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Martinsburg Herald
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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The United States launched the 26,000-ton dreadnought battleship Wyoming at Cramps' shipyard in Philadelphia on May 26. Christened by Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, the event was attended by Governor Carey, Secretary Meyer, and naval officers. The ship features twelve 12-inch guns and will carry 54 officers and 1030 men.
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Uncle Sam's Latest Dreadnought Takes the Water.
Philadelphia, May 26.- The United States launched a new dreadnought in the 26,000 ton battleship Wyoming, which when it gets its full armament will not be surpassed by any fighting ship in the world.
The nation's latest dreadnought went down the ways in the Cramps' shipyard, named by Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, daughter of former Chief Justice Jesse Knight, of Wyoming, in the presence of Governor Carey and a delegation of visitors from the state for which the ship is named.
Cheers from the crowd assembled on the launching stand, and at points of vantage nearby, greeted the monster ironclad as she slipped into the water.
Secretary Meyer, of the navy department, and many naval officers saw the ceremony.
The Wyoming is one of six first class battleships under construction. The Arkansas was the first in the water of this new size and type. The length over all is 550 feet, her beam at the water line is 93 feet, and her displacement is 26,000 tons.
The armament which is to make her the greatest ship in the world, will consist of an even dozen twelve inch guns, twenty-one five-inch guns, four three-pounders, saluting guns, two one-pounder semi-automatic guns, two five-inch field pieces, two 30-caliber machine guns and two submerged torpedo tubes.
When the battleship is completed she will carry fifty-four officers and a crew of 1030 men.
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Philadelphia
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May 26
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the battleship was successfully launched into the water amid cheers from the crowd.
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The United States launched the 26,000-ton battleship Wyoming at Cramps' shipyard. It was named by Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight in the presence of Governor Carey and a delegation from Wyoming. Secretary Meyer and naval officers attended the ceremony. The ship measures 550 feet in length, 93 feet beam, with planned armament including twelve 12-inch guns and will carry 54 officers and 1030 men.