. American engineer and railroad journal . 5 in. The 8-in. broadside guns are protected by partialbarbette 2 in. thick and shields on the guns. The 4-in. rapid-firinu sruus are mounted on the gun deck in armored sponsonswhich are 4 in. thick and which have shields on the gunsclosely covering the ports. Their protection is further insuredby 1 in. splinter bulkheads. The 6-pdr. guns are protectedby 2-in. armor or its equivalent. There is one torpedo tubein the bow, one in the stern, and two training on each broad-side, each being above the water-line by about 4 ft. The 8 arc ft. and
. American engineer and railroad journal . 5 in. The 8-in. broadside guns are protected by partialbarbette 2 in. thick and shields on the guns. The 4-in. rapid-firinu sruus are mounted on the gun deck in armored sponsonswhich are 4 in. thick and which have shields on the gunsclosely covering the ports. Their protection is further insuredby 1 in. splinter bulkheads. The 6-pdr. guns are protectedby 2-in. armor or its equivalent. There is one torpedo tubein the bow, one in the stern, and two training on each broad-side, each being above the water-line by about 4 ft. The 8 arc ft. and the 4 in. guns 16j ft. above water. The vessel has a complete electric lighting outfit, which isarranged in accordance with the most recent practices of theservice. There are three search-lights on the vessel, one for-ward and cue on cither end of the flying bridge military mast- arc of steel with internal arrangements forthe ascension of men and the whipping up of ammunition for Vol. LXVIII, No i.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 23. SIDE ELEVATION OF BOILERS OF THE UNITED STATES CRUISER NEW YORK .FROM SECTION ON LINE A B.
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