- THE VERMONTER.

VoL. XI. OCTOBER, 1905. No. 3. VER.MONT IN TriE NAVY.

BY THE EDITOR.

VERMONT occupies an unique as well as battle was renewed next day. The gallant an important place in modern naval American set fire to his remaining history. Although an inland State she has ships and ran them aground on the Vermont contributed very materially in ships and men shore, now known as Arnold's Bay, south of to the glory of the American navy and the Ferrisburg. The stubborn and gallant fight fame of American sailors. Two fleets of war made by Arnold 's fleet against great odds, vessels have been built on Vermont territory although resulting in defeat, showed the metal and one· of the great naval battles of the world of Vermont-made ships and the heroism of the was fought on waters that washed the soil of men in this early naval battle of the Revolu­ the Green Mountain State. Vermont has grown tion. not only timber for war ships but has also The second American fleet on Lake Cham­ raised sailors to man them when built. plain was built below Vergennes, at the mouth In the early days of the Revolutionary War of the Otter Creek. The ships were con­ and when Vermont was known as the New structed in 1814, and consisted of 2 square Hampshire Grants, a primitive navy yard was rigged ships, a schooner, a sloop and IO gun­ establish~d at Addison, on Lake Champlain, boats or galleys. They carried 86 guns and for the construction of a fleet of armed Ameri­ were manned by 882 men, among whom were can vessels to give battle to British men-of-war many Green Mountain Boys. These ships on t Me waters of this great lake. In the second constituted the American fleet commanded by war with England another fleet of American Thomas Macdonough in the war ships was built at the mouth of the Otter famous battle of Plattsburg, Septeniber rr, Creek, below Vergennes, to oppose the invasion 1814. The opposing fleet was slightly stro~ger, of Lake Champlain by a British fleet. The consisting of 16 boats carrying 95 guns· and first American flotilla was fitted out in 1776, manned by r,ooo men. The battle result~d in and consisted of 15 boats of all kinds, mount­ a brilliant victory for the American fleet, ing 84 guns. This -fleet was commanded by which captured every British ship and many General Benedict Arnold, and the ships were prisoners. It proved to be the severtst naval manned by 700 men, among whom were a battle of the war and is ranked by historians number of the settlers of the New Hamp­ as one of the great naval battles of the world. shire Grants. Arnold's flotilla was ready for The brilliant victory won by Macdonough 's service before September r, 1776. This Ver­ flotilla of ships built of green Vermont timber mont-made navy was opposed by a much by-Vermont men has made forever memorable superior fleet of English war ships. The little this ·event on the historic waters of · Lake fleet · sailed boldly out from the Vermont Champlain. shore of the lake · to 'meet the . formidable Those were the days when wooden war ships British squadron. lying beyond Cumberland constituted the United States navy. Among Head. This fleet consisted of 29 boats, mount­ these old gunboats whose fame is a tradition, ing 9 1 g uns and manned by 700 men. On was the " Vermont, " built at Boston. Her October 12 a fierce engagement tpok place keel was laid in 1818, but she was not com­ between the opposing squadrons. The Ameri­ pleted and launched until 1848. She was a cans were defeated and several American and two-decked ship of the line, and had a dis­ British vessels destroyed. Arnold's fleet was placement · of 4,150 tons. The "Vermont" pursued up the lake by the enemy and the mounted 84 guns, and carried a crew of nearly

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THE NEW FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP "VERMONT.'' (Showing the Batt!esh.ip when complet ed.) · 8:2 VERMONT IN THE NAVY.

1,000 men. She was never a fighting ship, rear- of Vermont birth includes, but remained in service during the Civil George F . Emmons, Theodore P. Greene, War as a store and h ospital ship. From 1865 Charles Edgar Clark, George Albert Converse until a few years ago the '·Vermont" was a and Albert S. Kenney. Of this number only receiving ship at the Brooklyn navy yard. two, Rear- George Albert Converse and She was subsequently sold and destroyed. Rear-Admiral Albert S. Kenney are in active service. The former is chief of the Bureau of VERMONTERS lK THE U.S. NAVY. Ordnance, and the latter is treasurer of the Pan­ ama Canal Commission. Rear-Admiral Charles High honors have been conferred upon E. Clark was placed on the retired list August many Vermonters serving in the United States IO, 1905. navy during tl·e past half century. The offi­ The active list of naval officers also includes cial list inc-ludes one Admiral, 5 Rear-Admirals. George Partridge Colvocoresses, on

THE BATTLESHIP ''VERl\IOKT' ' BEFORF. LAU J\CHING.

