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Show II:?azlnc Is Especially Constructed to Protect Smcic-Icss Smcic-Icss Powder In All Climates. QUINCT. Mass.. Nov. 10.-The battleship battle-ship New Jersey, built for the United States Government by the Fore River Ship Building company, was success fully launched today. In the presence of a large nurnber of guests, Including Gov. Murphy of New Jersey, Gov. Bates of Massachusetts and former Secretary Sec-retary of the Navy Long. The battleship battle-ship was christened by Mrs. William B. Kinney, daughter of Gov. Murphy. The New Jersey was built for a speed of at least nineteen knots. The main battery will consist of four twelve-Inch guns, eight eight-inch and twelve six-inch six-inch rapid firing guns. In the second, ary battery there will be twelve three-Inch three-Inch rapid fire guns, twelve three-pounder three-pounder semi-automatic, eight one. pounder heavy automatic two thirty-caliber thirty-caliber machine guns and six thirty-calibre thirty-calibre Colt automatic guns. The New Jersey will also be fitted with submerged sub-merged torpedo tubes. The magazines will be especially fitted to enable her-to carry, with absolute safety In all climates, the new smokeless smoke-less powder. The New Jersey Is one of five battleships authorized by Congress in 1899 and 1900. It Is proposed to make all of the vessels ves-sels of this class flagships and to do this It Is necessary to make provision for the accommodation of one flag officer, offi-cer, one commanding officer, one chief of staff, nineteen room officers, ten Junior Ju-nior officers, eight warrant officers and a crew of 772 men. Including sixty marines, ma-rines, making a grand total of $12. |