. American engineer and railroad journal . l, shows theEnglish torpedo-tender Vulcan, a ship which has caused muchdiscussion. The Ili/ian was launched in 1SS9, and the chief dimensionsare ; Length, 34S ft. ; breadth. 58 ft. ; mean dralt, 22 ft. ; dis-placement, ( tons. She has twin screws, each driven by atriple-expansion engine of the ordinary type. On the trial tripsthese engines worked up to 8,i6[i with natural and there has been much trouble with her engines and boilers ; it isalso claimed by some of the critics that she has shown struc-tural weakness, which would seriousl
. American engineer and railroad journal . l, shows theEnglish torpedo-tender Vulcan, a ship which has caused muchdiscussion. The Ili/ian was launched in 1SS9, and the chief dimensionsare ; Length, 34S ft. ; breadth. 58 ft. ; mean dralt, 22 ft. ; dis-placement, ( tons. She has twin screws, each driven by atriple-expansion engine of the ordinary type. On the trial tripsthese engines worked up to 8,i6[i with natural and there has been much trouble with her engines and boilers ; it isalso claimed by some of the critics that she has shown struc-tural weakness, which would seriously inteifere with her useful-ness as a floating workshop at sea. IllE IRENCII CRflSER JEAN accompanying cut, reproduced from 1Jl/tislralion, showsthe new first class cruisery™;/ BatI, which has just been com-pleted for the French Navy. This ship has received her arma-ment, and is now undergoing her final trials. The plans for this cruiser were the work of Chief EngineerThibaudier. As originally drawn the ship was to carry a con-. TORPEDO lENDEK •VULC-^N, BRITISH NAVY. with forced draft, and gave the ship an extreme speed knots. The Vuldin carries on deck six small torpedo-boats whichcan be quickly put in the water by means of large hydrauliccranes, which are shown in the engraving back of the smoke- siderable sail area, but this has been changed, and she has onlytwo military masts, or rather towers, for the masts are reallytowers, and earh carries three tops, two of them being of verylarge size. The French naval authorities seem to favor theselarge tops and heavy masts.
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