Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
December 3, 1911
The Caucasian
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Unique view of the USS Florida dreadnought captured from Brooklyn Bridge as it passes under, emphasizing the massive yet precise design of its fighting tops and masts, clearing the bridge by just four feet. Photo by American Press Association.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
DREADNOUGHT FLORIDA.
Unique View of the Queen of the United States Navy.
The photograph of this dreadnought Florida that is herewith reproduced is unique in that it was taken from the Brooklyn bridge just as the ship passed beneath. The view presented could have been obtained no other way except from a warship hovering close above.
Looked at from shore, the fighting tops that crown the latticed masts appear no more than a narrow cut in half. In reality they are big enough so that four men can move about in them comfortably. They are great circles of steel whose walls are sufficiently thick to withstand a small projectile.
Yet from the distance at which naval contests are carried on in these days they make an infinitesimal target. The openwork mast that supports the fighting top looks to the unpracticed eye like a tangle of rods and wires. Yet every line has been the subject of long and arduous study on the part of American naval architects.
So high are the fighting tops of the Florida that they cleared the bridge structure by only a scant four feet.
Photo by American Press Association.
U. S. S. FLORIDA.
Unique View of the Queen of the United States Navy.
The photograph of this dreadnought Florida that is herewith reproduced is unique in that it was taken from the Brooklyn bridge just as the ship passed beneath. The view presented could have been obtained no other way except from a warship hovering close above.
Looked at from shore, the fighting tops that crown the latticed masts appear no more than a narrow cut in half. In reality they are big enough so that four men can move about in them comfortably. They are great circles of steel whose walls are sufficiently thick to withstand a small projectile.
Yet from the distance at which naval contests are carried on in these days they make an infinitesimal target. The openwork mast that supports the fighting top looks to the unpracticed eye like a tangle of rods and wires. Yet every line has been the subject of long and arduous study on the part of American naval architects.
So high are the fighting tops of the Florida that they cleared the bridge structure by only a scant four feet.
Photo by American Press Association.
U. S. S. FLORIDA.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Uss Florida
Dreadnought
Brooklyn Bridge
Fighting Tops
Naval Architecture
Where did it happen?
Brooklyn Bridge
Story Details
Location
Brooklyn Bridge
Story Details
Unique photograph of the USS Florida dreadnought taken from the Brooklyn Bridge as it passes beneath, showcasing the scale of its fighting tops and latticed masts, which cleared the bridge by only four feet.