. The Argonaut . six-inch R. F. guns for main bat-tery, twenty six-pounder R. F. guns, six one-pounderR. F. guns, two Colt guns, and two three-inch R. for secondary battery. Her water-line armorbelt is 18 inches thick, her barbettes are 17 inches, andturrets 15 inches, thick. The splendid record of this ship has established thereputation of her builders, not only in this country, butin every country where naval vessels attract atten-tion. The Oregon was about completed before any othercontracts came to San Francisco for naval vessels. Thecontract for the sheathed gunboats Marietta
. The Argonaut . six-inch R. F. guns for main bat-tery, twenty six-pounder R. F. guns, six one-pounderR. F. guns, two Colt guns, and two three-inch R. for secondary battery. Her water-line armorbelt is 18 inches thick, her barbettes are 17 inches, andturrets 15 inches, thick. The splendid record of this ship has established thereputation of her builders, not only in this country, butin every country where naval vessels attract atten-tion. The Oregon was about completed before any othercontracts came to San Francisco for naval vessels. Thecontract for the sheathed gunboats Marietta and Wheel-ing was signed on November 26, 1895. Both keelswere laid on April 10, 1896, and both vessels werelaunched at the same time, March 18, 1897, and theywere both completed and delivered to the governmenton June 12, 1897. These vessels are alike, 189 feet inlength over all, 34 feet beam, and 21 feet 9 inchesmolded depth; mean draft of water, 12 feet; dis-placement. 1,000 tons. They have twin-screws and ver-. 5IERRA iuwe of the fine fighting vessels which the Union Iron Works has contributed to Uncle Sams Navy. 288 THE ARGONAUT October 16. i9°5- tical triple-expansion engines that indicated 1,200horse-power on trial, the maximum speed being 12knots. The batteries of these gunboats consist of sixfour-inch R. F. guns for the main battery, four six-pounder R. F. guns, two one-pounder R. F. guns, andone Colt gun for the secondary battery. These gunboats have given excellent service. TheMarietta accompanied the Oregon on her famous tripfrom the Pacific to the Atlantic, and that performancewas overshadowed by the work of the big ship; buthad the Oregon not been there, the work of the gun-boat would have been notable. The Wheeling has alsodone notable service on the Asiatic station. In 1896, the Union Iron Works prepared plans for atorpedo-boat destroyer on the invitation of the NavyDepartment. This vessel, afterward named the Far-ragut, was contracted for on October 5, 1896. He
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