6 Captains, 2 Commodores, 3 , 6 duty at the United States Naval Academy; Commanders and over so Lieuten­ Commander Stephen Rand, pay corps; Lieuten ­ ants and other officers of lesser rank. ant Commander Henry Thomas Mayo, Lieuten­ Several Vermonters served as officers in the ant Theodore Gibbs Dewey, Lieutenant Com­ second war with England and also in the Mexi­ mander, Wm. B. Fletcher, Lieutenant George can War. In the Civil War more than 50 na­ Robert Evans, Lieutenant George Calvin Day, tives of the State held commissions in the Lieutenant Jonas Hannible Holden, Second United States navy. Several of the sons of Lieutenant Berton W. Sibley, marine corps; Vermont won undying renown as naval officers Passed Harold D. Childs, and in foreign wars. Midshipman Edward E. Spafford, Midshipman "Manila Bay" and " Santiago" stand for vic­ Harold H . Shanley, Midshipman C. M. Noyes. tory, and Dewey and Clark for heroism in Other Vermonters have performed distin­ that War. guished service in public life for the upbuild­ The present ranking officer in the United ing of our navy, conspicuous among whom are States navy is Admiral George Dewey, senior Hon. Charles H. Darling, Assistant Secretary member of the general board. The list of of the Navy and Hon. George E dmund Foss, VERMONT IN THE NAVY. 83

M. C, Chairman of the Committee on Naval quet of pink roses. The maids of honor were Affairs of the House. Miss Mary E mma Morse of Randolph and Miss Virginia Elizabeth Ptrry of Mclndoes, THE NE\V BATTLESHIP "VERMONT." two Vermont school friends of Miss Bell. On the christening platform with the spon­ A new "Vermont" looms up in the horizon sor and maids of honor were Gov. Charles]. Bell in the opening years of the 20th century. It and Mrs. Bell, Miss Adine Bell, Lieut.-Gov. is one of the largest and most powerful bat­ and Mrs. C. H. Stearns, Gov. Wm. L. Douglass, tleships laid down for the United States navy. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles H . Dar­ The new "Vermont" is one of a homogenous ling, Commander A. G. Boutakoff, Russian squadron of five great battleships of 16,000 naval attache at Washington; Hon. Fletcher D. tons each, authorized by Congress in 1903 Proctor, Congressman D. J. Foster, Mayor to be built. -'fhe four other battleships are Thompson of Quincy, W. S. Lark and W. L. na1ned the ''Kansas, '' ''Minnesota,'' ' 'Con­ Balsinger of the Carnegie Steel Company and necticut" and "Louisiana." The total cost President Greve of the Cramp Ship Building of these monster war ships when completed Company and Rear-Admiral Francis J. Bowles, will exceed $7,500,000 each. The contract president of the Fore River Ship Building for the "Vermont" was awarded by the Navy Company. Department to the Fore River Ship Building The christening party and invited guests Company of Quincy, Mass., of which Rear occupied a lofty stand at the rear of the ways, Admiral Francis Bowles is president. The close to the bow of the monster battleship. A hull was laid May 17, 1904. little nearer the water was a stand occupied by The launching of the new battleship "Ver­ the officers and members of the Vermont Vet­ mont" on August 31, 1905, was a memorable erans Association of Boston, the Vermont event. The hull of this war leviathan was Association of Boston and the Boston Daugh­ laid May 17, 1904, on the ways on which the ters of Vermont. ' ' Rhode Island '' stood. She was about two­ The occupants of the launching platform thirds completed at the time her maiden dip numbered nearly 200 persons, many of whom was taken from the cradle in the works of the had never witnessed a launching before. It Fore River Ship Building Company at Quincy, was a distinguished company of men and Massachusetts. The occasion was marked by women that saw the christening so gracefully the presence in this great New England ship­ performed by Miss Bell. A small raised plat­ yard of several thousand people, among whom form built against the bow of the war-ship were many distinguished National officials, held the christening party. the Governors of Vermont and Massachusetts, The sponsor and maids of horior upon reach­ and hundreds of prominent citizens from ing the launching platform prepared for the these two States. The Fore River Ship christening. The bottle of champagne provid­ Building Company, of which Rear-Admiral ed for the purpose had been enclosed in a woven Francis J. Bowles is president, was the host at network of red, white and blue silk ribbons to the christening of the battleship "Vermont," prevent it from showering anybody with splin­ and unbounded hospitality was displayed by ters of the broken glass. It was suspended the representatives of this company to their from the lanyards by tri-colored ribbons ready guests present. A special train of six for the sponsor to throw against the bow of the coaches was provided by the builders to trans­ battleship. From an early hour of the day two port the guests between Boston and Quincy on hundred and fifty workmen had toiled with the morning of the launching. sledges and crowbars to release the " Ver­ To Miss Jennie Bell, younger daughter of mont " from the ways that had held her for Governor Charles J. Btll, of Vermont, had more than 15 months. Blow after blow had been assigned the honor of christening the raised the ve5sel to the proper pitch; beam new ''Vermont .'' The fair sponsor was dressed after beam had been removed-a score of men in a charming costume of cream colored serge, with battering rams knocked some of the props with hat to match. On her left breast was a away. And then one piece remained. This, large knot of red , white and blue ribbon to sawyers attacked at the last, and when the match that attached to the champagne bottle, crucial moment came a sharp snap gave Ad­ and in her left hand she carried a large bou- miral Bowles the signal. At this juncture 84 VERMONT IN THE NAVY.

