. American engineer and railroad journal . Vol. LXVIII. No. i.\ AND RAILROAD JOURNAL i05. nALF CROSS-SECTION OF THE STATES BATTLESniP TEXAS 106 THE AMERICAN ENGINEER [March, and they are split where coming down to the keel with a plate riveted in. The bottom plating is Hi lbs. persquare foot, and runs up to the armor deck and protectivedeck ; above this it weighs only 15 lbs., but is increased to60 lbs. in the wake of the machine guns. The inner bottomis 10 lbs. per square foot. The vessel has two masts, eachwith military tops. The vital portions of the vessel are pr
. American engineer and railroad journal . Vol. LXVIII. No. i.\ AND RAILROAD JOURNAL i05. nALF CROSS-SECTION OF THE STATES BATTLESniP TEXAS 106 THE AMERICAN ENGINEER [March, and they are split where coming down to the keel with a plate riveted in. The bottom plating is Hi lbs. persquare foot, and runs up to the armor deck and protectivedeck ; above this it weighs only 15 lbs., but is increased to60 lbs. in the wake of the machine guns. The inner bottomis 10 lbs. per square foot. The vessel has two masts, eachwith military tops. The vital portions of the vessel are pro-tected by a steel armor belt 12 in. thick, and rising 2 ft. abovethe water line, and extending 4i ft. below it. At a point - in. below the water-line the armor belt begins to narrowdown until it is 6 in. thick at the bottom, or 44 ft. below thewater line. This armor belt protection extends over the en-gines, boilers, and magazines, and terminates at each end in asteel breastwork 6 in. thick extending diagonally across thevessel. The backing is of wood 6 in. thick at the top and ver-
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