The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-10-23
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between the bottom Of the ship and the main
deck
All the baking is done Observation-Disclosures
motors operate the dough mixers, and dough
kneaders. while the loaves baked In electrical
ly 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-tOdate operating room; Capt
A. l.. WIZARDS quarters. the officers wardrooms
etc
The New Mexico mas IL 14-inch guns and
many of smaller caiiber, including a battery Of
anti-aircraft 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 hOlsts
electrically and there are electric gun leaders.
while even the big guns are fired by electrical
means, but the smaller caber guns are generally
oprated by hand
In examining into the control Of these great
batteries Of destruction, we 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 a picture of the coming tower.
But 1t Is permissible to describe It briefly. The
coming tower IL a well-shaped shaft extending
perpendculnrly through the ship from top to bot
tom with ladders running up and down the sides
and convenient methods Of transmitting instruc-
lions by means Of indicators and telephones. Dur
ing an action the vessels commanding officer
usually stations himself In this tower which IL
also known as 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 comes from
one of the turbO-generators heretofore described
Is the electrical propulsion of marine vessels
opening up an entirely new era Of scientific nd
vancement and will the day come when the seven
will be dotted with electric ships? SO far as
our own navy Is concerned, Secretary Daniels
expressed the essence of the idea when he said
II think this country has cause to be proud OF
this achievement In engineering, not alone because
OF the pronounced success I'm this particular in.
stance (referrlng to the New Mexlco), but because
OF the assurance II gives 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
propelling 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 WELL and to
electrical engineers In general.
~rhe 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 was not the slightest mIshap with any
part of 1t. everything worked to perfection. and
the crew was as enthusiastic the performance
OF the machinery as is the department proud In
the possession OF such an efficient dreadnaught
'When entered into contract for the ma
chInery we stipulated that, In addition to being
capable Of developing the maximum power. she
should also give economy ut cruising speed
very muC superior to that obtainabe with tile tur-
bne installations previously used This stringent
requirement was also met. AS matter OF fact
the New Mexico will steam at ten knots on less
fuel than the best turbinedriven ship that pre-
ceded her."
Anyway. electrical engineers are now turning
their attention to the adoption Of similar princ
pies to the driving Of merchant ships and large
passenger vessels.