Miss Jennie Bell · swung her right arm and along the port and starboard sides and towed struck a blow with the dangling, beribbonE:d her to the company 's dock, fastening along­ bottle squarely on the port side of the ram side of the Rhode Island. bow and cried, "I christen thee Vermont!" The launching was a great success and the A splotch of foam nursed white rivulets of christening feature of the affair was most ef­ wine that coursed down over the bow. There fectually accomplished by the sponsor. Miss was a distant crash of falling timber and as Bell was fairly overwhelmed with congratula­ the huge, red hulk, gaining momentum with tions on all sides for the admirable manner in every instant's fraction, slipped noiselessly which she had performed her part in christen­ from her birthplace, a terrific shout went up, ing the battleship. the whi!;tles of the entire plant screamed forth, After the launching the visiting Vermnnters

CHRISTENIKG OF THE BATTLESHIP " VERMOX'l'" BY.:._MISS JENKIE BELL. echoed by a hundred small craft in the river and other guests present were served a fine alongside. collation in the banquet hall of the works by Thin, wispy clouds of smoke curled from the Fore River Ship Building Company. The 'twixt cradle and ways. Two broad ribbons president, Rear~clm;i~ai ·Bowles, presided at of white seemed to unroll from either side of the postprandial exercises. the receding foot of the vessel-1::elts of tal­ ADDRESS OF REAR-ADMIRAL FRANCIS J. low, steaming, white as soapsuds, residu~ of BOWLES. most four tons of grease. Down the perspective of the uprights that " Ladies and Gentlemen :-The Fore River had held the ship in place, the moving ma; $ Ship Buili;ling Company regrets the unfor­ of steel and iron, decked from stem to stern tunate weather to-day, and especially welcomrn with :flags and lined at the rim with faces those who hav,e braved it to come to the melted into the middle distance, still moving launching-. We are fortunate to-day and with stately grace on the water. After the grateful for the presence of the Governor and " Vermont" had left her cradle, tugs came Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Vermont. VERMONT IN THE NAVY. 85

