| U. S. Battle-Ship "Virginia" |
| Of the American Navy, is a first class battle-ship and belongs
to the super-posed turret class. Displacement, 14,948 tons. Length, 435 feet.
Width, 76 1/4 feet. Draft, 23 3/4 feet. Horse-power, 19000. Armament 4 12-inch
guns; 8 8-inch; 12 6 inch; 12 3-inch; 12 3-pounders; 8 1-pounders; 8 machine
guns; 2 light guns. Speed, 19 knots. Crew, 743 officers and men. Build at
Newport News in 1905-5, cost about $3,590,000. |
| Postcard compliments of the Prudential Insurance Company of America.
Incorporated as a Stock Company by the State of Ney Jersey. Home Office,
Newark, N.J. Copyright 1906 by Elewick, N.Y. |
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