British Artisan Expedition to America Equipped And Sent Out By And At the Expe
British Artisan Expedition to America Equipped And Sent Out By And At the Expe
Howard Weeden
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The same thing prevails here that we find in every place in America that we have visited there is little or no value attached to human life. However, they turn out a fairly good job. We had the pleasure of in specting some of their ships in various stages of progress, and found the work well done. The United States armoured cruiser New York, which was almost completed, is of the following dimen sions : Length, 380 feet ; breadth, 64 feet ; mean draught, 23 7-24 feet ; tons displacement, 8150; i...ndicated horse power, 16, 000; speed in knots, 20. She has twin-screw triple expansion vertical engines, her main batteries are six 8-inch breech- loading guns and twelve 4-inch B. L. R. , her secondary batteries are eight 6-pounders, four 1- pounders, and four Catlings ; her armour plating is Belt, 3J inches; turret, 10 inches; deck, 6 inches. The contract price for this vessel was $2, 985, 000 or 597, 000. They have also built two cruisers named the Columbia and the Maniopolis. They are both exactly of the same dimensions.
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