The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-02-26


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 we visit the electric iaun-
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.. Willard's quarters. the officers wardroons
etc.
The New Mexico IL 14-incn guns and
many Of smaller caber. including battery Of
anti-aircraft guns The larger caber guns three
In each OF four turrets, operated by electric
ity. The turrets are revolved and the guns ele-
Vated by electric motors Ammunition hoists run
electrically and there are electric gun leaders.
while even the big guns are fred by electrical
means, but the smaller caliber 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 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
ana 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 as one of several 6recontrol stations
and transmits instructions.
UP on one OF the masts encounter one Of
the big "eyes" of the shlp-an electrical eye which
can see for miles in inky darkness The current
for the operation of the searchllght comes from
one Of the turbo-generators heretofore described
Is the electrical propulsion of marine vessels
ffPaI.
vancement and Will the day come when the seven
seas 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 In this particular In
stance (referrng 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
propeng machinery" continued Secretary Dan
iels. "On this account she has been nm 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.
"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
tion. There was not the slightest mishap with any
part Of 1t, 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
chinery we stipulated that In addition to being
capable Of developing the maximum power she
should also give economy at cruising speed
very much superior TO that obtainabe with the tur.
bine installations previously used. This stringent
requirement was also met As a 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 princi
pies to the driving Of merchant ships and to large
vesse'&