Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-19
$15,000,0OO SEA
FORT LAUNCHED;
Is THE ARIZONA
NEW SUPERINTENDENT is SIS
TER SHIP TO PENNSYLVANIA.
RECENTLY LAUNCHED.
ARIZONA is BUILT TO GIVE AND RE-
CEIvE PUNISHMENT AT SEA:
PROTECTED BY PINCH STEEL.

" sNhAlN-ANN 80 ~ M iAs - AffN WI
fifteen million dollar hattlr>hip was
launchc,! for the American Navy TO-DAY
when the >upcrIreddnlu.ht Arizona slid
into the water ~ the New York navy
ward. She t. 4 sister ship To the Penn
>~,lvania. recently launched at Newport
News. and ~ size and armament one Of
the largest and most powefrul craft ev-
cr built for any navy.
ships of the line. like The Arizona. are
built 10 give and receive punishment IN
sea battles. Their mission has little ia
common with that of the battle cruisers
which have been The largest ships 10 en-
gage each other during the European
war. Speed ~ sacrificed ia the conStruc-
ton of the hattlc>hip> to weight of ar
NOR and against such Il ship a. The Ari-
coma with her hrnad>idc fire from twelve
lI-inrh guns and protection of more
than i foot ufSihr toughest steel that can
hc made around the vessels vital parts
like 4 wall. \ battle cruirr would he
helpless and must depend on her speed
and seek safety ia flight. There are few
ships IA any navy iii To cope with the
Arizona. ship Ia ship
The range Of the Arizona'S guns j.
from H. a. IL miles as they will
hr sci ~ her turrrt~. or a. far ~ her
gun pointers aud observers can see in
brightest weather. As previous ships
carving the IL inch guns. the AriZona'S
main battery will have 4 maximum rlc
walton Of nearly twenty degrees. IL
would hr possible. il IL said. 10 almost
double that elevation and add miles
10 the range Of the guns; but already
they can shoot and hit farther ID H.
probable they would ever Ice called up
on a. do.
The Arizona will carrN the three gun
%tUrrrt> which hav. been developed ~
American naval constructors. her
twelve bic rifles being housed III four
turretS. two forward aud two after. In
addition She will have \ secondary bat
terry ~ twenty tive ) inch. long range
r.ile> for defense against dr>truvcr>.
torpedo boats and submarines. The bic
guns can hr fired over either hruad>idp
and around the entire circle with the rN
rrptiul 81 an arc of lr> Sthau thirty de
-rrc> dirrrtl, forward fnr the after tur
fr.> and drrctl, a>tcrn for the forward
jUrIrl>. -Four ~ the secondary battery
guns two rl Zach side. are 50 placed
th3t they rtn i've Ihrra degrees across
thr ships bows ttlt u4 th place IT bow
rhJ>cr> 81 ti. ald II rti~i shin DAYS.
Compared tu The NriIlut thr old bat
tt">hIp> ot the Oregon class are almost
like TOYS. The new Ship could engage u
2 fleet "i three of them at the same time
turning upon each ~ man, gums ~ II
c"nld bring 90 bear and her .uu> would
To- bigger ami "f longer range. ~ add
tiun She could steam away from them ~
over take them At pleasure. drlclupin.
Il knots against their III 10 II. The re-
markablc thing about the great increase
~ >izc and gun power. however. l. that
each Of the smaller ships would need
a. many 90 more men than The Arizona
which will u complement nf % III her
crew.
The new SEA fortress a. She took The
water TODAY c">t more than seven million
dollars. That WAS frr hull machinery
alone. The guns and armor will cost
n> much more and other equipment nee.
r>>arN To- III her for duty will add ano-
Their million ~ her total cost. She "
longer and wider than any hut tn, new.
est rams \tlantiV liners. II II Il dc.
sired Z" pus her through the Panama
canal the locks aud bends IN the channel
Will IT, taArd almost a. the limit ID
give her passage WAY.
The Arizona H. the fourth blttlrShip
r. he built ~ z government yard and her
place on The WAYS will H. taken Al once
bN the California 4 larger and faster but
similarly armed ship.