New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-17

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between the bottom of the ship and the main
deck.
All the baking is done acknowledgement
motors operate the dough mixers, and dough
kneaders, while the loaves are baked In electrical
ly heated ovens. Next we 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 It's up-tOdate operating room Capt
A. l.. Wizards quarters, the officers wardrooms'
.he New Mexico has II l4-lnch guns and
many of smaller caliber. including a battery of
anti-aircrafl guns. The larger caliber guns, three
in each of four turrets. are operated by electric
ity. The turrets are revolved and the guns ele-
waited by electric motors. Ammunition hOists run
electrically and there are electric gun leaders.
while even the big guns are fired by electrical
means, but the smaller caliber guns are generally
oprated by hand.
In examining into the control Of these great
batteries of destruction. w come to one of the
most interesting spots on the ship-the coming
tower. Navy regulations designed to withhold
important matters of military design. forbid us
from obtaining u picture of the coming tower.
But IL Is permissible TO describe Il briefly. The
coming tower is "A well-shaped shaft extending
perpendicularly through the ship from top to bot
tom with ladders running up and down the sides
ana convenient methods OF transmitting lnStfuc-
tons by means of indicators and telephones. Dur
ing an action the vessels commanding officer
usually stations himself In this tower which is
also known ms one of several fre-control stations
and transmits instructions.
Up on one of the masts we encounter one Of
the big 'eyes" Of the ship-an electrical eye which
can see for miles In inky darkness. The current
for the operation of the searchlight CONES from
one Of the turbo- generators heretofore described.
L. ,ln .iaatri.aI nrnpulsiap IA marina Vassals
opening up an entirely new era of scientific ad-
vancement and will the day come when the seven
seas will be dotted with electric shipsl So far as
our own navy Is concerned. Secretary Daniels
expressed the essence Of the idea when he said:
Il think this country has cause to be proud Of
this achievement IN engineering. not alone because
Of the pronounced success In this particular In
stance referring TO the New Mexico), hut because
of the assurance IL gives us Of the superiority Of
our capital ships to those Of foreign countries"
THE New Mexico is the first and only dread.
naught of any nation TO have electrically operated
propeIling machinery" continued Secretary Dan
iels. 'on this account she has been an object Of
surprising interest to the officers Of our own navy
and to those of foreign navies as well. and to
electrical engineers in general
.sThe 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-
tion. There was not the slightest mishap with any
part Of IL. everything worked to perfection. and
the crew was as enthusiastic over the performance
of the machinery as is the department proud In
the possession Of such an efficient dreadnaught.
"When we entered into contract for the ma
cbipery we stipulated that, In addition to being
capable of developing the maximum power. she
should also give an economy at cruising speed
very much superior to that obtainable with the tur-
bipe installations previously used. This stringent
requirement was also met. As a matter Of fact.
= A. Nroxf.o NIL efoaun a 4 a Euofs M IoSs
fuel than the best turbine-driven ship that pre-
ceded her"
Anyway, electrical engineers are now turning
their attention to the adoption Of similar priDci-
pies to the driving Of merchant ships and to large
passenger vessels.