. American engineer and railroad journal . the regular armor tlicre are also si.\ torpedotubes. The m iximuni coal capacity put at ) tons and theendurance of the vessel at lb knots, with lull cord supply is13,00(1 miles. It will lie seen by an examination of the dimensions whichhave just been given that the ore to the engines, for the engravings of which wc are in(lelit(Ml to Kiir/ithcntir/, it will be seen that for each of tlie highpressure cylinders there is one <louble-porlcd valve ami twosingle-ported on<s for each intermediate cylinder, and foursinglc-iiortcd for each low-pres
. American engineer and railroad journal . the regular armor tlicre are also si.\ torpedotubes. The m iximuni coal capacity put at ) tons and theendurance of the vessel at lb knots, with lull cord supply is13,00(1 miles. It will lie seen by an examination of the dimensions whichhave just been given that the ore to the engines, for the engravings of which wc are in(lelit(Ml to Kiir/ithcntir/, it will be seen that for each of tlie highpressure cylinders there is one <louble-porlcd valve ami twosingle-ported on<s for each intermediate cylinder, and foursinglc-iiortcd for each low-pressure cylinder. The valv<S inthe intermediate and low-pressure cylinders are packed in theusual manner with rings, but the high-pr(wsurc valve is notjiacked. The diameters of these valves arc : high-|), 18in. ; intermediate, 2;J in. ; low-pressunt. 21 in. The interme-diate and low-|)ressure cylinders are steam packed, and the. ■ ti- tO^t o^rr el LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF ENGINES, UNITED ST.\TES CKUISER OLYMPIA. (From Engineering.) iliary battery is placed above and below the main battery inpositions that allonl the greatest range and command noteworthy feature being the emplacement of the (J-julr. gunson the deck below the main battery, so that a belt of liremay be maintaiiu il all about the vessel wilhoul any dangerfrom the interference of the blast .of the larger guns, ihcelectric setirch lights being arranged to light up all portionsof this belt. Two masts are fitted each with military and search light tops,sutlicicnt sail being carried to steady the vessel in a sea way.!Most approved and modern plants for electric lighting, , .and drainage have been provide<l. The principal dimensions arc as follows : liCiiilth on loail line 340 ft. lircadth molded TVA Normal mean draft 21.( Displacement, mean clraft Tijittn tons Maximum I. II. T i:!,r)00 Guaranteed speed on trial 20 k
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