AMMEN RAM KATAHDIN; The Craft Represents a New Type of Marine Architecture. MEANT TO SINK ANYTHING AFLOAT Protected by Heavy Armor to Deflect Projectiles -- Has High Speed and Superior Manoeuvring Powers.

The Katahdin, otherwise known as the Ammen ram, represents a now type of marine architecture. Projectiles from high-powered guns from torpedo tubes form the missiles of the ordinary vessel of war. The Katahdin is designed to be a missile in herself. She has been clothed with armor sufficiently thick to deflect most any projectile which, in action, would be likely to strike her sloping steel sides. View Full Article in Timesmachine »