Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-20

5000 pounds to a distance Of 20
miles.
The Arizona is larger than any
foreign battleshlp butt tor so far
as known projected.
The Arizona is the great tri-
umph for Rear Admiral Nathaniel
Usher. head Of the Brooklyn
navy yard, and his subordinate
directors. She was built In 10
months, or three months less time
than required for the privately
built Pennsylvania, Ari2ona's sis
ter ship
WASHINGTON June 19,-Another
fifteen million dollar battlcship was
launched for the American navy to-
day when the superdreadnaught Ari-
zora slid into the water at the New
York navy yard. She is a sister ship
TO the PENNSYLVANIA. recently launched
at Newport News, and In size and
armament one Of the largest and most
powerful craft ever built for any navy.
ships of the line, like tho Arizona,
are built to give and receive punish
ment in sea battles Their mission
has little in common with that OF the
battle cruisers which have been the
largest ships to engage each other
during tho European war. Speed l5
sacrificed in the construction or tho
battlcships to weight Of armor, ana
against such a ship as the Arizona,
with her broadside fire from II Ia
inch guns and protection of more than
a foot Of the toughest steel that can
be made around the vessels vital
parts like a wall a battle cruiser
would be helpless and must depend
on her speed and seek safety in flight.
There arc few ships I'm any navy mt
to cope with the Arizona, ship TO snip.
The range Of the Arzonas guns is
from twelve to thirteen miles as they
will be set in her turrets or as far as
her Eun-pointers and observers can
see in brighto3t weather. AS previous
ships carrying the l4-inCh guns the
AriZona's main battery will have a
maximum elevation Of nearly twenty
degrees. II would be possible, It is
said. to almost double that elevation
and add miles to tho range of the
guns. but already they can shoot and
hit farther It is probable they would
ever be called upon to do.
Enormous Guns.
The Arizona will carry the three
gun turrcts which have been devel-
opcd by American naval constructors,
her u big rifles being housed in four
turrets. two forward and two aft
I'm addition she will have a secondary
battery OF 22 fivc-inch, long range
rifles for defense against destroyers,
torpedo boats and submarines. The
big guns can be fired over either
brOadside and around the entire cir
Gle with the exception of an arc or
less than thirty degrees directly for-
ward for the after turrets and directly
astern for the forward turrets. -Four
of the secondary battery guns, two on
each side. are so placed that they can
fire three degrees across the ship
bows taking the place OF bow chas-
crs Of the old wooden ship days
Compared to the Arizona the old
battleships of the oregon class are
almost like toys The new snip could
engage a fleet of three OF them at
the same time, turning upon each as
many guns as II could bring to bear
and her gums would be bigger and Of
longer range. In addition she could
steam away from them or oNertake
them at pleasure, developing Il knots
against their sixteen or seventeen
The remarkable thing about the great
Increase I'm size and gun power, now
ever. is that each of the smaller ships
than the Arizona, which will carry a
complement Of 91j in her crew.
The new sea fortress as she took
the water today cost more than seven
million dollars That was for hull and
machinery alone. The guns ana armor
will cost as much more ana other
equipment necessary to fit her for
duty will add another million to her
total cost She is longer and wider
than any but the newest trans-At-
lantic liners. II it is desired to put
her thorugh the Panama canal the
locks and bends in the channel VIII
be taxed to the limit to give her pas
sageway.
The Arizona is the fourth battle
ship to be built in government
yard, and her place on the ways VIII
be taken at once by the California, a
larger and faster but similarly armed
ship.