Show WE LEAD ALL NAVIES columbia develops tho the highest speed of any war vessel in the world boston nov 14 the new commerce destroyer columbia was sent on her preliminary trial oyer tho the government cour 8 0 from cape ann mass to cape porpoise me today under force draught she developed a speed of 2287 k knots note per liou and under natural draught 2002 knots n O 0 la the official trial will bo be next tuesday when it is thought she will easily make 23 knots and earn a R premium forcier builders wm win cramp A L sons of philadelphia of close to boothe length of her tier course is knots and it was covered in 4 hours and 18 minutes which includes 21 minutes expended in the turn this tills is the tile fastest time ever made by an american ship of war and when the of the test and the length of tile course is considered si is unsurpassed by the navies of the world edwin edin cramp was jubilant when an associated press re reporter orter greeted him said he be the co columbia 17 ambia haa has far exceeded my utmost expectation she has proved herself a marvel I 1 am delighted at the minner manner in which she reeled off the knots and especially her performance r firmance for mance under natural draught there there was not a hitch in the tile entire pro aeed beeding ing and the tile engines are marvels of perfection I 1 expect she site will do as well if not a trifle better on her tier official trial |