New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-16
arts Are Awarded for
cour Battle and Six
Scout Cruisers
unlls and Engines
ToCost $4,000, 900
o.;Jers of Larger Ships
r,.Prohts-Navy to Con
.uct One Big Vessel

.-.or March 10 Contracts
'-4 believed 10 be the largest
der for lighting craft ever
~ sy shy nation we're placed a today =
90. Nav Department. Private
undertook 10 turn out four
bsttle-crisers and SIX scout
go rosting nearly sl12.OOO,OOo for
'. "a machinery alone. and pledged
~, ..-.,Iyss to keep 20 per cent Of their
forces on navy construction.
'''''D' .,onse 10 an appeal 70 their
- bv Secretary Daniels, the
.,irbuilders have agreed to ae-
'1.- cent net profit on the battle
4" Z whose cost will represent
,-eOOO.OO Of the total sum IN
in to-day's contracts. A NTH
...,..eruiser will be built at the Phila-
] IN. navy yard so as not to STRAIN
-, Of facilities Of private estaO-
sinsnts. L;rb 90
:, cent profit on merchant work.
,ors contracts in sight than they
,,,spt. They have placed their
1.ai,s. at the disposal Of the govern
-, making il unnecessary for the
,....s.r. 70 consider employing su-
-,v 10 con mandeer plants.
All Cruisers New Type
s.h classes Of cruisers ordered TO-
are new types to naval architect
and are designed for a speed OF
..-.v.fvs knots an hour.
n. scouts we're awarded on bids
-.-i.,sd Yesterday. prices ranging
an $3.50 OOo to s5.9e6.OOU ana stipu-
,,.s time of delivery from thirty TO
.i,.v.,Eo months. These figures can
F, 10 ride 10 the actual cost or time
.vs7sr as under the emergency
,us. Of the naval appropriation bill
--.tretion will be fastened to the
III he government footing the bill
sdditoaa' cost.
10 battle-cruisers, the fixed limit OF
q which is Sls.OOO.OOO per snip,
ive Of speeding up expense. we're
,si a follows. Newport News Ship
s.6rg and Drvdock Company two
mrs Fore Ever Shipbuilding Cor
m-acB orc ship; New York Ship
bsaSrs Company. one ship.
VIII the exception 81 The New York
oupssJ. each private builder will
Ian, :s install new ways and ma
tiuey Tor TIC huge craft. An appro-
,Hs,ior Of ss.oOv.0OO has been ordered
-,slssd 20 eou.n thc Philadelphia
-s-d for capital ship building.
-Four Of the scout cruisers will be
boil, on the Pacific Cosst-two by IN.
s.s.tle Construction Company and two
y the Union Iron Works, at San
Francisco. The other Two will be built
b William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia.
amps AID the Union Iron Works may
called upon also 20 build a number
Of les.royers In addition 70 fifteen de
-oysrs authorized by the last naval
l7sro1riation bin the department -
'ssnirg 10 construct many craft o.
ls type under the small boat emery
,gy fund
Dreadnoughts To BE Built
o. the authorized building pro-
.anne there remain 20 be contracted
r three dreadnoughts. thirty-eight
Ebnsrines, the fifteen destroyers and
srerSl auxiliary vessels. Bids Will be
''saed early Boa April on these craft.
"a a. the same time orders VIII be
'aeed FOR more than one hundred coast
N.rol boats.
ne ultimate cost 20 the government
q ne ships ordered to-day will exceed
p many millions the figures given for
,-.. and machinery. II will cost $780,
~ per ship 20 arm and equip the
No-s and $685. $40 additional for
'i.h bstile-cru.ser.
he shipb1ilders having made hnan-
"a sserifces % meet the governments
esoS, Secretary Daniels is seeking
MAR agreements with the contract
.'s NO supply material and equipment
70 IN the ships lie hopes 20 secure
agreement for d fat rate Of profit.
me chef characteristics Of the scout
.-lser' are a. follows: Displacement.
~" tons; speed. 3J knots; length, $50
- beam, 80 feet; armament, eight
.nen guns, four torpedo tubes and two
=, osa ant-aircraft guns; complement,
ne osttle-cr1iscrs Will have the fol-
ag nan characteristics: Displsce-
$4,000 tons; speed. 81 knots;
sn $50 feet; beam, 81 feet; arma-
- Ten l4-inch guns, eight torpedo
- eighteen 5-inch guns. four 3-inch
-afcfsft guns and other guns o,
scr esl.bre.
ass feature OF both classes Of yes
VII BE- their complete equipment
II ~rying. launching and operating
1iSeat size 1vdrOplanc.
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