Show CONNECTICUT JOINS FLEET New York Dec lo Completely equipped for service the new battleship left the New York navy yard toda today bound for or Hampton Roads Va to join th Atlantic fleet The Connecticut cut ut all the tests of her ma at the yard Her departure is the first Instance in which a battleship has gone direct from the building yard ard to ser service vice Ic Naval aval Constructor Baxter who had charge harge of the completion of the Con ut said Hen Hert goes out a ship which demolishes all ail UK records of the world in naval con construction Not even Great Creat Britain the leading Ie country in ship building has ever eer sent any an of or its battleships to sea without a preliminary deep water trial But I enough about the condition of o the Connecticut to say that this very ver minute she slit la Is ready r ady to willi whip any an other battleship in the tho world of course giving her a lit little littie tie tle practice with her guns I The Leel keel of the tile ship was laid March arch 10 1903 lOO 1 she was launched Sept 28 1901 |