We owe special thanks to them for the skill in the United States to witness the christen­ and accuracy of the christening. ing of the most powerful eng-ine of war that "\Ve are also honored by the presence of has ever been given to the deep, in talking His Excellency the Governor of our State. It upon the toast, •The President of the United is a special pleasure to many of us in this States,' the natural theme would be San Juan party to have seen the battleship named "Ver­ hill, and those acts of bravery that have char­ mont" (applause), for some of us took part in acterized President Roosevelt from his boy­ the designing of the vessel and some here to­ hood until his last act in descending in a sub­ day took special interest in securing the name marine boat under the waves of the sea. "Vermont" for that ship. "But at this time ~the first great thoug ht "Vermont has many noble sons and I trust that comes to us in connection with the Presi­ you will pardon me one personal allusion in dent of the United States is as an envoy of this connection. There is one son of Vermont peace, who has brought to terms of binding whom I have always held in special honor and peace and lasting amity two great powers who veneration. He was kind to me when I was have recently been divided in an awful war­ a young man, as he was to a multitude of Russia, our long-time and ancient friend others-ex-Senator Edmunds (applause), one (applause); Japan (applause), the foster child of the most disting uished statesmen, I believe, . of the United States (applause), the Yankee of of our New England product. Let us hope the East, the nation that bas shown the most that those who command this battleship in progress in the last fifty years of any nation the future will take their cue from the sons of upon the face of the earth, and in the culmin­ Vermont, some of whom have served with ation of those terms of peace, brought about great distinction in the navy, and I am sure by our President, be bas added to his glory that the best wish we could have for that the sentiment and demonstration of the fact battleship would be that her commanding offi­ that 'Peace bath her victories no less renowned cers would emulate the example of that gal­ than war.' (Applause.) lant, modest , brave admiral, Charley Clark. " It is always a pleasure for one interested (Applause.) in the navy to speak to the toast, 'The P1 esi­ " I a m going to propose a toast that I am dent of the United States,' in the person of sure will be welcome to every one of you, and Theodore Roosevelt. No man in the execu­ in rloing so I shall ask a son of Vermont to tive chair in either ancient or modern times respond to it-one who for some years past has ever demonstrated a greater interest in the has occupied the place of assistant secretary navy. Under him the navy has grown from of the navy with great honor to himself and_ one of secondary to one of first importance in with g reat pro.fit to the nation. His high­ the land. And now that the "Vermont " has minded purposes have made themselves evi­ taken the waves, I am permitted to congratu­ dent in every act and be bas won the respect late you, the people of the State, the Presi­ of every man who has come in contact with dent of the United States and the president of him-Judge Darling. (Applause). the ship building company, who has the honor, "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the not only of having built that magnifi.cient health of a soldier, a peacemaker, a statesman, structure that took the waters this morning, a b1 aYe and honest gentlemen, Theodore but bas the additional h onor of having the Roosen:lt, President of the United States." brains that conceived and put the design upon (Applause.) paper. (Applause.) A loyal subject, a most This toast was g reeted with great enthu­ loyal navy officer and a most valuable siasm, and drunk to the strains of the "Star civilian is the president of the Fore River Spang led Banner," which the band ..im~~diate­ Ship Building Company. (Applause.) True ly struck up. Secretary Darling was gtven a to the traditions of his fathers, who honored royal reception as he advanced to respond. and respected, and who did more to mould the sentiment of the State of Vermont than almost ADDRESS OF HON. CHARLES H. DARLING. any other man in New England, Samuel ''Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen :- Bowles of Th e Springfield Republican. (Ap­ 011 this occasion of the assembly of officers of plause.) the.navy a nd men high in political positions " I cannot pass this subject of the launch- VERMONT IN THE NA VY. ing of the Vermont without expressing the OTHER SPEECHES. hope that every naval officer that ever mans that ship may do so with the spirit that was The band played "Marching- Through given to us by Paul Jones : ' My country, may Georgia," after which Admiral Bowles intro­ she ever be right ; but, right or wrong, my duced Gov. Wm. L. Douglass, of Massa­ country.' (Applause.) And when in the chusetts, to say a formal word of welcome to heat of battle that ship rides alongside of her the guests. The Governor was accorded an competitor, may the captain say, as Paul enthusiastic greeting. He said: Jones said to his vanquished foe : ' We have " In behalf of the commonwealth of Massa­ just begun to fight.' (Applause.) chusetts it gives me much pleasure to

A SCE:--:E BEFORE THE CHRISTENH-G. GOV ERNOR D OUGLASS. :VlI SS BELL. GOVElRLIXG.

