The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-10-19
Colorado, Third Of Same Name,
Has Reputation to Maintain
All Others Made History.

Washlngton.-TheC Colorado third OF
. line of similarly named fighting ships
of Uncle Sans navy, was commits
STONED recently.
The Colorado is super-dread-
naught of $1,000 tons trial displace-
nent, $4,000 horsepower, II knots
opeed, and eight l6-inch guns In her
laain battery. She is 624 feet long.
s7h feet beam and about 81 feet in
araft of water. Her complement COM
prises 60 officers, 1,266 naval enlisted
men and 20 marines. The Colorado,
the West Virginia, likewise nearing
completion, and the Maryland, coin
missioned In 1921, three sister ships,
are the most powerful and modern
battleships In the world.
Third of Its Name.
The new battleship Colorado is the
third ship in the American navy to
bear that name. The first, named for
the Colorado river, was Il wooden
steam frigate of 3,400 tons displace-
ment. mounting 40 guns, launched
at the Norfolk navy yard on June 10,
1856. She was one OF the larger yes
Bels Of her time In our navy, corre-
spending to the intermediate or 50-gun
ship Of the days before steam and to
the armored or battle cruiser OF later
periods. Like others of her type, she
%as full-rigged ship, ordinarily max
Ing sea passages under sail alone. AS
the single screw propeller would then
be u drag, 1t was fitted to \uneouple
and be lifted clear of the water.
First Used in Blockade.
Colorado !. first saw war service as
flagship of Commodore William Mar
vine in establishing the blockade of
the Gulf of Mexico coast, from Key
West TO the Rio Grande In Septen-
Der, 1861, while she lay outside Pen
sacola, the Confederate privateer
schooner judah was fitting out at the
navy yard, which has been surren-
dered to the Confederates. The Com
modore decided to destroy her. A
boat expedition from the Colorado, of
100 men under Lieut.. afterwards Rear
AdmiraD John III. Russell, made its
Hay In during darkness, arriving near
The schooner before being discovered
The Judah had full crew on board,
three of her guns were In place, two
guns mounted on shore could sweep
ber decks, and several hundred men
were near at hand for her protection !;
yet In spite Of determined opposition.
the Colorado's party were entirely sue
eessful.
Too Deep for Farraaut.
Admiral Farragut wanted the Colo
RADIO for his attack on the forts below
New Orleans in April, 1862, but her
q feet draft was much too deep to
cross the Mississippi bar, and 1t proved
impossible TO tighten her enough to
get her into the river. She was &C
rordlngly employed In subsidiary one.
rations Off South West Pass. In the
gunboat Cayuga secured alongside the
Pensacola, Captain Bailey led the
column In the run by the forts. After
ward he was sent to land at New
Orleans, and, accompanied only by
Lieut.. George Hamilton Perkins, made
his way through streets crowded by
an excited, jostling, threatening mob
TO the city hall to demand the surren
der Of the city. Later the Colorado
became flagship Of Commodore IL
X. Thatcher In the North Atlanti,
Blockading Squadron, and was en-
eaged actively In the attack and cap
ture of Fort Fisher, N. c., on Decem
Der 24-25. 1865, and January 1915
1866.
Served ~ Flagship.
After the Civil war the Colorado ]
served as flagship on various stations
Including the Asisric. The rulers o
Corea did not then admit foreigner
into their country. and sometimes un
authorized visitors and distresse,
mariners were treated with harshnes
By the Corean natives and local Of
nsials. Such an incident took IL,
Colorado there In 1871, bearing tn,
dag Of Rear Admiral John Rodgers. a<
cempanied By four others Of th'
oouadron. Iplccessibility Of the %
nuarA auth.~itu - evidence Of cruel
On the ~ se ne natives led -