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Show m i i mi i immi mm inn i n i Mnr.w iwvm n'iiwiil,'mfi " nr i"-'! 'MwranmMiMi SOME U. S BATTLES H I PS ARMORED CRUISER NEW YORK, Tbe New York is smaller but faster tban the Brooklyn. Her speed is 21 knots, her displacement 8,200 tons, and she cost $3,000,000. She carries six 8 inch and twelve 4 inch guus and 16 guns of smaller caliber. THE CRUISER MONTGOMERY. The Montgomery is an unprotected cruiser of 2.0S0 tens displacement. Ebe cost $612,500 and has a speed of 19.5 knots. She carries nine 5 inch rapid fire guns and ten smaller guus, i ) ' THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS, The Texas can steam 17 kuotsan hour when dcing her best work. She displaces dis-places 0,315 tens cf water, develops 9,000 horsepower, and shecost $2,500,000. Her main 1 attery is composed of two 12 inch and six 6 inch guns. Her secondary second-ary battery consists cf a do.en smaller guns. THE DOUBLE TURRET MONITOR' TERROR. Tbe Terror is a n .idem coast defense vessel of 3.000 tons aifi.Oscamrut. Fef rped is 12 knots, and she cost Curie Sam ITS. 0-50. Hcv four big 10 inch, funs are carried two ir each tnrnt. fc'he also has fight small it t.'.T.s. In a"-i-" ibe can sink so that her crper deck is f.ush with the f iter rnd la r curved i, fluid fl-uid revolving turrets are alone presented us 3 target. Sha carries a crew of '-.'Of Kiel. |