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26 M A R | N E producing a pressure of 2.54 tons per square foot on the effective surface of the cradle. . The act authorizing the construction of the Milwaukee was approved June 7, 1900, and provided for the construction of three protected cruisers of about 8,000 tons trial displace- ment, carrying the most powerful ordnance of vessels of their class and to have the highest speed compatible with good cruising qualities and great radius of action and to cost, ex- clusive of armament, not exceeding $2,800,000 each. It was later decided to increase the displacement to 9,700 tons and to fit side armor 4 in. thick at the water line and virtually placing her in the armored cruiser class, the side armor being the same thickness as that fitted on the armored cruiser New York. The armored cruiser New York is 380 ft. 61%4 in. long, 64 ft. 10 in. extreme breadth and 23 ft. 3% in. normal draught, with a displacement of 8,200 tons. The Milwaukee is 424 ft. long on load water line; 66 ft. extreme breadth, 22 ft. 6 in. mean draught with the ship fully equipped ready for sea with all stores on board and normal coal supply JUST BEFORE THE LAUNCH. and a corresponding displacement of 9,700 tons. . The. vessel is fitted with twin screw, vertical, triple-expansion. engines and Babcock & Wilcox boilers, with an estimated horse power... of 21,000, and an estimated speed of 22 knots. The main bat- tery consists of fourteen 6-in. rapid fire guns. The secondary battery consists of eighteen 3-in. rapid-fire guns, twelve 3- pounder semi-automatic guns, four I-pounder automatic guns, eight 1-pounder rapid-fire guns, two 3-in. rapid-fire field guns, two .30 calibre machine guns, eight .30 calibre automatic guns. A protective deck is carried throughout the length of the vessel near the water line, as usual in this class of vessels. The slopes are 3 in.-thick and the flat 2 in. thick. As stated above the act authorizing the building of the Milwaukee was dated June 7, 1900, the contract. was signed April 17, 1901, and the keel was laid July 30, 1902. The contract price for the hull and machinery is $2,825,000. The sister ships are the St. Louis, being built by Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia, and the Charleston, being built by the Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va. The Milwaukée has ac- IK Jae Tair p <aO" SH ig 2% Sa a ze rae NSA ware Ci Ol a i a ae Ot a ka = ee Rad « 3 - ae 2 me Se PN ee TE C7 ree Se ee NE Li. OC JUST AFTER THE LAUNCH. commodations for one commanding officer, eighteen wardroom officers, eight junior officers and nine warrant officers. There will 'be: sixty. marine guards and a crew of 574 men, making a total complement of 634, exclusive of officers. PERSONAL. Secretary-Treasurer M. E. Farr of the Detroit Ship Build- ing Co, has returned from Muskoka lakes where he spent his vacation. Mr. John McGunegal has been appointed superintendent of the Wyandotte yard of the Detroit Ship Building Co. to stc- ceed George Crassweller: resigned. Mr. M.-H. Wardwell has been. appointed purchasing agent of the Great Lakes Towing Co., the position having been ereated for him. Mr. Wardwell will continue to act as secre- tary. of the company. Because of a disagreement about which neither side will talk,. Mr.. W. C. Farington is no longer the manager of the Morgan Line of steamships owned by the Southern Pacific railroad. Mr. Farrington was formerly with the Great North- : ern Line on the lakes with headquarters at Buffalo. Elisha Webb, .Jr., of Elisha Webb & Son, Philadelphia, well-known manufacturers of steam equipment and steam vessel outfitting, is making an extensive tour of the ship yards of the United States. The company's business has grown so of late that Mr. Webb is desirous of becoming in touch with their western trade. It was recently announced in the newspapers that the weather bureau would have charge of wireless telegraphy as far as ocean meteorology is concerned. Information to the Review from the weather bureau is to. the effect that the control of ocean meteorology is to be transferred to the weather bureau and the control of all wireless telegraphic sta- tions: established by the government on the coast of the United States is to be assumed by the navy department. No action has been taken whatever concerning the control of wireless telegraphy as far as ocean meteorology is concerned.