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Show I LESS SINXABLE SHIP COMING Hull Consists of Two Parallel Cylindrical Cylin-drical Shell Joined Throughout Length by Diaphragms. Tlu KifiH'li K'ovrnitiunt li:s con- jl tffectad with the Fouiuiiitiiiii company. BL which l Imi uif iije wooden slilp-i fur Um x Kmir)(incy Kleot MtponttttMl', t turn out for It flv Cargo "n..iilnli!i!)lc ship" of 4,200 tons ilnirt Weight. The hull of these sliip-., eajrfl the Kcw York Sun, x to consist of tne pnrnlh'l cylindrical shell juincil throughout their l'iitrth by series of kdtrlly hrnceil (llRplirnKiiis. Rnch cjl-tiirirlcul cjl-tiirirlcul shell Is divided net only lido wotertlRht compartments liy trans-ax trans-ax Terse hulkhends, but nlso Is Isolated entirely from the adjoining shell and from the sealed spaee between the f two. The latter spare, whirl has u watertight bottom nnd ileek, is not Used for enrRo, hut Is provided solely for reserve buoytmey. "It should not be called an uuslnk- hle ship," said Mr. I'.oero. "I would call It ruther one df the less slnk-nhle slnk-nhle ships. It Is seldom that a ship bus received more than one torpedo. It Is extremely Improbable that a ship will be struck by torpedoes on both aides. We have tested an experimental experi-mental de-itn thoroughly at Paris, and have found It entirely satisfactory'. satisfac-tory'. The spaee required for the spe-clnl spe-clnl hull construction does not materially mate-rially lessen th bulk of caro that can be carried. We are convinced that the 6hlp will keep alloat after It has been torpedoed." |