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The Caucasian
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
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Novel experiment on the battleship Indiana at League Island navy yard involves fitting bronze fins as emergency brakes to prevent collisions. The fins, operated from the bridge, fold against the hull when not in use and deploy to stop the vessel using water pressure.
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Novel Experiment on the Indiana to Prevent Collisions.
Should the experiment that is about to be made on the battleship Indiana be a success navigation will be safeguarded in a way never hoped for by the most optimistic sailor. The warship has been drydocked at the League Island navy yard, and work has already been begun to fit her with a pair of bronze fins that are to be worked from the bridge.
The photograph shows the scaffolding erected amidships for the construction of the newly designed brake which consists of broad bladed wings, which fold against the side of the ship when not in use and do not impede her progress in any way until it becomes imperative to stop her suddenly to avoid collision. Then the mere pulling of a lever on the bridge causes the wings to open out amidships, and the pressure of the water against the broad blades is expected to stop the vessel at once.
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League Island Navy Yard
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The battleship Indiana has been drydocked at the League Island navy yard for fitting with a pair of bronze fins to be worked from the bridge. These fins consist of broad bladed wings that fold against the side of the ship when not in use and do not impede progress. They deploy by pulling a lever on the bridge to open out amidships, using water pressure against the blades to stop the vessel suddenly and avoid collision.