Show NAUTICAL N NOVELTIES nna EM T I 1 ja EE J 19 the following bacu facu relative to the U S S colorado one ot the latest battleships in the TJ S navy are sub bub bitted as a matter ot of general genera anfor matlon mation length feet beadth at water line 97 07 teet feet normal displacement 32 COO tons speed 21 knots 24 miles per hour and dartt 32 22 feet her armament consists of 8 16 inch guns the largest afloat in tour four tur r rents ants the weight ot of a projectile fired fentri fi cm oue me ot of these gung la Is 2100 pounds she has 12 5 guns for a secondary ary battery c nd 8 5 inch Inal antl lanti aircraft guns she also has two 21 inch submerged torpedo tubes her main engines are norse power westinghouse turbo electric generators for F or propeller pro motors sho has four horsepower hose power house motors each connected to a pr shaft her complement is 19 66 officers 1174 men mem and 75 ma marlena I 1 j it required american skilled laborers three years to build her the material mateow used in her construction would aou id require 2576 2575 freight cars to haul i tile the steel tor for hull and decks weighs tons the armor weighs tons the propellers weigh 30 tons boch anchor weighs lo 10 tons tona end is attached to a chain ith links weighing pounds each her masts are designed to clear brooklyn bridge by 6 teet feet at high tide iler her fuel oil is carried in separate tanks her galleys or kitchene kit chend are equips ed with oil burning ranges 25 feet long her butcher shop and cold storage facilities are large emuth so thra the housekeeper need not go to market tor for food tor for 1300 men tor for 40 days her bakel lake shop has electric ovens her electric generate power and light enough for a city of 0 ihlia inhabitants she has a telephone system through out the ship the colorado Is a home tor for her bar crew with the exception of 0 paved streets she has every improvement found in a modern modem city |