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1903. ] RESULTS OF SHIP TRIALS, Babcock & Wilcox Boilers Score Points of Distinction in New British Naval Vessels--Remarkable Showing in Economy and Endurance. In a series of articles on the subject of "War Ship Building . in 1902" Engineering of London deals with the results of official steam trials of sixteen new ships of the British navy made during the year. The summary of these trials in tabular form is re- printed on this page. It will be noted that in this one year there are twelve new battleships, and it may be added that the number of new battleships was the same in 1901; but this is not surpris-~ ing in view of the fact that England is spending from $50,000,000 to $60,000,000 a year on new vessels. All the vessels are fitted with water-tube boilers (all but two Belleville) and the great variance in coal consumption is a remarkable feature of the table. On this score the English publication makes excuse for present conditions in the following paragraph: "It is obvious from such wide variations that the personal element is largely operative; indeed, during our own observation on such trials we have seen the influence of inexperienced men, not only on the fire grates, but also on the maintenance of steam pressure and the volume of smoke. In recent trials there has been no effort whatever made to insure even.a moderate pro- portion of stokers with experience of water-tube boilers, so that the results embodied in the table are pretty certain to be improved on when the men on the ships have gained some knowledge of the very different conditions required for a water-tube boiler, as compared with the old tank boiler. Moreover, when the crew have, as it is expressively put, 'shaken down to their work,' there will be more restraint in stoking, and a greater possibility of the fires being kept in an incandescent state." In the review of the results of these trials particular atten- tion is directed to the performance of the twin-screw sloop Odin, fitted with Babcock & Wilcox boilers. Of all the vessels this one was the most economical. Of the trials of the three vessels of the Odin class Engineering says: "The three sloops Merlin, Odin and Fantome were all built at the Sheerness yard. Perhaps the most interesting feature in connection with their trials is the fact that they are fitted with three different types of water- tube boilers--the Belleville, the Babcock & Wilcox and the Ni- clausse; the Wallsend company having supplied the machinery for the Odin, which has the Babcock & Wilcox boilers. It will be noted from the results tabulated that this ship has given the MARINE REVIEW AND MARINE RECORD. 21 _ The Review hopes to publish, a little later on, some inter- esting information along this same line regarding the perform- ance of merchant ships on the lakes, many of them of 6,000 to 8,000 tons capacity, fitted with Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The following vessels of the British navy, now under con- struction, will be fitted with Babcock & Wilcox boilers: Name of Vessel. Type. Horse-power. Hermes .. .. : 0. .- 3) 2.4 Secondetlass Cruiser .. 10,000 Challenger' .. ...4....... » SecOnd=elacs citiser . 52,500 Queen .. Battleship .. /. 15,000. Cornwall .. First-class cruiser 22,000 Dominion .. = Battleship .. .. 18,000 Commonwealth .. .. Battleship -.. oe 5 10,00 King Edward VII .. Battiesltp c. 4% 48. 53°. 14,400 Argyle... ., <c..4. 4. Birst-clase. Cruiser. .. 16,800 Black Prince... ......., Birst-class- cruiser .. 18,800 Duke of Edinburg .. .. First-class cruiser .. 