Salt Lake Times | 1890-12-11 | Page 12 | England's Torpedo Repair Shop

England's Torpedo Repair Shop. The Vnlcan, new torpedo depot ship, was laid down at Portsmouth in June, 188M, and was intended to be. completed some time next year. Siie is of 6,620 tons, 12,000 horse power, and designed for a maximum speed of twenty knots. Her armament is to consist of eight 4.7-inch and twelve three-pounder quick firing guns. She is also a floating factory fac-tory for the repair of torpedoes, torpedo tor-pedo boats and their engines. It is impossible im-possible to exaggerate her usefulness to a squadron, and it was of extreme importance im-portance that she should bo got out of hand with the least possible delay. Now I am informed that the mountings mount-ings and snpports of her 4.7-inch gunl are considered insufficient, that they are being strengthened, and that this involves in-volves the pulling up of deck and th pulling down of cabins at t'je cost ot much time and money. Is it Mr. White and the constructors, or Elswick and the gunners, who are to blame for this latest ! bit of misuanagmueut?--Londoa World. ' ... .