The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-26
LANDING FIELD AT SEA
Langley, Former Collier, Gets
Interesting Assignment;
Will Carry Airplanes
AIRCRAFT HOLD PROVIDED
Elevators Up to Deck, Cranes
and Ingenious Equipment
to Safeguard Planes

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S--Among
the li0 vessels under construction
for the navy are four types new to
the American battle fleet, but long
In use by the other principal mari
time powers. They are the battle
cruiser. of which six are being
built, the scout or light cruiser,
the airplane cruiser and the fleet
submarine. The battle cruisers will
be Of great speed. light armor. long
cruising radius and strong offensive
armaments, the ships being detailed
primarily for ranging work ahead
Of the main body and for action at
long range against vessels OF their
own class. They are to have q speed
Of slightly more than 80 knots
iabout 40 miles an hour. and will
carry eight 16-inch guns mounted
two In turret. The light cruisers
also will function as scout cruisers.
They have a speed OF 33.7 knots
and Will carry an exceptionally
heavy armament for vessels of their
class. mounting 10 six-inch guns.
They are designed to develop 10000
horsepower. half that Of the battle
cruisers.
New Departure Developing.
One Of the most interesting OF the
new types Is the aircraft carrier.
langley. formerly the collier Jupiter.
This vessel Is being built along the
llne Of the general boards policy
that aircraft carriers shoud be com
batant vessels. whose speed and
other characteristics will permit Of
their use with the fleet at sea. The
Langley will carry in the neighbor-
hood Of IS planes of both/military
and scouting types. The ships fly
Ing deck will consist OF huge
PLATFORM, 56 feet above the water
line, extending from bow to stern.
a distance OF about 525 feet. and
with an amidships width of 65 feet.
The planes will be housed below
on the hanger deck when not in
use and will be carried to the flying
deck In elevators. Catapults will
he provided on the flying deck to
project the planes into the air and
rve them the necessary momentum
'or q start. Arresting devices will
berigged on the flying deck 10 per-
NH OF landing directly on the deck,
who the Langley is on the way,
While huge cranes will also be in
stalled to pick planes out OF the
water, Beneath the flying deck
other travelling cranes will be pro-
Nded 10 hoist aircraft out OF the
hold spaces and for carrying them
TO machine shops. assembling
spaces and to the elevators. Shop
facilities for repairs will include
a completely equipped machine
shop, wing repairing shop. molding
spaces, a metal shop and various
Sorerooms.
Ingenuity In Evidence.
An ingenious method for pro-
viding smokepipes without breaking
NE flying deck areas are devised
!or the Langley. The ship will have
Two smoke tunnels, one on each side
clear Of the flying deck and inter-
connected so that the smoke may al
WAYS he discharged on the lee side
snd thus no. interfere with the land
ms or discharge OF aircraft.
The fleet Of submarines building
numbers nine. S'x others authorized
nave not yet been cnotracted for.
Ihei, principal characteristics gill
e q long cruising radius, enabling
mem TO accompany the fleets under
practically all conditions and new
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nearly as possible proof from depth
charges. The submarines will he
over 200 feet long with q dlsplace-
ment OF about 1000 tons. The pro-
peIinp machinery for surface cruis-
ing viii he two main Diesel engines
an The other Diesols forward will
ulve electric generators which will
provide current for the two main
eIecNic motors. 10 propel the sub
marines when submerged. The es-
umated surface speed is 90 knots
ana The submerged speed Is 10
knots
Some Similar to U-BOt.
IN addition TO these new types
secretary Daniels and the general
noard have recommended the corr
sruction during the next three years
~ three other types heretofore ur-
rrhtoWn in the United states navy,
Ihey are tho destroyer Leader. long
range cruising submarines and mine
t,eyng submarines similar TO the
'erman U-ll7.