The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-19
GREAT SEAPORT
SAFE IN WATER
BattleShlp Arizona One OF Worlds
Largest, Is Successfully
Launched
SISTER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
Few BattIerS Fit To Cope With
Nations Newest Fighter; Both
Speed And Guns
SISTER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA

I NLN lOhh, June IO-Ihe new
battle,hip Arizona was successfully
launched at the Brooklyn navy yard
here today. The Arizona shares with
her sister ship the Pennsylvania the
honor of being the worlds largest bat
tleshlps The Arizona slipped into the
water at ~ O'Clock.
Ships NJ the line. Ike the Arizona,
are built 10 give aud receive punish
ment In sea battles Their mission has
little In common with that of the bat
tie cruisers which have been the larg
est ships 10 engage each other during
the European war Speed Is sacrificed
In the construction Of the battleshlps
10 weight Of nrmor aud against such
ship as the Arizona with her broad.
side fire from twelve ll.lnch guns aud
protection Of more thnn foot Of the
toughest steel that cnn be made around
the vessels vital parts ike wall
battle cruiser would be- helpless and
must depend on her speed and seek
safety IN flight There are few ships
In any navy III 10 cope with the Arl-
zOna, ship ~ ship.
Long Range Guns
The range Of the ArizOna's guns Ia
from T. 10 l3 miles ~ they will be- set
In her turrrts. or as far rs her gun
pointers and observers can see In
brightest weather Az previous ships
carry the ii-lnch guns the AriZOnas
main battery will have maximum
elevation Of nearly ~ degrees. II
would be possible, 1t is said TO almost
q double that elevation and add miles
10 the range of the guns but already
they can shoot and hit farther II II
probable than they would ever be
called upon to do
The Arizona will carry the three
gun turrcts which have been develop
ell by American naval constructors, her
twelve big rifles being housed In four
turrets, two forward and two after.
= In addition she will have a secondary
n battery of twenty-five 5-inch, long
range rifles for defense against de
stroyers torpedo bdkfsF Ant Ssubma-
rineS. The big guns can be fired over
o either broadsile and around the en-
a tire circle with the exception " an
are Of less than thirty degrees direct
ly forward for the after turrets aud
directly astern for the forward tur.
rets. Four Of the secondary battery
y guns, two on each side, are so placed
that they can fire three degrees across
U the ships bows, taking the place of
' bow chasers 0f the old wooden ship
x days
Less Men In Crew
Compared 10 the Arizona the old
= battleships of the Oregon class are al
, most like toys The new ship could
" engage fleet of three OF them at the
Y same time, turning upon each as many
guns aS II could bring 10 bear and
her guns would be- bigger and of long.
or range In addition she could steam
u away from them or overtake them ut
u pleasure. developing u knots against
j. their ~ or II The remarkable thing
" about the great increase In size and
gun power, however, IL that each ~
the smaller ships would need M many
" or more men than the Arizona which
y win carry complement OF 0lb In her
III crew
" The new sea fortress M she took the
V water today cost more than seven mil
~ lion dollars. That was for hull and
!, machinery alone The guns and armor
VI will cost as much more and other
equipment necessary 10 M her for
:, duty will add another million to her
total cost She is longer and wider
than any but the newest trans Allan
tic liners II II II desired to put her
=, through the Panama canal, the locks
aud bends In the channel will he tap
~ ed almost to he limit 10 give her pas
sageway
The Arizona Is the fourth battle
iy ship to be built in Il government yard
~ and her place on the ways will be tax.
r on Mt once by the California, a larger
g and faster hut similarly armed ship.
g. NEW YORK, June l0.-That navy
" department experts are now expert
IN menting with devices by which II Il
4 hoped to protect future American
n. dreadnought against submarine torpe.
H. do attacks WAS revealed here today by
I'd Secretary Daniels In speech at Z
ig banquet following the launching OF
Ir- the battleship Arizona at the Brooklyn
ce navy yard.
II After describing the work done on
Id three Of the five dreadnoughts author
iEed for the navy by the last congress
the secretary said
The experts arc considering TIM
I'D best general type for the two remain
Ing authorized dreadnoughts while eH
perlments are being made with q view
es to their protection under water against
X the submarine torpedo which ha,
~ proven so deadly in the present Euro
ly pean war"
OK 'The launching OF this big dread
N nought,' Mr.. Daniels added. 'is al
ng event which tells better than can b.
spoken by any words the steady ant
orderly rgowth OF the navy. Within
the past year have had the pleasur,
~ Of witnessing at Quincy the Launching
of the Nevada at Camden. of the Oh
IN lahoma, and at Newport News of tn
". Pennsylvania and now today of IN
10 ArlEonn, This follows close upon IN,
or completion uf our two latest dread
me noughis, the New Yonk and the Texar
AS soon NJ the Afisons leavcr m
ity ways we viii here hefH the ACTIN
,er conMructlonwork of the California
he much of the material for wbt<h Al
l...a. has 49,. - s.f ta,,fs.H - -.