The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-22
BY ARCHIBALD EURD,
"a British Authority on Naval
NJ Nsfterw !


London. Sept a0---0f All the ships
III the Royal navy the battle cruiser
Annown, In which the Prince OF
Wales crossed the Atlantic, r. best
0fxed 10 give dignity ~ The visit 10
the United States ana excite tHteEeS,
~ naval progress She reflects the
LESSONS conveyed by the battle 81 thf
falkland Islands. as well az by ne
actions In the North sea in The eArts
days OF the war with which Admiral
~ the Fleet sir David Bcatty's name
VIII always h< associated
The Rerown Was 70 have been a
hattleship one OF the vessels az t9F
Royal Sovereign tyne, which We're In
cluded IN the shipbGlldinE program 81
slAI& when the war seemed long
way of Isuf she battle Of the ft3k
land islands exhibited ;he T7loe 81
high speed in association with nc4FN
gun power, aFa SO about Chris, mas.
1914, on the initiative Of Lord Fisher
who had reeentlN become first sea
lord the RenowD which had already
beer laid down was reaesisutG.
Construction Changed
Thus the ha@t.csHip became a ba--
sle-cruissr because the WAY az mot
stage haG already demonstrated tn
valve ef such ships
l. vas arranged 5hai she should
carr The largeSI mum beg - gums ai
the greatest power possible 1rs SUCH
vesSe! ana raTo arnror Nf9i iivH
Errilar to tne IEyntihlf aaa lir
SHIPS II that type. In association with
a speed OF nc iess than Euu1s
What that decision meant vlil a..
realized when II Is recalled that thy
Powerful. which In ine early year pf
this century was the swiltrst cruiser
In the navy attained q speed IF onfy
"a knots, or 10 knots )esS Than j. was
determined to obtain in The Eencwn,
Engineering science in ths mean
tfnae had made great progress and i9
the result the Renown attained "a
speed OF a. & knots OFT the measured
course of Arran Sir EuStace @ f,yn
court has since stated that lac Re
nown like her sister shin. the lie
pluse has been well reported upon at
sea. ard maintained hcr speea H'etl
The success of this ship constitutes nf
mean triumph for British engineer
ing. fer $40 knots II equivalent e.
something In the nelghborh0oa OF
- miles probably. at a squirt.
Under the pressure Of war although
the design was a new one the keuoar
was conn iese6 for sea in about haii
the time usually occupied ia shc con
Il struct!on of such ships. and bofer'
she hossted the pennaut the platiu.
ever the magazines was considerable
Increased, thus emhodyinr IN TIN
ship one of the lessons conveyed b'
the Battle OF Jutland
Six 1S-inCh Guns.
IT. may he interesting 30 add few
particulars Of this vessel, which Wal
Guggcst to the Canadians semethini
OF the skill OF British designers. ship
builders and workmen
nfxpfaeeruerf 2f 600 TINS. trragrti
over all. 7:aa feet. lead drau@h;
mean. 2s1-a feet: engines. ll2 eta
shaft horsA-powers. breadth extrern,
% feet. oil fuel 4.2s0 tons
Arm arents--Stx i5-inch. srventcol
4-inchs two zl-inch torpedo Tubes
Arnaor-Side, lie inches re
inches. bniEheads to inches, bar
hettes. 4 10 inches; gun houses
10 II inches. coming tower 10 inchn
The Renowp's decks are atso pro
tActed by special steel of q thicknes
varying from ] tnch to 3 inches q
preca ution against hiRh-augie she'll
IRE. She was built by the Fairriel