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U. S. Battleship "Kansas."
Displacement, about 17,600 tons; speed, 18 knots; 16,500 H. P. LEngth, 456 1/4 ft.; beam, 76 5-6 ft.; draught, 26 3/4 ft. Crew of 953 men. Carries four 12 in. guns, eight 8 in. guns and 36 smaller guns, with four 21 in. torpedo tubes. Armor belt, amidships, 9 ins.; turrets, 12 ins.; barbettes, 10 ins. Completed, April, 1907. Cost, $7,535,883.
Postcard by Valentine-Souvenir Co., New York -- Photo copyright E. Muller.

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