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WEST SHORE.
THE " SAN FRANCISCO."
511 K Sun WneiVo, now in process of construction
( the I'nion Iron Works, of Fan Francisco, is a
vcswl similar to the. Snmrk in scantling and
general construction, drainage, ventilation and
dimensions; but the forward and after sponsons, as in
the Xrutrk, arc removed, and the guns in them arc
mounted on the poop and forecastle decks. She is a
twin-screw, protected cruiser, having a poop and fore
rantln thn k, with an ojcn gun deck between. Her
length between jcrendictiars is 310 feet; her extreme
breadth, W feet, 2 inches; her mean draft, 1H.H25 feet;
displacement in tons io low-water line, 4.W2.M; and
her engine will I capable of working up to 10,500
horsjowcr. She will have a maximum Hjtced of
weighs 100 pounds, and the powder charge is fifty
pounds, making the weight of a single broadside thrown
fiOO pounds. These shells have a penetration of about
thirteen inches of iron at the muzzle. The secondary
battery consists of four six-pounders, 57mni single shot
guns, four 37n"n Hotchkiss revolving cannon, one one
pounder on a rail mount, and two gatling guns on
rail mounts. One of the 37am guns is mounted on
each of the fore and aft tops.
The captain's cabins are at the after end, under the
poop deck, and are extended from side to side; in the
after one are worked two 37""" Hotchkiss revolving
guns. The ward room is at the after end of the berth
deck, and has seven rooms on each side. Forward of
the ward room, and separated by a transverse, steel,
water-tight bulkhead, is the steerage; the whole star-
-Ave xmriSi
1 S'' .--y.
Till JKITII. TTM l-Hotmritl) MTEKL CHI'IHKH " NAN fBANCIKCO."
nim-lwii knot an hour. The main battery ciiiihwU of
twrlvp ix inch. breech-loading rilled, mountnl on cen
tral piv.t carriage nupH.rting wgmental shield two
inehri in thickneM, for the purpowof protcting the
gtim'i crew a well M the mechaniKin of the gun car
riagri from machini-gun fire. The two guna forward
arf inountcl nf n either aide upon the fomiutle
dx-k, and train from nixty-five degrt a,n(t the beam
l. IIS degrwn forward. The two after guns are
mto 0 th- ,HN,p J1H.k jn t mannpr (.miUr t)
thr jut de,K-riUl. The second pair from forward
KMhrr with the pair from aft, are place,!
under br.dge. The rrmaining four guna are mounted
on M., o the ,idea. All the guna on one aide of
" re. can Ik ct.ne.ntratd on an ubjrrt fifty fert
d..U..l. Kach of the .hrl!, fi tie main battery
board, for its twenty-seven feet of length, is devoted
to the accommodation of its junior officers. Forward
of the steerage, and separated by a transverse, steel,
water-tight bulkhead, on the starboard side, is tho
paymaster's office. In the midship part of this deck
are located the blowers for ventilating the living and
other spaces throughout the vessel; here, also, are the
engineers' workshop and firemen's washroom on cither
fide. The sick bay and dispensary are at the port
ude of this deck. The galley and fittings are located
under the forward bridge and enclosed by a steel bulk
hlad, well lighted and ventilated by skylight and air
port. Above this, on top of the bridge, is the armored
pilot house, with wooden pilot house adjoining. It is
estimated the Sm Francim will cost $1,428,000.
Emelie Tkacy Y. Swett.