" I thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for welcome you, Your Excellency Governor Bell being here as a representatiYe of the general of Vermont, to our midst." government. That ship must be in the future Th'is brief speech was greeted with applause a credit to the state of Vermont-the largest and some laughter, whereupon Admiral of her class that floats in our navy ; larger Bowles remarked : " I said he was a business than the entire American navy in the days of Governor.'' This was the signal for more the war of 1812; powerful tnough to have laughter and applause and cheers. wiped out the navies of the North and South Governor Bell was then introduced, and was in the civil war; more than equal to the given a royal reception. He said: entire navies of the world in the days of the " There have been three great periods in my war of 1812 ; may she ever float the waves life. The first was when. I was born. (Laugh­ with credit to our State, to the builders and to ter.) There was great consternation in the the President of the United States." (Ap­ Bell family that morning. (Laughter.) The plause.) next was when I was married. Tnere "·as VERMONT IN THE NAVY. 87 great consternation in a family over in a Mr. Charles T. vValter and Mrs. Walter, Col. neighboring town when that h appened. George H. Bond, Hon. C. S. Palmer and Mrs. (Laug hter.) To day is the proudest day of Palmer, Mr. C. M. Graves and Mrs. Graves, my life, to be the governor of the little State Col. Henry S. Bingham, Col. F. L. Abbott, L. of Vermont and to be here in the great State P. Norton, Mr. George H. Cross and Mrs. of Massachusetts to assist at the christening Cross, Joseph Auld, Fred N. Whitney, Miss of a battleship "Vermont." Marian Aitkins, Miss Agnes Aitkins, Miss " Vermont has many great h eroes, small Ruth Childs, Hon. M. A. Bingham, Mr. F. B. though she is. One of our sons made some­ Pier and Mrs. Pier, R . B. Galusha, Dr. Fred­ thing of a record for himself in Manila Bay, erick Fletcher, George B. Wales, George A. as well as winning glory for his country. Weston, Hon. Frank Kenfield, Linus Leavens, (Applause). A short time afterward Admiral George 0. Stratton, F. F. Shepard, Mr. James Clark of the "Oregon" went around the Horn Ritchie and Mrs. Ritchie, Mr. C. R. Cum­ and appeared at the right spot at the right mings and Mrs. Cummings, Miss Helen Bai­ minute, as Vermonters sometimes do. (Ap­ ley, Miss Nellie Deane, B. N. Davis and Gard­ plause). ner Brewer. "And now, my friends, when this great The Vermont Association of Boston was leviathan of the deep shall plough the deep, represented by Albert Clarke, Charles H. Dar­ around Cape Horn, up the Mediterranean, ling, Everett C. Benton, Eugene N. Foss, N. even perhaps to the North Pole, if she is com­ L . Sheldon, Ira R. Kent, Frank W . Thayer, manded by a Vermonter, having been chris­ James M. Gleason, Samuel C. Burnett, vVade tened by a bottle of champagne and by the Keyes, James W. Newton and George B. Reed. waters from heaven, which pleases Vermont Among the members of the Vermont Veteran (laughter), her record, we have not one par­ Association present were Granville C. Fiske, ticle of doubt, will equal that of any ship of Frank E. Martell, John G. Bostwick, P. P. war upon the waters of the world.'' (Ap­ Pettes, Thomas C. Bond, C. H. Bradley and plause.) John J. Warden. Among other distinguished guests present DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE AT THE LAUNCHING. were Governor William L. Douglass, of Massa­ chusetts and Mrs. Douglass, Commander A. A mong Vermonters present were Hon. G. Boutakoff, Russian Naval Attache at vVash­ Charles H. Darling, Assistant Secretary of ington ; A. S. Snow, Mayor the Navy, Rear Admiral Charles E . Clark, James Thompson of Quincy, W . S . Lark and Governor Charles J. Bell and Mrs. Bell, Miss W. L . Balsinger of the Carnegie Steel Com­ Julia Bell, Miss Jennie Bell, Miss Adine Bell, pany, President Greve of the Cramp Ship Miss Mary Emma Morse, Miss Virginia E. Building Company, Senator Henry Cabot Perry, Lieutenant Governor Charles H . Stearns Lodge of Massachusetts; Senator Eugene Hale and Mrs. Stearns, Adjutant and Quartermaster of Maine; Senator Henry S. Burnham of New General Wm. H. Gilmore and Mrs. Gilmore, Hampshire and Congressman Samuel vV. Mrs. H. B. Chamberlain, Hon. David J. Fos­ McCall and Congressman Ernest W. Roberts ter, JVI. C., and Mrs. Foster, Hon. Kittredge of Massachusetts. The members of the stafl: Haskins, JVI. C., and Mrs. Haskins, Miss Ruth of Governor Douglass were also present. Childs, Hon. Fletcher D. P roctor and Mrs.

