO give the nene 9S FhFk " the ,
test and, With fhe Iekae nn most I
owerfiIl battlo1nlbN ok a, IA iled
tataa navy. the cruietf tbNi 4I3 tHa n
az OF Admiral AAnipa0A M Ilt3a a
Santiago hfd 70 ~ defg. |l4l (
tie.
Before the New YORK ard
ro ready for commission
sxt year and 3 halt. 0thef NeI|
ln have launched Hreataf E4t
n the present the United stnkee 4ksA
lont rank in the race for naval ~ 4
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