18,800 Hindustan is i cs 33 Battlesh oo . 14,400 Building for the United States navy are the following vessels to be fitted with Babcock & Wilcox boilers: ; Name of Vessel. Type: '- Horse-power, California. 20 -o. . 2s | Amored: crminer 4 23,000 South Dakota: :...., .. Armored -combser 25. 7440)" . C4iOod. West Virginia Atmored> cruiser 40. De "Oy 23000 Maryland .. Armored! cruiser 000. WOClc2 233060 St: outs: : . Protected ertiisers 26:70) 401% 22,000 Milwaukee Protected crtiser it. 220072 24000 Charleston Protected cruiser... 'yet. (221,000 Nebraskaiiioge. oh. 2) Battleships], .2.). .¥ 19,000 Rhode: Island: . 3 .'5 ©. Battleship... s87 eit cee, DP SAO 0ed New Jersey ic > ooBattleshipo) Hse, Soi: Or 19,000 i Battleships s 2% sei aes: Connecticut ».. 19,000 ADMINISTRATIVE ELEMENT IN BUSINESS A representative of the Associated Press saw Lord Beresford in London, a few days ago, just before he started for this country. oe "T hope to pick up in America," Lord Beresford said, "some in- formation regarding the administrative. element in business. That's where your countrymen excel. We do not know how to Results of Official Steam Trials of Sixteen New Ships of the British Navy Made During 1902. 3 30 hours' coal 30 hours' coal consump- Pa : : 2 consumption trial.|tion trial at higher power. nipower fab g - 5 oO © : = 43 wy 2 uw u NAME OF Builders of « Makers of | 8] a < & Ca lee. L 29 L o 9. Type. 2 5 9 5 'a © be | oa ® 'oa 0 © sao SHIP. Ship. Machinery. | 0 | 3 = © fe [ee | Soi oes wel ¥ S ws z : te © Ou ao a | 28 {\o0 a) so, z oa 6 O. : aso mw! 3 o BS v2 5 3 Sol So sed ee dl oo Ke eb 3 | 2 Pp | 8) eh | 8 Ses Se Be eos Bee eee wie H moe | aoa oes! ao n Oas| 4s a Omg : tons | - sq. ft./sq. ft. knots| 1b. knots Ib. knots lb. London,.... !Battleship |Portsmouth yard Earle's Co. 400 15,000|Relleville [37,078] 1188 | 3247 |11.5 |1.8 11,758 |164 (log) ! 1.8 ! 15,299 |18.0 (log) | 1.97 Venerable.../Battleship Chatham yard {|Maudslay, Son! 400 15,000 Belleville '37 074) 1202 | 3082 |11.45 |2.015 | 11,364 |16.8. (log) | 1,95 | 15,867 /18.8 (log) | 2.14 Duncan......|Battleship |Thames Co. Thames Co. 405 14,000 Belleville |43,260| 1880 | 8755 |11.9 !2.05 13.717 {181 (log) | 1.90 | 18,222 |189 (log) | 1.95 Russell... 2... Battieship |Palmers Co. Palmers Co. 405 14,000, Belleville |43,260) 1893 | 8767 |12.1 '2.4 13,685 |17 95 (log) | 2.14 | 18,199 |19.4 (log) | 2.10 Montague .../Battleship |Devonport yard |Laird Bros. 405, 14.000) Belleville 43,405] 1400 | 8676*|12.0 |2.21 | 18,652*1780 (log) | 1.78} sf ..eee ee| wee Exmouth....|Battleship |Laird Bros. Laird Bros. 405, 14,000) Belleville 48,260) 1893 | 3667 |12.4 |2.18 | 18,774 as 1 95 | 18,285 a nee 2.117 17. m.m. 2m. m. Good Hope. .| Cruiser Fairfield Co. Fairfield Co. 500| 14,100 Belleville 71.970} 2310 | 6074 |14 5 |1.86 | 22,761 |2209 m.m.,| 1.83 | 31.119 |23.05 m.m.j 1 91 King Alfred. |Cruiser Vickers Sons Vickers Sons. | 500,14 100 Belleville [72,003] 2313 | 6419 |15.6 [1.75 | 22,616 |21.7 (log) | 1.82 | 30,950 28.65 (log) | 1.81 Drake .|Cruiser Pembroke yard |Hum.Ten.« Co} 500;14,100,Belleville 71,970} 2310 | 6301 |15.4281.72 | 23.004 |22 09 (log) | 1.79 | 30,864 2805 (log) | 1.82 Leviathan.,../Cruiser . Brown & Co. Brown & Co.} 500 14,100)Belleville {72,003} 2810 | 6389 |15.2 |1.75 22,927 |21.96 m.m.| 1.74 | 81,208 23 23 m.m.| 1.94 Spartiate .. |Cruiser embroke yard |Maudslay, Son | 4385 11,000)Belleville /47,300) 1408 | 3848 |12.3 |1 88 14,100 |19.8 (log) | 1 66 | 18649 (21.0 (log 1 65 5 Bedford ..:.. Cruiser Fairfield Co. Fairfield Co. 440, 9,800,Belleville /50,344/ 1610 | 4522 |14.9 |1.91 | 16,005 |21.27 (log) | 1.97 | 22,457 22.7 (log) | 2.12 Betty cise. Cruiser |Portsmouth yard|Hath.,Les &Co/ 440, 9,800/Belleville 50.300) 1610 | 4632*/14.7 |1.81 | 16,209*20.45 m. m.