New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Bids Opened for Construction OF
the Batt|eship Pennsylvania.
Iron Tho Tribune Bureau.
Washington, Februar'

NEWPORT NEWS COMPANY LOW
EST BIDDER.-Bds for the construction
of the battleship Pennsylvania, the lare-
est hchting machine yet designed by any
navy. were opened by the Secretary OF
the Navy this afternoon. The proposals
were as follows:
New York Shipbuilding Company: Class
Hull and machinery IN accoiodhSe
with departments plans vessel 10 De
completed within thirty-siX months rom
date of contract, at Camden. y. j., speed
p knots an hour, price si,5'o'VW lass :,
bid A-Hull and equipment in general III
accordance with the departments pians,
machinery Of the Persons turbine type
in accordance with BIDDERS plans, vessel
10 be finished in thirty-siX months, at
Camden. \. j.. speed q knots SLS02'VU.
Class Q bid B-Hull and equipment, de-
partment's plans, Curtis turbine type OF
machinery, within thrty-siX months, at
Camden. y. j., speed q knots S',3sb,Wv
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, Newport News. Va.
Class Hull and machinery, depart
ment's plans, machinery OF Parsons ,,,,Il
six months from date of CONTRACT az
Newport News, speed q knots an hour,
s. 5000 Class Hull and equipment
departments plans machinery OF reclpr o.
eating type, departments plans. to be
finished within thirtysiX months at New
port News, speed q knots S2'''Wv.
Glass 2-tlull and equipment. depart
inents plans. machinery OF Curtis win
gearing type, vessel TO be finished within
thirty-six months at Newport News
speed p knots. S7.260.000. Class Ma
chinery of Curtis. type, without gearlns.
vessel to be finished within thirty-siN
months. at Newport News. speed q knots
S7255.eo0
Fore River Shipbuilding Company,
Quincy. Mass: Class 2-Department $
plans for hull and equipment, machinery
ai-ti atp IN no finished H.
IN thirty-sx months. at Quincy, speed q
knots, S.3l2.0o0.
The William Cramp & Sons Ship and
Engine building Company, Philadelphia:
class Hull and machinery. depart
ments plans, TO be finished within thirty
six months, at Philadelphia, speed q
knots, sI,S99,oO0. Class Hull and equip
mcnt, departments plans, machinery Par
sons turbine type. TO be finished within
thirty-siX months, at Philadelphia, speed
~ knots, $4,000.
The plans contemplate vessel OF the
following proportions: Length, designers
waterlinc. go feet; length over all COS
feet; breadth % feet and e inch; draft
IS feet 10 inches; displacement, 5l,i0O tons
speed on four-hour trials, 81 knots.
The heavy battery will consist Of twelve
n-inch guns and four submerged torpedo
tubes, supported by a torpedo defence
battery of twenty-five 5-inch guns.
BIDS were also opened for supplying
the armor for the Pennsylvania, on which
the prices ranged from 1853 a ton by the
Mi.vale Steel Company for Class A
armor. TO $40 by the Carnegie Steel
Company for the same armor. The Beth
lehem Steel Company came between these
bids with figure of :454 Co.
The Pennsylvania will cost when com
plete with guns. armor and equipment,
about sl4.l73,0Do The new Dreadnought
will exceed almost three times the ton
mage of the Oregon, already dwarfed
into insigniicance by newer types of war
ships
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued.
Following assignments of officers. coast artil-
iery, ordered: Major JOSEPH r TRACEY.
rom Fcrt Adams 10 Fort II. 6. Wright,
for station: Major PERCY NJ KESSLER
from Fort Totten. TO Fort Adams. for station.
Following majors coast artillery from present
duties 10 coast artillery districts designated,
lot duty as indicates: FRANK COE. north
Atlantic adJutant, as personnel officer; ED
WIN LANDON. north Atlantic. as materiel
officer; ANDREW HERO. Jr.. south Atlantic.
adlutant. as personnel officer: GEORGE A.
NtGENT, south Atlantic. inaterci officer;
JOHN G. GILMORE, Jr.. Pacific adjutaDt,
as personnel officer: JACOB G.. JOHNSON
Pacific, as material officer
Captain MAX c. TYLER. corps Of engineers.
Fort LeavenH orth. March IT, As instructor
department OF engineering, army service
schools
Following assignments of officers. coast artii-
lery. ordered: CAPTAIN ADAM +. g. CASAD.
from 18th TO Xth Company; Captain SAM
CEL VI. ENGLISH. from @Oih Company to
unassigned list 10 artillery district of Manila
First Lieutenant FELIX ". MoTIow. coast
t; srlfrS:. to home; Rreparat0ry to retirement
i6lst Company 10 l4Sth Company, coast artil-
First Lieutenant EUGENE REYBoLD. from
14Sth Company 10 10Th Company. coast artil-
lery.
Chaplain FREDERICK L. KUNNEcKE. coast
artillery from Fort Strong 10 take station
Lave ,, Of absence: First Lieu,enant FELIX
MOVEMENTS or WARSHIPS.-Th
. following movements Of vessels have been
reported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Feb. 1.-THE Dixie. the Roe. the Drsyton. the
Mccall, the Paudng, the Terry, the Mon
oShsn the Ammen. the Eurrows, the Pat
terson the Trippe. the Henley. the Sterrett
the Warrington. the jenkins, the jarvis. tho
Tanning. the Jouctt and the Neptune at
Guantanamo: the Justin q 1iburon; the
annapolis at Amapala; the Vermont and the
Nebraska Vera cruz; the Wheeling at
New Orleans the Vulcan at Newport News.
req. lS-lnc NlIdloDOS AT faHkON.
SAILED.
Feb. i6-The Dixie. the Roe, the Dray ton. the
Mccall. the Paulding. the Terry, the Mon
AFGHAN. the Ammen, the Burrows the Patter
son. the Trippe. the Henley, the Sterrett, the
Warrington, the jenkins. the Jarvis, The
Jouett and The flaming, from Guacanayabo
Bay for Guantanamo
Feb. 1.-THE Cycops from Guscanayabo Bay
for Guantanamo: the Arethuss from Qua
canayabo Bay for Port Arthur. Tex; the
Prairie. from Charleston for Norfolk.
Feb. 1S-The Connecticut. from navy yard
New York, for Guantanamo.
Name OF submarine tender formerly known
as the Niagara changed to the Fulton: OF de-
s,royer tender No. 2. 20 Melville; Of submarine
tender No. 2. to Bushnell.