The great defect of these ships is the lack of protection to the magazines below the big gun turrets. There are no handsomer battleships in our navy than these of the “Georgia” class.

barbettes and turrets, 10 to 12 inches. AriuaiuentI Eight 45-caliber 12-inch guns; twenty-two 3-inch guns. Torpedo Tubes, 2 submw. 2t-Inch. FIRST-CLASS BATTLESHIP “SOUTH CAROLINA/' ALSO ...