. American engineer and railroad journal . ining in the man-agement of the latest type of vessels. The vessel is a twin-screw steel cruiser, with the chiefdimensions as follows : Length between perpendiculars,180 ft. ; length on water-line, 1S7 ft. 6 in. ; extreme breadth,32 ft. ; mean draft, 11 ft. 6 in. ; displacement,. 838 tons. Unlike some of the other cruisers, she is provided withconsiderable sail power. The rig is that of barkentine,the sail area being about sq. ft. The armament consists of four 4-in. rapid-fire rifledguns, mounted on central pivots and protected by steelshields ;

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. American engineer and railroad journal . ining in the man-agement of the latest type of vessels. The vessel is a twin-screw steel cruiser, with the chiefdimensions as follows : Length between perpendiculars,180 ft. ; length on water-line, 1S7 ft. 6 in. ; extreme breadth,32 ft. ; mean draft, 11 ft. 6 in. ; displacement,. 838 tons. Unlike some of the other cruisers, she is provided withconsiderable sail power. The rig is that of barkentine,the sail area being about sq. ft. The armament consists of four 4-in. rapid-fire rifledguns, mounted on central pivots and protected by steelshields ; three 6-pdr., two 3-pdr., and one i-pdr. rapid-fire cannon ; one 37-mm. revolving cannon, one Catlinggun, and two torpedo-tubes, one above water, and onebow launching tube. There will be a full electric plant, steam-steering gear,and other appliances. Quarters are provided for captaineight officers and 120 cadets and seamen. The engines, one for each screw, are of the direct-act-ing, vertical, inverted, triple-expansion type, with cylin-.

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