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The Battleship Florida

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 12, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 19.

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The Battleship Florida

On March 9 there was laid at the Brooklyn navy-yard the “Florida,” which on the day of her launch will be the largest battleship afloat. A sister ship, the “Utah,” is being built by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, N. J. The “Florida” is 521½ feet over all, will have 88 feet 2½ inches beam, or a few inches more than the “Mauretania.” Her normal displacement will be 21,825 tons, her full load displacement 23,034 tons. She will be driven by 28,000 horse-power Parsons turbines at a speed of 20¾ knots. Her armament will consist of ten 12-inch and sixteen 5-inch guns.—Scientific American.