UNITED STATES NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 5

UNITED STATES NAVY.

-'FIRST' DREADNOUGHT. IBy Tolegraph.-ITe., a„oclklio o :-c 0 „rlcht V (Rec. October 25, 11.15.p.m.) '." ..-,-...-.-■ ■n'-'-' , - New York, October 25/; Dunng her trials the' first United States Dreadnought; the Delaware,' 20,000 tons, ten 1-inch guns, attained a speed of 22 knots (the contract simulated 21 knots), and her 'engnes doveb P ed s 0 , 000 hpne-power.''.(an increase' 4000 over tho figure-stipulated). '.; -"-.■■'■, DEUWAREVDrMENSIONSi The_ Delaware is of 20,000 tons, and already SSi' U "i t^," B i? ttt: . NaT T- department is proposing t battloships;of 30,000 tons.- It is understood, that the Delaware is, 510 ft. long, 85Jft. beam 27ft. draught. In addition to %e en Her coal bunker capacity-is 2500 tons!' which wed a distance of 6720 knots,,or:twentv-eight. S»l en ? ,n ?- Provi3i( "i "also made for the towage of a Wo, amount of oil fuel without in any degree roducmg tho capaoity of tho coal bunkers. She will have triple o/pansion recat"iE ongines and wilt requiro over 900 ,*" hu " A s '/routed, by a waterlino bolt: of armour eight; feet in widft, '.whose-thickness is nfetinn h t fl6 'ti, Th^-, amm,r W* elctive protection to tho-boilers, machinery and magazine, spaces : The side above ..the main armour belt is protected by armour seven feet ■■ three ™ Lb™? B ' SJ d °Kf '"'"simum-: thickness of ten inches. . Above the main casemate : armour amidships; the side, is protected by armour of fw inches thickness, which affords, protection to the .smoke pipes, the: major portion of the secondary of five-inch guns, and tho hull structure. ;•; -.. ■ ■ .. .-.. •