Popular science monthly . of the naval battlesfonglil olT the Doggc-r Hank and Jutlandtliat Admiral Sir C\i)rian Hridge of theHritisli Na\y, maintains tiiat it is in-advisable to build warships bigger thantliosc now in commission. CommanilerWilliam Adger MotTctt of our own Navy,takes direct issue with him, arguing thatthe whole tendency in warship construc-tion from the days of the sailing frigateto the modern super-dreadnought hasbeen toward the large ship wilii guns, lie boliily advocates a vesselmore than twice as large as any battlc-sliip hitherto constructed—a veritableTitan of the
Popular science monthly . of the naval battlesfonglil olT the Doggc-r Hank and Jutlandtliat Admiral Sir C\i)rian Hridge of theHritisli Na\y, maintains tiiat it is in-advisable to build warships bigger thantliosc now in commission. CommanilerWilliam Adger MotTctt of our own Navy,takes direct issue with him, arguing thatthe whole tendency in warship construc-tion from the days of the sailing frigateto the modern super-dreadnought hasbeen toward the large ship wilii guns, lie boliily advocates a vesselmore than twice as large as any battlc-sliip hitherto constructed—a veritableTitan of the seas. In an article iiublished in Sea Power,ComnKinder MolTett points out that onlythe size of the locks of ihe Panama Canallimits the size of battleships. Thatlimit ajiplies to the warships of the entireworld as well; for no power wouldsacrifice the advantage of being able tosend its Heel through the Canal. Sincethe locks will receive\essels of one feel length and Popular Science Monthly 671. Commander Mofletts ship would be a 250,090horsepower, 35-knot fighter, displacing 60,0J0tons. She would carry 10 eighteen-inch gun-;,16 six-inchguns, anti-aircraft and guns, and four submerged torpedo tube .
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