Show TUE COLUMBIA 18 O K An Epoch in Modern Cruising Designing and Building Washington Nov 25The official report of the trial of the Columbia was made by the navy department today The official speed is given at 2280 knots an hour The board finds the ship sufficiently strong to carry all the machinery ma-chinery and equipments specified in the contract In conclusion the board expresses the opinion that in the Columbia Col-umbia the government has a vessel ota ot-a type of superior construction by advanced ad-vanced engineers and the great speed marks an epoch in modern cruiser design de-sign and building |