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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Victor Howard Metcalf

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Navy Metcalf that he thinks the armor belt on ships should be higher, and asks where it will be on new ships. He also asks about plans for turrets on the new ships. He proposes having a line officer as Second Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Henry Dana

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Richard Henry Dana he hopes to get the double turrets on the USS Kentucky and the USS Kearsarge removed. Roosevelt believes the builders at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company agrees with him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-21

Hearings before the Committee on Naval Affairs, United States Senate, on the bill (S.3335) to increase the efficiency of the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States

The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs interviews a number of naval officers on some alleged defects in the construction of several battleships now being built. Chief among these concerns are the questions of the placement of the armor belt, the positions of the guns, and the design of the hoists to provide the turrets with ammunition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-21