Show CRUISER chattanooga successfully LAUNCHED elizabeth V Js 7 jhc thc cnut chattanooga at 2230 she slid gracefully into alio water the launching and ceremonies were most successfully cess fully carried out the i a sheet steel protected her length over all ii SOS sect 0 and on alic low water line her cs reino breadth is 44 feet draught 19 feet 9 inches and displacement tons there arc four steel beckt and aa deep cofferdam in built completely around the ship in iho region of the water line the cofferdam is filled with corn pitch cell iilo for tho protection of the fillip there is a eel lulan double bottom full length of the ship and ten complete water tight bulkheads extending above the the pilot house and chart house d built ot bronzo and alic water tight doors aro operated from a central station the armament of the chattanooga consists of ten five inch quick firing guns in the main battery one being located at each end of the vansel on the main deck and four on each broad side of the gun deck the secondary battery consists of eight six louader rapid forc agunai two one with four machine uns and one field gun for landing xea alie five inch guns of the broadside battery of the chattanooga arc protected by nickel steel plating 1 14 1 4 inched in thickness there are two powerful searchlights search lighta on the hying bridge and the vessel is to have a wireless telegraph equipment her bunkers can carry tons of coal and at 10 knots her cruising radius will be over knots |