Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1901 — Training Ship for Russia. [ARTICLE]

Training Ship for Russia.

Bremen dispatch: The Howaldt works at Kiel have begun work on a Russian vessel, which is styled an “engineer, machinist and stoker training ship.” It will be the only craft of its kind in existence. The vessel will be fitted with tubular boilers of Jour systems, including the German “Schulz” boiler, and will carry the different styles of auxiliary engines used in warships. The new training ship has a displacement of 12,000 tons, and will carry a crew of 730. The vessel, which will be named the Oklan, will cost S,000,000 marks ($1,190,000).