Show ADDITION TO GERMAN NAVY Armored Cruiser Bluecher Is Launched in Presence of Noted Company Kiel April 11 The armored cruiser Bluecher was launched today at t the im imperial imperial penal navy nat yard In the presence of Prince Henry of at Prussia and many many high om officials daIs of the admiralty General Baron Von Van der del Goltz command commander er of ot the army corps at Koenigsburg de do livered an address Countess Bluecher christened the vessel veis Virtually a battleship in all except name this latest addition to the ar armored armored mored cruisers or of 0 the German navy is h built entirely of steel stee with a displace ment of at 1000 tons The Scharnhorst the largest German armored cruiser displaces only otly on tons Cost of Monster Ship The estimated cost of ot the construction I totals of which will be bt t spent on the Hull machinery while her artillery artiller will cost and her hei torpedo armament ner tier complement com lement win will total yu J and men and her speed is 25 23 knots an as hour She Is to carry ten guns 46 feet feel In length throwing a missile besides several transformed 3 inch quick discharging a shell for defense against torpedo attacks These smaller weapons are to be fitted ClUed with an as automatic loading and ejecting attach ment mont just invented at the Krupp works by means of ot which the rate of fire hith erto about ten shots per minute is In Increased increased creased cr ased to nearly forty shots per minute In case the attachment gets out of ot or der the gun Itself Is not affected and It can still be fired at the former rate of ten shots per pcr minute |