The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
new WINCHESTER
LAUNCHED At BATH
Peter w. ROuss Watches His
Latest Yacht Glide Down
the Ways.
HIS DAUGHTER IS SPONSOR

BATH. Me-, April 2s.-The steam
yacht Winchester. designed by Cox
& Stevens for Peter winchester Rouss
Of the New York Yacht Club. was sue
c~essfully launched to-day at II A. NJ.
from the yard Of tho Bath Iron Works.
The launching party. consisting OF Mr..
and Mrs. Rouss. their two daughters.
the Misses Margaret n Helen Rouss,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Cox. came on
from New York In Mr.. Rouss's private
car Winchester. The yacht was chris.
tened by Miss Margaret Rouss. who
broke a bottle Of champagne on the ves-
sells bow as she started down the ways.
Immediately aftcr the launching MFR.
Rouss and his party returned to New
York.
TIL new Winchester Is the result OF
tho experience obtained by Mr.. Rouss
and his naval architects with several
high speed vessels. The last Of these.
also named the Winchester, was EOS feet
Ia length, having q speed Of thirty.four
knots. This vessel was designed by Cox
" sttNcns ana IL now Ill tIe oeTNlCe Ol
The Canadian Government.
The new yacht has all OF tho good
features of the previous vessel of the
same name. the hull being In appearance
and form not unlike the modern de-
stroyer OF the nav with straight sheer
Hush deck and cruiser type of stern, the
'opsides being raised forward for a con-
siderable distance from the stem with a
pronounced flare to the sections above
the water line. the under body being
designed with a view not only TO ease
In driving at high speeds, but also taxi
ing account OF the owners requirements
that the vessel shall he an able sea boat.
The Winchester Is 225 feet In length
with "A beam OF twenty-one feet. he fun
nels being placed nearly amidships. the
forward deck house containing the din
ing saloon. n top OF which Is on the
same level as the forccastle deck.
There is AFT "a large deckhouse, between
which and the tunnels Is a military mast.
The machinery Is placed with its cen
tire Of weight approximately amidships
the engine room being aft OF the boiler
room. the fuel tanks being party AZ,
and partly forward AT each end OF the
machinery space. This disposition gives
the best possible arrangement of weight,
and the subdivision OF fuel makes It pos.
sible to regulate the trim of the yacht
at will under all conditions OF loading.
The power plant consists of two Par.
sous direct drive turbines, having q re-
versing turbine so that the yacht may
he stopped quickly when under full head
way and may be maneuyred satisfac.
torily when In close quarters. There
Is also provision made in the turbine
installation for economical cruising a,
moderate speeds. so that the yacht will
not only be efficient AT maximum power
but under cruising conditions. Steam il
| supplied by two water tube boilers Of the
Noruand type with a common stoke hold,
| these boilers being oil fired. The tur-
bines In the Winchester are designed to
deliver 1900 shaft horsepower and the
contract speed of the vessel IL thirty
three miles. which both the builders and
the designers are confident will be ex.
ceeded.
The Winchester will run her builders
trials on the Rockland course early IN
May and will then proceed TO New forh
and GO into commission and will run be-
tween oyster Bay and the city.