| 1.83 | 22,249* 21.7, (log) | 1.89 Merlin.. ....|Tw.-sc. slp |Sheerness yard |Sheerness yard 185) 1,070 Belleville | 4,020) 136 | 331 | 8.8 |1.81 1,034 13.5 (log) | 1.69 | 1,460* 13.43 m.m.| 1 64 Odine 2255.3 Tw-sc. slp.|Sheerness yard |Wallsend Co 185 1,070, Bab. & Wil.| 4.000) 186 | 308 | 9.4 |1.52 1,025 |120 (log) | 1.50 | 1,483 (18.64 m.m.) 1.58 Fantome..... Tw.-sc. slp.|Sheerness yard |Keyham yard 185, 1,070 Niclausse 3,960) 185 | 388 | 9.3 11.72.) 1,018 |12.5 (log) | 1.55 | 1,448 1363 m.m.| 1.86 *Preliminary Report. M. M. means measured miles. most economical results, so far as coal consumption is con- cerned, of all the ships on the list, the variation for all three trials being from 1.50 lbs. to 1.53 Ibs., which must be pronounced a very satisfactory result, being considerably better than the two other ships of the class. In the matter of speed, too, this ship seems to have done better at low power and at full power, 9.4 ae eene realized for 308 I. H: P. and 13,64 knots for 1,433 Naturally the manufacturers of the Babcock & Wilcox boilers are very much pleased with this outcome of a year's trials in the British navy. This result, they say, is additionally notable for the fact that the sloop of war Espiegle, fitted with Babcock & Wilcox boilers, closely followed in the path of the U.S. S. Mari- etta, which ship required no repairs to her boilers after her mem- orable trip around the Horn from San Francisco in company with the Oregon. The Espiegle arrived at Hong Kong from Portsmouth the early part of the fall of 1902, and was ready to go on her station duties at once as there were no repairs of any kind to be made to her boilers. : "Tt is a common occurrence," says one of the officials of the Babcock & Wilcox company, "for merchant ships on the Pacific coast fitted with Babcock & Wilcox boilers to be under steam con~- tinuously for forty days and start on another trip of equal dura- tion after three days in port." Our workmen are as good as yours, but our administrations are feeble. Our companies want lords and com- moners as directors, who know nothine about business. Yours demand' straight business men who not only. know but put their money into the concerns of which they are directors. If I can teach the people here to adopt American business methods we can then have greater inter-communication of capital and interests between the two countries. I frankly confess that a business alliance would be more to England's than America's advantage. America can look after herself. She can fight the world either from an economic or any other viewpoint. They have not begun to realize here yet that the long period during which Great Britain has held the monopoly. of trade is over. They do not know the value of a scrap heap, of the mini- mum cost of production or of the volume of trade. -- The coming century will be one of business. By trying to achieve a community of business interests and methods between America and England I believe I shall be doing much toward its being a centurv of peace. You put your brightest men into business. We put them into politics, the navy and the army. That has got to be changed, not for the sake of the money it makes for the individual, but for the general good of the country. When I return I hope to have a lot more information in my pocket which will further these ends in parliament and elsewhere." administer here.