The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-14
When Famous Bdf1eship iowa
Goes Down IN Sea, a Greater
VIII Replace IN U. S.slVavy

in
Fighting Bob Evans ins Command.
Captain Robley d. Evans, who COM
manded the Iowa, was known as q
fighting skipper, the Iowa was known
as a lighting ship, and. as has been
said, the Iowa never had . chance to
show her real worth in an encounter
with ships OF her class, and except
for his fight at FIT. Fisher. during the
Civil wal. and his part in the de-
%strustion Of the Spanish fleet, Cap
tain. later Rear ADMIRAL Evans and
famous as a leader OF men,; having
led the great American fleet around
the world in 19o7-S, he. too, never
had an opportunity to show his real
worth in battle, save these times Of
which we speak.
But the Iowa Of old must give her
name to the Iowa Of new. The form
er will be destroyed by gun-fire, not
by the enemy, but by the gunners of
our W fleet. She is now being re-
constructed and overhauled; two Of
her boilers will be made into oil burn
ers. Her guns n valuables will be
stripped and she will be left a help
less mass of floating steel, save for
the human-like engines which are be-
ing Installed. She will he equipped
with ensines that will be controlled
by rad!oSfrom seaplanes from over
h'eaS. TThhss will be the first tests of
3siis natucS Glat has ever been tried
81 Tta.',. viii no be aviiving soul
YHesl% hhosfS 90 her, and when the great
gst;isN ~ the Atlantic fleet belch
saf:ag their deadly messages, it is yet
apt known; not even imagined, jus
what her action will be. The planes
will direct her course and they will
shoot her at angles, dead ahead and
in every direction in an effort to keep
her afloat, but finally, it is very evil
dent, that she will suffer the same
fate as did her sister, the old Texas,
which fought side by side by her at
Santiago, and which vessel was sunk
as a stationary target some years ago
in Chesapeake Bay. The Indiana,
which was also at Santiago, will
probably suffer the same fate later
on.
But there is being built a new Iowa
tina will carry h name of that great
state to the four corners Of the earth,
and should the occasion ever arise,
which we hope never will, but as tho
ages have said: I'VE must be pre-
pared" it is a forgone conclusion that
the Yankee sailormen will never see
the name Of the great state dishon-
ored; never a stain will they allow to
be cast upon the procedures good
name and record.
Comparative Figures Of Old and New.
1t is indeed interesting to look back
some % years to the time when the
battleship Iowa was launched, and
when she was considered the greatest
ship in the world, and when an au-
thority of the greatest navy admitted
that n could whip any ship afloat
single handed. That proud old vessel
that kept Old Glory Tapping to the
breeze in many chimes and during
peace and war, will live forever in
the hearts Of the citizens of the
United States.
The new Iowa wilI again be the
greatest vessel in the world when she
is commissioned. And the following
list Of figures will show at a glance
the rapid strides accomplished in
American naval ship construction in
the last 20 years.
The New Iowa.
Lenth-900 feet.
WlUtl-lU6 feet,
Displacement-45, 600 tons.
Speed-35 knots.
Speed-39A miles.
Horsepower-19O, 600.
- Oil.
Cost-$35, 600, 600.
Masts-T"o cage.
Smoke stackS-One.
Main battery-Ten 16-inch,
Secondary battery-Sixteen 5-inch.
Calibre of guns-.51.
Appropriation signed July 1918.
OfficerS-65.
Chief petty officers-64. asa.
Crew., PSI.
THIS Goes not include officers or CHEZ
petty officers.
Torpedo tubes-Ten. 21-inch.
Fuel capacity-100, 600 gallons.
Motive p~ower-Electric drive.
The Old Iowa.
Length-362 feet.
Width-75 feet.
DiSplacement-11, 6SS tons.
S~peed-17.Q9 knots.
Speed-19R miles.
Horsepower-11, 1874.
Tuel-Burns coal.
Costs. 600, 600.
Masts-One mil. and one cage.
Smoke pipes--Three.
Main battery-Four 12-inch.
Secondary b~attery-Eight 8-inch
Calibre Of guns-.35.
Appropriation signed July 1892.
Keel iaid-August, 1893.
Launched-March, 1886,
Commissioned, June. 1897.
OffcerS-42.
Chief petty oficers-32.
CrcW-653.
Torpedo tubes-None.
Fuel capacity-1,682 tons.
Motive p~ower-Steam drive.
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