The Elbert County tribune., 1919-10-17
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between the bottom o: the ship and the main
deck.
All the baking is done electrically-electric
motors operate the dough mixers and dough
kneaders while the oaves are baked in electrical
y heated ovens. Next visit the electric laun
dry with its many ingenious machines electrically
driven. Electricity also plays its part in other
places such as the crews library, reading room
and recreation quarters; the barber shop; the
sick bay with its up-to-date operating room Capt
A L. Wizards quarters. the officers wardrooms
etc.
The New Mexico has II 14-inch guns and
many of smaller caber. including a battery of
anti-aircraft guns. The larger caliber guns three
In each of four turrets. are operated by electric
ty. The turrets are reyolyed and the guns ele-
waited by electric motors. Ammunition hOists
electrically and there are electric gun loaders.
while even the big guns fired by electrical
means. but the smaller caliber guns generally
oprated by hand.
In examining into the control of these great
batteries of destruction. come to one of the
most interesting spots the shp-the coming
tower. Navy regulations designed to withhold
important matters of military design forbid us
from obtaining picture of the coming tower.
But 1t is permissible to describe 1t briefly. The
coming tower is well-shaped shaft extending
perpendicularly through the ship from top to bot
tom with ladders running up and down the sides
and convenient methods of transmitting instruc-
tions by means of Indicators and telephones. Dur
ing an action the vessels commanding officer
usually stations himself in this tower which is
also known one of several ire-control stations
and transmits instructions.
Up of the masts encounter one of
the big eyes of the ship-nn electrical eye which
can for miles In inky darkness The current
for the operation of the searchlight comes from
of the turbo-generators heretofore described.
Is the electrical propulsion of marine vessels
opening up entirely of scientific ad-
vancement and will the day come when the seven
seas will be dotted with electric ships? So far
ourO concerned
expressed the of the idea when he said:
81 think this country has be proud of
this achievement In engineering, not alone because
of the pronounced success In this particular In
stance (referrng to the New Mexico), but because
of the assurance 1t gives of the superiority OF
our capital ships to those of foreign countries"
'sThe New Mexico is the first and only dread
naught any nation to have electrically operated
propelling machinery" continued Secretary Dan
ies. "On this account she has been object of
surprising interest to the officers of navy
and to those of foreign navies as well. and to
electrical engineers in general.
..The result was satisfactory from every point
of view and confirmed the judgment of all who
were In any way concerned in its design and adop-
ton. There not the slightest mshap with any
part of It, everything worked to perfection, and
the crew was as enthusiastic over the performance
of the machinery ms is the department proud In
the possession of such an efficient dreadnaught
..When we entered into contract for the ma
chnery we stipulated that in addition to being
capable of developing the maximum power she
should also give economy cruising speed
very much superior to that obtainable with the tur
bine installations previously used. This stringent
requirement was also met. AS II matter of fact
the New Mexico will steam at ten knots on less
fuel than the best turbine-driven ship that pre-
ceded her.
Anyway. electrical engineers are now turning
their attention to the adoption of similar princ
pies the driving Of merchant ships and to large
passenger vessels