Show 4 BIGGEST CRUISERS IN WORLD TO BE BUILT BY U. U SI Construction Bids Opened Price of Each Vessel Vesse Estimated Estimated Estimated Esti Esti- mated Br lib- Associated Pres Prat to The Tele Telegram all W WASHINGTON As Dec 6 Bids G.-Bids' Bids forthe forthe for the he four tour battle battle cruisers authorized at atthe atthe atthe the last session session of congress an and the first vessels of ot this type type to be designed for the American navy nan were being opened opened today today at the navy department The hips will be the largest and swiftest swift swift- craft ever built so far as asAm est st st fighting ng Am American rican officials know They will have a maximum horsepower of which is expected to drive them faster than thirty five knots an hour as against less than thirty knots for forthe forthe forthe the fastest European battle cruisers now When fulI fully loaded they will ill dl displace ace more than tons will be feet teet long and each will carry t ten n inch 14 long range guns Congress authorized six of the ships to be bo built bunt within three years as a flying flying flying fly fly- ing wing for the fleet As th they y are arean arean arean an absolutely new design only a tentative tentative tentative ten ten- estimate estimate of cost was possible the the- completed price being fixed at approximately ner Del ship The limit of cost for fo hull and machinery I is si set t at per ship out Dut the department Is ts authorized to have them constructed on a cost and per per- percentage enta e of profit basis if straight bids ate are not satisfactory There are not m more re than five lve building slips in the country r now large enough to accommodate accommodate accommodate vessels of this siye si size e. e |