New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-24
New Yankee WarShip Will
Hurl Shells Faster than
English Drcadnought.
HAS ADVANTAGE IN
BOW AND STERN FRI.
FIGHT. Ton BrOadSide Is Capacity
of American Cratt-SlidcS
Down Ways June 10.

r-cf2l that can Do shot from the twelve
.L - 80 .t. l.+.-c.rf2 Arizona.
'7-'''" .Lo
The Arizona ana h'' S'F''' >"'f'
Transatlantic. VIII lo Tho two most
.-s.., .-. s.t..,s .ssos- Tho, will
i'NN' "' .. -
eAccea inc great
England, Queen L.1auetr. now ,he
,,os, formidable .lhtinc machine IN
~ vo,fd
WbIc .+c csI.brc OF The guns OF
Crca. Rrt..r'- giant scatChter BIS
,rroster n Was ro.rtcl out that she has
20, tbe rrost number of guns that the
A~.zors and r,- sister >hip have. The
O,cor FI,,abq-t .. fitted or with eight
1E-lvrL ,-.,s ,.fr. tEc American wan
sh;r 80. f,r,.,s I4-iech cannon. l.
IL. tbp Greater number. though Of
smaller c..rrc. chat makes naval cN-
ncr,s a., th.. sid, OF the Atlantic be-
icve tbe+ gin, United States has the
Greater oec~Si,c fighter OF the two.
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EN'''N J" i''V'''''O''
Many comparisons nave Oeen maze
AZ The navy H"fo ltcch'lI pew zee" L'.e
lands PRIDE an. OncIe sam lulNIe Ia
voritc Soatlntcrs. IL is estimated ihal
the weight of CacA prO.ectle shot from
the guns OF The Arizona ls about loo
pounds. L 'ud,ylaual shots We're ust i
rs bass or eHecl.N e"eSS; L"E'a"" ;
great hattlcsfip "ou-d easily excel as
each shell. weighs ABOUT I'E'O Pou'.C -
But the great broaHS,ae IRE OF NJ
American Nes,eI J.. Ht.a up ''. CoI o Pa,
son ana eaS'-I o'''S""0'"S '"V T"'''
EiI5a3eth 5. ..-.., ...... Co. = .t.
pom 'He no" Gu 49, ~ az wy
arizona - "'SO t''"''' ''.'' '"V i-.'-
IiSh vessels III .HC lIo"' s"u Ga. .
me arizona can o.soLN'e g S'N vi H'I
p's guns al one M nv! .l' ~
situated '..'' Ni,houl uaNESI 20 We
A-.1ora can i've Zoo pounds Of meta,
AZ an enemy either in front or behind.
There are only four turrots on the new
warship. but each holds three Of the
big guns O. the main battery.
This feature is new departure in
marine architecture. Up 90 the pre- ent
time no vessel carried more than Two
suns - one turIct Inc dreadnoughts
New YORK and Texas are the biggest
vessels ln me- OHIted states Meet
ana nave gen I4-inch guns ID i've tor-
refs. Inc new plan solves the prooIem
OF create aimame4; without >acr4ic e
ing spS &C, .."l co-la ne QlhcfNl1e u,i.-
yea me- ot7 IH'ir o. the ARIZONA o~-
heyye thai viii be very SUCCESSFUL.
lh. Ihii."i Nc.,ooc,'F OF me shelS from
'n' ~ I1oNa WI nc d"ou. -VV lte- "
second ercatcf IMAM those OF the queen
GIl-apeth. Wien. the smells OF the
bIitish WarSnlp leave me guns IN J.
VIII 20 lh4oLGh space az me rate 81
I,.4uV ltel F'''Ac' WINE lhose OF lhe
Oh''eo states craft VIII travel a. fAc
rate OF -'''' lcei second. Conse-
LeH.iI' "'," "'t o. inc SHt..s OF re
;"H'I 'Va4 '-"i mus target IL Will
.aNt more SnF ''eTlHE ioIce' even
IouHD ~, I-'"' % "I'aHu "IuS
"'"'''' >"c..@-
Zach Shot Costs 81 900.
Tho cost of firing b~oads,Io Is
about So 0Ou as oect .bo. .o..Is hot
81 400 accora,r, .,-tr o..;,,sto. ~ ~
NAVY DepartrS~. The A~i1ora aka
has q rov.crf.,1 .oco,.l.-,- h..+o~,, a.
fwentv-two 5-,rcb ems and ten emaIIer
.srDoi Tho or5r.,co ,,.o,g or ~
Arizona e. homo s,,re~,.iso5 by lem.
tenant IL 49,,
WL.r .Lo 49,. .1.3,. 5o.,... =,
ways on June 10 She viii weigh about
1900 ions. Tho main armor belt
which Will be put Oh the vessel after it
IS launched, is about thirteen inches
inich mere WI! be about 10000
POUNDS o. hardened steel 10 protect the
arizona from an enemy smells, and
oWCetS pe4ieNe 'hat IL Us an almost per
iect defence.
Inc ne" "arshlp IS being put to
ge'her "nere inc batueshlp New York
much Iohtei man me New YORK. Inc
grand jolai OF displacement aCCregat-
ING "l4"o tons 70 the New 1ork's -
S'q s"'m "t' no 1oss'''P'Id I9q uRQl
latest vessel mas 81 greater tonnage