Show I I AND Mm tJI Their Construction n Under Modern Conditions to bo be InvestIgated Washington April 19 The naval board of df construction has hall taken laken up tho the Important work of ot Investigating the construction of ot battleships and und cruls cruis cruisers era ers under modern rn conditions The In Inquiry covers questions qU ns as to the tile weight and extent of armor the form torm and loco ben lion of ot turrets the kind of ot guns on various ships the extent of at using elec electricity and nna the tho relative merlin merIts of ot sheathed and cad unsheathed vessels cs els At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same am time are 16 be bu b prepared for tor two battleships and two armored cruisers crullers carrying the Iho most suitable armor and armament for tor rca ves vessels es essela ads sels of ot their class Secy Seey l lIOn Long ong I has called for tor the tho advice of the board prior to the tho Individual attention he will 11 give to the subject according to an nn act ot of the last Congress TIm Tho discussion has hns been chiefly chien as II to weight of batteries At the same Hame time the chief construct constructor tor tar submitted rough sketch h plans of ot the tile proposed prop ships Members of ot the board express the belief bellet that the Inquiry will prove provo of oC great Importance as It has brought out a II strong tendency for tor certain tain tam changes anti Improvements In methods of oC construction which are likely to result In iii ships of ot advanced type |