. American engineer and railroad journal . n the recommendation ofprominent citizens. Until the State boards are fully organized all correspond-ence will be conducted through the General Headquarters,45 Broadway, New York. All State, county and local leagues are at liberty to actindependently in local matters of road improvement, andwill be supported by the national organization as far as ispracticable and proper. HOME NAVAL NOTES. The new ordnance department of the William Crami) &Sons Ship & Engine Building Company is at work on alarge contract for Driggs-Schroeder 0-pdr. rapid-fire gunsfor
. American engineer and railroad journal . n the recommendation ofprominent citizens. Until the State boards are fully organized all correspond-ence will be conducted through the General Headquarters,45 Broadway, New York. All State, county and local leagues are at liberty to actindependently in local matters of road improvement, andwill be supported by the national organization as far as ispracticable and proper. HOME NAVAL NOTES. The new ordnance department of the William Crami) &Sons Ship & Engine Building Company is at work on alarge contract for Driggs-Schroeder 0-pdr. rapid-fire gunsfor the Navy. The first lot of these, 12 in number, wasrecently com|ileted and accepted, after undergoing the usualtest. The 0-pdr. guns are in. caliber. The use of a new type of ram for coast defense is pro-posed by Commodore Folger, Chief of the Ordnance projjosed ship differs from the Ammen ram somewhatin form, i^nd also in carrying guns, with which the Ammenship is not provided. The new type of ram is shown in the. accompanying sketch, fig. 1 being a side view ; fig. 3 aview of the Ijow, on a larger scale, and fig. 3 a cross-sectionamidships. It will be seen that the ship somewhat resem-bles the whaleback ty))e in general form. She would beprotected by water-line armor and a heavy curved shii) of this type 275 ft. long and 45 ft. beam would haveabout 2,700 tons displacement. As a ra?n she would, ofcourse, carry heavy engines, capable of giving her a speedof 18 or 19 knots. The armament proposed for such a vesselis four 9-in. or 10-in. ritieil mortars, intended to carry shellsloaded with high cxjilosives ; also two Ericsson submarineguns of 12-in. or 15-in. caliber. The vessel, in fact, seemsto be intended to combine the ipialities of a ram and atorpedo-boat. The transfer boat Ann Arhor, No. 1, built to carry carsacross Lake Michigan, has been inspected, and will jiroba-bly be enrolleil as one of the reserve vessels of the boat, which was descri
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