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Show Description of the Battleship Wisconsin. ' ' A description of the warship Wisconsin, Wiscon-sin, picture of which is shown above, is as follows. The description covers the vessel, starting from the right: First in the .bow or in the eyes of the ship comes the jack staff and union jack. Directly below is tho hawse pipo with anchor chain; portion projecting foremost fore-most in the water is tho ram; next arc the booms directly over tho bill board on which anchor is socured, port anchors being used for anchorage. Tho 'funnel-shaped 'funnel-shaped affair is a ventilator used to take fresh air below decks; directly behind or aft of the ventilator' aTo two" hatches; these hatches lead tQ tho .or ward hole where most of the provisions aro stored: abaft the hatches is the forward turret battery, two 13-inch guns; below tho turret tur-ret on the ship's side is a sealaddor to tho water's edge; abaft the turret comes the conning tower from which tower the ship is operated when in action: the forward for-ward bridge place is whero all signaling signal-ing is done. Signals arc hoisted to the yard arm above where Hag is seen flying. fly-ing. Next comes the new -military mast, lately installed on American war ships, used for .tho purpose of range finders at the top and of such a cbns'fruction as to bo almost impossible to cut down with shells: also to destroy communication with each and every yun in her battery; three searchlights are just forward and half way up this mast; the ship's bell is directly below the lower searchlight. Next corny the smoke l'unnols; then, two steam cranes used in hoisting or lowering nva3' boats; next comes tho main mast, having from top down truck, yard, arm, tiro control, upper fighting lop, four lights running from yard arm to upper top, used for ardois or uight signals; midway .between the vard arm and upper lop, slanting aft and upward, is the gaff, the place whero colors are hoisted when ship is under way. Tho tippor fighting top has one searchlight; tho lower fighting top directly below has one searchlight, while there are two searchlights directly below. Tho lower structure is called the quarter deck on which the after turret two 13-iuch guns; awning is spread over after part of the quarter deck. Last comes the flag staff and colors; colors arc always flown here when ship is at anchor. Just below the quarter deck tho ship is divided into staterooms and wardrooms ward-rooms for the officers and captains, the cabin being farthest; aft. Tho guns along tho 'sido of tho ship are G-inch guns", while the ono seen under" the forward bridge is a six-pounder; also those seen on tho skid deck arc six-poundora. The boat swung on davits off the quarter deck is a whale boat and is rigged up and used for a life boat at sea. The ship's sido above tho armor belt, called frco board, is of 10-inch armor, while tho armor belt seen throe foot above the water lino is of IGj inches. The larger boat in the. water alongsido is one of the two steamers she carries; the one just abaft the steamer is a sailing launch. The battery consists of four 13-pounders, fourteen G-pounders and ten 6-pounders. Tho vessel draws twenty-four feet of water, which displace-ifient displace-ifient is 13,000 tons;, tlic speed, eighteen knot3. Wirolc6s telegraph strung from tho fore to the main truck, wireless operating station is at tho base of tno : jH mnin mast. Engine rooms are below tho main mast and also below the water line. The fire room is below the funnels and also below the water line. Tho coal 1 bunkers arc between the nrmor belt and i fire and engine roonv, which aro amid- ' ships. The ammunition room is below , tho engine Toom. 1 |