Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-16
PENNSYLVANIA
GREATEST SHIP
AFL0AT TODAY
NEW FIGHTING MACHINE JUST
LAUNCHED GREATER EVEN THAN
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
AMERICAN BATTLESHIP 10000 TONS
GREATER IN SIZE THAN ENG
LISH LARGEST.
by Associated Press :

NNNlfNlA .NNNNs We AlNlfH " NH'A
the new ~upcrdreadnaught Pennsylvania
slipped from the way into the historic
waters of Hampton Roads here today -hc
took her place IN the lead II The na,ic~ VI
the world a. the %mightlc~t lighting machine
afloat.
In ~izc and -un power the Pennsylvania
l. greater even than the Queen Elizabeth
of the British navy. which led the recent
terrific assault III the allies on the forts VI
the Dardancllc~. While the British monster
carries larger guns. her main battery J.
only two-third~ the Size At that III the
Pennsylvania III number and the American
battle~hip i 5000 tons greater IN size.
The main battery Of the Pennsylvania
will consist Of twelve Pinch. 49, calihrr
rifles, set M four turrct~. three guns ~ the
turret, the plan Of big gun arrangement
adopted IN the sister ships which preceded
her. the Nevada and Oklahoma. Her tom
mage measurement i 81 400 against - 800
tor the Nevada and oklahoma and the
Queen Elizabeth. The latter. however.
carries eight Is inch rifle. I5-calihrc. Let
two IL Il turrct. while the Nevada and ok
lahoma have ten l4-inch rifles each im
two 3-gund and two 2-gun turrct~. nj
AN these ships. including the Pennsylvania.
the turrctt~ are all on the ENTER line to
concentrate their fire Oh either broad~idc.
Five hattlc~hip- III TIE British navy Vet
To- BE- launched will have les tonnage than
the Pennsylvania. the ships IT the royal
sovereign class being VI 2l.jun tons di~-
placement. and none will equil the Penn
%~vlvunia IL armament. Each II designed
~ carry eight | j-nrh guns. Details ~
four 0,hcr British haitlc-hip-. already au-
thorizcd. are not known here officially.
Five ships M the Japanese navy. r-ti
matted for IN 1911 and known a~ the Fuse
class. viii MOI equal The Pennsylvania ~
tonnage with their displacement nt 10000
tons. hut will carry the same main battery
81 twelve l4-nrh nilc~. They will cxcrcd
THE Pennsylvania ~ speed. estimates cull
ing Tor - knots against n knots Tor a.,
Pennsylvania.
The 1914 estimates tor the German navy
call ter three ships 1T the KAISER Friedrich
III class. with a displacement ~ 2o.0o0
tons and carrying cirht l5-mrh rifles.
The British ~hip- al the Queen Elizabeth
rla~~ greatly exceed those ot any other
navy ~ speed. requirements ealing tor
- knots an hour while the royal sovereign
cla~> will make III least 32.5 knott.
Since the outbreak WI thc war details u-
W foreign naval programs have been ical-
uu~ly guarded and Il y probable that
Great Britain. Germany and France have
land down mauN Vessels nt which nn rr-
port ha> hccn made. - tar IVY y known.
however. w vessels have been planned
which will exceed IN ~i1c the three Amrri-
can ships 81 the California elias. work ou
which has barely started. These will have
"A displacement uf l3.n0n tons each and
armament equal IT, that 81 the Pcnm~yl-
wanna.
The cruising radius MI the Pennsylvania
viii be considerably increased by the tact
that ~hc will W. equipped tor w tucl WI
clu~ivcly and will have u capacity uf 1.311
tons Of fuel oil. The Queen Elizabeth ha~
u capacity VT 1000 tons w WI because w
her high speed requirements.
From her enormous mann battery the
Pennsylvania will wv able Nv hurl. with thc
pressure ~ 4 single firing lever. Y IL tom
If steel 81 either broadcast. ~ addition
-he viii carry y secondary batter, VA
twenty-five 5-mch rifles tor defense
against torpedo boats. She will he fitted
also with TOM submerged 2l-inrh torpedo
tubes and her ships company viii hc com
posed IF % officer. N63 hluciackei- and
- marines. The -hip measures Gn~ feet
over all and M feet beam and her mean
draft i p feet. 10 nchc~. almost The limit
IL lie tor the Panama canal and present
navy dry docks. There are only few dnrk~
IN the world which can receive her and ~hc
could not enter many busy harbor~ except
under most favorable conditions VT tide
and wind.
When completed the Pennsylvania will
have cost the Government more than
Sl3.O 600. She will bc ready Tor COM
mission. under contract. ", February -.
1916. Her keel Wa laid October 37. 1913.
The enormous lie Of the new ship aud
the startling rapidlty with which battle
ship construction had developed. even be-
fore the great war. J. Indicated IN com
pari~on Of the Pennsylvania with the Brit
i~h battle~hip Drcadnaught. first ~ the
all-big-gun ships ~ any navy The Dread
naucAt wa~ estimated for IN 1907. She
wa designed a. di-plnrr 1900 tons hui
actually IN considerably larger. In the
main battery are ten i1-lnch guns Uiih =
broad~ide tire ~ tx guns and her trial