| Show SEA SIA GOING Naval Hoard of Construction Makes Make nn on Thrill Thorn Washington Wa July Tuly Jul 18 Secy Long has hll ha given giveout out the majority report of ot the tine na naval naval val vat hibard on construction on the de design deIgn design sign Ign of oC the seagoIng battleship battle of ot which plans pious are ore to be he submitted 1 to Con Congress gress grees next December The Thi board beard hat ban been unable to reach r eh n a unanimous agreement concerning the armament and Its disposition and now makes this preliminary report In order that hat progress may mil be hI C made maths upon some its Ite It I designs Th Tb plan plain of the battle battleship battleship ship submitted follows Length f t 1st et t beam m 76 is feet teet mean draft 24 t feet tt 6 II inches IS lLO CO tons ton This will give 11 a ship considerable bl larger I than nn AnY AnYthing anything thing In the th present navy The mull hun alone will weigh about almut TOP To the armor will be b bout about tons The total coal 1011 capacity wi wl about 2000 total load 1000 1600 deep load loat drift at st K I tot fet I t Inches Inc i 19 l knot ani Rn an Indicated horse hone horsepower tw power er of ot 1000 The battery recommended mended by liy II the majority It Is to consist of or four guns gune UP two ar Ir armored mored maced turrets twenty guns INns In easements and twenty guns gunt lIght Eight of the punt In Individual armor four Cour on the UD UP ner deck and four our on the th gun il II leek kl firing ahead and ROO astern Altern The Tb remaining 12 guns are located on nn time the gun leek deck II k In Inn Inn ina n a central easement casement M bitter battery The Fh ma roe machinery chinery U Is protected prote l by ll ar nr armor atmer mor mer bell lt tapering to 10 tour four tour Inches fore tore and aft oft beyond the machinery spec AntI and the other protection consists OCar toot mar seven reven and an MX six h Inches thick except Of ot th turrets where It Is II ten Inches thick |
