OCR Text |
Show LET THE LION ROAR. Here Is a Bull-Dog That Will Twist His Tail, Chester, Pa., June 3.-The United States gunboat Bennington was launched at Roaehe's ship yard at noon in the presence of a large company. She is a twin companion of the Concord, Con-cord, launched a few months ago. He dimensions are: Length, 230 feot-extreme feot-extreme breadth, 30 feet; displacement 1700 tons. ' Two triple expansion engines, devel oping 3300 horse power, with a forced draught. Her armament is six 6-inch breech-loading rillcs; secondary battery bat-tery eight rapid-firing guns and revolving revolv-ing canou on rail, and tripod mounts: a "fit torpetl g"ns and complete |