Proctor, Hon. Mason S. Stone and Mrs. Stone, DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW "VERMONT." Judge Advocate General Nathan G. Williams and the Misses "\Villiams, Surgeon General "\Var­ The general dimensions of the "Vermont" ren E. P utnam and Mrs. Putnam, Col. Charles are as follows : Length of load waterline, vV. Scarff, Col. Merritt B. Roberts and Mrs. 450 feet; breadth, extreme, at load waterline, Roberts, Col. Nelson A. Dole and Mrs. Dole, 76 10-I2 feet; displacement, I6,ooo tons; mean Col. Franklin S. Billings and Mrs. Billings, draught to bottom of keel, 24Yz feet; gross Col. Merton D. Wells and Mrs. Wells, Hon. draught full load, about 26 3{ feet; total bun­ Frank L. Fish and Mrs. Fish, Hob. C. C. ker capacity, 2,000 tons. The requirements Fitts and Mrs. Fitts, Hon. Olin Merrill and call for a trial speed at sea for four hours of Mrs. Merrill, Hon. Z. M. Mansur and Mrs. I8 knots. The hull is of steel throughout, Mansur, Mr. vV. A. Dutton and Mrs. Dutton, fitted with docking and bilge keels. 88 VERMONT IN THE NAVY.

SPO:SSOR AND MAIDS OF HONOR.

MISS J ENNI E BELL. MISS M AR Y E. M ORSE. MISS VIRGINIA E . PERRY.

Ia the main battery there will be four 12- the thickness is gradually decreased to 4 inches i nch breech-loading rifles, eight 8-inch breech­ at the stem and stern. loading rifles, twelve 7-inch breach-loading The lower casemate armor extends to the rifles; secondary battery, 12 three-inch, 14, limits of the magazine spaces and reaches JJOUnder rapid-fire guns, 12 three-pounder and from the top of the water-line belt to the lower semi-automatic guns, six one-pounder auto­ edge of the seven -inch gun ports on the main matic guns, two one-pounder semi-automatic deck, and is six inches in thickness, the ath­ guns, two three-inch fieldpieces, two machine wartship bulkheads at the end of this casemate guns, caliber .30 and six automatic guns, cali­ also being six inches thick. lJer .30. The casemate armor around the seven-inch The hull is protected at the water line by a g uns on the gun deck is seven inches thick, complete belt of armor 9 feet 3 inches wide, and the splinter bulkheads from r Yz to 2 having a maximum thickness of r 1 inches for inches thick. The protection of three-inch about 200 feet amidships. Forward and aft of guns is nickel steel two inches thick. this the maximum thickness is 9 inches with­ The 12-inch barbettes extend from the pro­ in the limits of magazines, ·from which points tective deck to about four feet above the main VERMONT IN THE NA VY. 89 deck and consist of ro inches of armor in front pressure will be 250 pounds. The stroke and seven and one-half inches in the rear above will be four feet. The ratio of high pressure t he gun deck. Between the gun deck and pro­ to low pressure cylinder will be at least r to 7, tective deck there is a uniform thickness of and the diameters will be sufficient for the re­ six inches. quired I. H . P. at about 120 revolutions per­ The 12 -inch turrets have a front plate 12 minute. inches thick, rear plates eight inches thick There will be 12 boilers of the Babcock and and top plates 2 ,½ inches thick. The eight­ Wilcox type, placed in six water-tight .com­ inch barbettes are six inches thick in front partments. The vessel is to be heated by steam and four inches thick in the rear, with the and lighted by electricity. The electric plant upper tube 3 ¾' inches thick and the lower tube will consist of eight 100 kilowat steam-driven t hree inches thick. generating sets, all to be of 125 volts' pressure

:i;: ATTLESHIP "VERMONT," JUST CHRISTENED, E:KTERI:KG THE WATER.

The conning tower and shield are each at the terminals, disposed in two separate and nine inches thick, and the signal tower six independent dynamo rooms. Ice and evaporat­ inches thick. And armor tube 36 inches in ing plants will be part of the eqqipment, and diameter extends from the base of the conning there will be telephones, automatic fire alarm tower to the protective deck, and is six inches warning signals, alarm signals, etc. t hick throughout. All main compartments of the ship below There is a complete·. protective deck, extend­ the gun deck except· the coal bunkers, are to i ng from stem to stern, the deck being flat be provided with forced ventilation, and there amidships but sloped at the sides throughout will be 33 blowers, with a combined capacity a nrl s loped at each end; built up of 20-pound of not less than 104,000 cubic feet per minute. plating throughout, with nickel steel of 40 The vessel is designed as a flagship, and the pounds on the flat and of 100 pounds on the arrangement of quarters will provide ample slopes. accommodations for a , chief of T he engines will be of the vertical, twin staff, 19 wardroom officers, ro junior officers, screw, four-cylinder, triple expansion type, ro warrant officers and not less than 761 men of a combined I. H . P . of 16,500. The steam including 60 marines.