Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-17
Launching Of Superdread-
naught Pennsylvania Gives
Uncle Sam Greatest Fight
ing Craft in World.
GERMAN COMMANDER is
SPECTAT0RAT CEREMONY
Wonderful Development in
Naval Construction Shown
in Speed With Which Mon
Ster Vessel Was Built,
f.y nO.rlne Iovsa.. SPECIAL .s.sso w,.,I


Moored TO a pier at the ship yards
here tonight lay the giant red hui
Of the new battleship PENNSYLVANIA
the worlds greatest fighting craft
awaiting completion after ner sue
cessful trip today from the stocks to
the waters of James rlcer. Mechan-
les were back on the vessel almost
as soon as tugs could take her in tow
when she was safely afloat. the build
ers seeing TO II that not a minute
was lost on the task OF preparing
her for commission not later than
February IS, 1916.
Secretary Daniels of the navy. and
Governor Brumbaugh Of Pennsyl-
vania, headed the distinguished com
pany on the launching stanu to see
the Pennsylvania take the water.
Miss Elizabeth Kolb Of Germantown,
Pa, named the ship and broke a bot
tie of champagne against the re-
cedinG bow. after Episcopal Bishop
Berry Of Pennsylvania, mad delivered
a prayer
German Commander Present.
Joining with the noisy welcome
given the new dreadnaught by the
whistles Of the presidential Yacht
Nayflower and harbor crafts and the
shouts Of ten thousand spectators,
was the hoarse shrek OF the siren of
the German commerce. raider Prinz
Eltel Friedrich. tied up%at nearby
pier. Commander Max Thierichens,
the German captain, in fun uniform,
was one OF the guests on the launch
ing stand
This afternoon a banquet was given
at Old Point Comfort, by the ship
hiIiIHinp H., %
sponsor and Secretary Daniels was
the principal speaker
A gray haired woman approached
the German commander as he stood
under the towering bow II the Penn
sylYania and srasped his hand She
was Mrs. +. Thomas Of Beacon, y. Y,
q member of the Society of Friends
Commander" she said, II belong
to a society which believes that all
persons should love others as much
as themselves. Do you In Germany
love US as much as you love your
selves"
The captain smiled but did not an
swer as Mrs. Thomas continued:
Don't you believe that we will soon
have peace? Isn't it time you men
stopped killing each other?"
Madame" replied. the German
commander, we all believe in peace,
but this war had to be 1t was
necessary war for the peace of the
world. After this war there will be a
long peace But at the end of the
long peace there will come another
war"
Greatest Of Battlcships.
In size and gun power the Penn
sylranla Is greater even than the
1. -
which led the recent terrific assault
of the allies on the forts Of the Oar
danelles. While the British monster
carries larger guns, her main battery
Ii only ,tWo-thlrds the size Of that of
the Pennsylvania in number and the
American battleship is 5000 tons
greater in size.
The main battery of the Pennsyl-
vania will consist Of twelve l4-ihch.
i5 ealibre rifles, set in four turrets,
three guns TO a turret, the plan OF
big gun arrangement adopted in the
sister ships which preceded her the
Nevada and oklahoma Her tonnage
measurement is 81, 400 against 27,50O
for the Nevada and oklahoma and the
Queen Elizabeth. The latter, how
ever, carries eight 15-inch rifles, 40
calibre, set two to a turret while the
Nevada and oklahoma have ten ID
inch rifles each in two 3-gun and two
2,gun turrets In all these ships. in
Guiding the Pennsylvania, the turrets
are. all on the center line to concen-
trate their fire on either broadside.
Five, battloships Of the British navy
yet to be launched will have less ton
mage than the Pennsylvania, the shlps
Of the Royal sovereign class being "a
500 tons displacement, and none VIII
equal the Pennsylvania in armament.
Each is designed to carry eight 10
inch guns, t.~
Details of four other British battle
ships. already authorized, are not
known here officially.
Japanese Nearly Equal.
Five ships of the japanese navy, cs-
timated for in 1914 and known as the
Fuse class, will not equal the Penn
syvsnia in tonnage with their dls-
placement of 10000 tons, but Will
carry the same main battery of twelve
1i-inch rifles. They will exceed the
Pennsylvania in speed. estimates call
ing for 90 knots against Il Knots TOT
the Pennsylvania.
The 1914 estimates for the German
navy call for three ships OF the Kaiser
Friedrich III class. with displace-
ment of $4,000 tons and carrying eight
l5-inch rifles
The British ships of the queen
Elizabeth class greatly exceed those
of any other navy in speed, require
ments calling for 25 knots an hour
while the Royal Sovereign class VIII
make at least 22.5 knots
Since the outbreak of tho war de-
tails as to foreign naval programs
have been jealousy guarded and 1t Is
probable that Great Britain, Germany
and France have laid down many YES
sells of which no report has been
made. So far as is known, however
no vessels have been planned which
will exceed in size the three American
ships of the California class, work on
which has barely started
These will have a displacement OF
$1,000 tons each and armament equai
10 that of the Pennsylvania.
Cruising Radius of Vessel
The cruising radius of the Pennsyl-
vania will he considerably increased
by the fact that she will be equipped
Tor oil fuel exclusively and will have
capacity of 2,322 tons of fuel OIL